Urbanisation and socio-economic development in EAG states, India - a study from 2011 census data
By: Sahu, Manoj
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Contributor(s): Banerjee, Snigdha | Mishra, Suyash.
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BookPublisher: 2018Description: p.1-14.Subject(s): Economic and social development | Empowered Action Group (EAG)
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NagarlokSummary: The concentration of urban settlement in India is very unequal due to the level of development. This article has emphasized on the process of urbanization and development in the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states of India. Primary Census Abstract (2011) has been for this study. This study focuses the district wise accessibility of basic amenities of urban people in EAG states of India to draw the relationship between urbanization and development. The access to basic amenities like electricity, drinking water, toilet facility, drainage are critical determinants of quality of urban life. Lorenz curve and the Gini-coefficient index have been used to show the unequal distribution or urban population. The UNDP methodology has been used to the construction of the Basic Amenities Index by incorporating the most critical indicators of accessibility of urban amenities. Results show the pace of urban population growth has increased in all the EAG states. But the accessibility of basic amenities is not simultaneously increasing with the growing urban population. The Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh (0.273) has scored low, and Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand has scored the highest value (0.910) among all the districts of EAG states regarding Basic Amenities Index (BAI). - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | 50(4), Oct-Dec, 2018: p.1-14. | Available | AR119804 |
The concentration of urban settlement in India is very unequal due to the level of development. This article has emphasized on the process of urbanization and development in the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states of India. Primary Census Abstract (2011) has been for this study. This study focuses the district wise accessibility of basic amenities of urban people in EAG states of India to draw the relationship between urbanization and development. The access to basic amenities like electricity, drinking water, toilet facility, drainage are critical determinants of quality of urban life. Lorenz curve and the Gini-coefficient index have been used to show the unequal distribution or urban population. The UNDP methodology has been used to the construction of the Basic Amenities Index by incorporating the most critical indicators of accessibility of urban amenities. Results show the pace of urban population growth has increased in all the EAG states. But the accessibility of basic amenities is not simultaneously increasing with the growing urban population. The Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh (0.273) has scored low, and Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand has scored the highest value (0.910) among all the districts of EAG states regarding Basic Amenities Index (BAI). - Reproduced.
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