Facts & Updates

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Urbanization in India
Most Urbanized States: Tamil Nadu 43.9%; Maharashtra 42.4%; Gujarat 37.4%
3 out of world's 21 mega cities: Mumbai (19 mill); Delhi (15 mill); Kolkata (14 mill)
Large Cities: 23 in 1991; 40 in 2007

Urban Pop.: 25% of 850 mill in 1992; 28% of 1,050 mill in 2007.

Estimated Urban Pop. by 2017: 500 mill
% of Urban Residents who are Poor: About 25%

Slum Population: About 41 million in 2001
Estimated Slum Pop. by 2017: 69 mill

•The 74th Constitutional Amendment has given a significant role to both rural and urban local bodies in terms of empowerment and expanding their normal functions to include poverty alleviation. In this regard, all the urban local bodies have to focus on micro finance at the grass root level