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INDIA URBANISATION: in 1988. Consequently, many economics (with a gender bias
SHARE AND SIZE urban development schemes thrown in). In addition, there
were initiated indifferent are “Notified” urban centres.
World population has
reached 8 billion. The first Five-Year Plans, the current It is interesting to note that
there are more ‘notified urban
one being the National Smart
billion was reached in 1820 centres’ than “census towns.”
after millenniums of human Cities Mission. Large sums of Presently’, there are only
existence. The eighth billion money have been invested. about 8000 urban settlements
happened in only 12 years. However, the outcomes have as against more than six
been disappointing. Urban
The global population is lakh rural settlements.
expected to reach 10 billion problems and issues continue Many countries consider
by 2050. India has a major to be critical. Attention settlements with 2000/5000
to
share of world population. gets limited Policy project peopleas Urban. If 5000 size
management.
and
At 1.3 billion, it accounts for is considered, then another
16% of world population. Planning get neglected. about 24,000 settlements get
Estimates indicate that it The NUP 1988 is aged. There defined as urban. That would
would be about 1.6 billion have been drastic changes in all add about 150 million people
by 2050. Some recent studies spheres of development. New to urban category, taking the
indicate that there is a decline challenges have arisen and urban share to nearly 50%.
in population growth and it there are new opportunities.
would be about one billion. It is prudent and important The NUP to define a human

to formulate, enunciate and settlement, with 5000 or more
The urban population is people, as urban.
fast growing and is about implement a comprehensive
0.4 billion at present. It is new urbanisation policy to Promote accelerated
estimated to be 0.8 billion, a guide, direct and facilitate Urbanisation
share of 50%, by 2050. While urbanization and urban It is estimated that by 2050,
doubling of urban population growth to contribute to India’s population would be
in three decades is massive, national goals and objectives. about 1600 million with 50%
still, to achieve developed The new India Urbanisation urban. Though the addition of
status and be a $30 trillion Policy-2023 (IUP-2023) needs urban population is massive,
economy, it is imperative to be multi-dimensional. still to achieve developed
that the urbanisation process The main components of IU status and be a $ 30 trillion
is accelerated to achieve Pedis cussed in the following economies, it is imperative
share of 80% by 2050. It is a sections. that the urbanisation process
stupendous, but necessary NEW INDIA URBANISA- is accelerated.
task. TION POLICY (2023) The policy objective needs to

INDIA URBANISATION Revise Urban Definition be to achieve 80% urban by
2050.It is a stupendous task
POLICY (1988)
The present definition of but a necessary one.
There was great euphoria “Urban Settlement” in
and high expectations when India is complex (Census Promote Directed
the National Urbanisation Towns). It combines aspects Urbanisation
Policy (NUP) was enunciated of demography, spatial and While aiming at “Accelerated

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