Urbanization in India 2011: State Wise Pattern
80% Above 60%-80% 40%-60% 20%-40% Below 20% Source: Census 2011 Map not to scale
Further, urban India significantly contributes to the socio-economic indicators and therefore, to meet India’s aspirations as a nation, it is imperative to improve the quality of living for India’s urban dwellers as well as enhance their access to better living conditions. Globally, cities have grown organically without adequate prior planning and one of the challenges faced by India’s urban administration is to retrofit features such as water supply & sanitation, sustainable transportation systems, power grids onto layouts and patterns that have often grown in an unplanned manner in the past.
1.1. India’s Urban renewal Program The pace of urbanization in India started to accelerate after the liberalization of the economy.
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URBAN REJUVENATION Transition to a Smart & Sustainable Future
As per the estimates in 2010, 300 million Indians were living in towns and cities, underserved by utilities, with inadequate housing, and burgeoning traffic. It is estimated that in next 25 years, another 300–400 million people will be added to Indian towns and cities9. If such a large scale influx of people are not managed well then the inevitable increase in India’s urban population will place enormous stress on the existing system. The Eleventh Plan noted that the contribution of the urban sector to India’s GDP, which grew from 29 per cent in 1950–51 to the present 62–63 per cent is expected to increase to 70–75 per cent by 2030. It is envisioned that Indian cities will be the engines of economic growth over the next two decades and the realization of an ambitious goal of 9–10 per cent growth in GDP depends
