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&lt;em&gt;New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;A first of its kind study on the state of India&amp;rsquo;s small towns &amp;ndash; those with a population of less than one lakh &amp;ndash; has come up with a grim picture of these mushrooming urban settlements.&lt;br /&gt;
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Though the numbers of such towns have grown by 157 % -- from 2223 in 1961 to 5705 in 2011, they have &amp;ldquo;enormous backlogs&amp;rdquo; when it comes to basic infrastructure and socio-economic indicators vis-&amp;agrave;-vis metro cities with a million plus population, according to the study done during 2015-16 by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), an autonomous body under the union urban development ministry.&lt;br /&gt;
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The report &amp;ldquo;Towns of India&amp;rdquo; based on secondary data from 2011 Population Census was released by urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Overall, Tamil Nadu has the largest number of towns (795) followed by Uttar Pradesh (709).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Basic infrastructure&lt;br /&gt;
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On the basic infrastructure index, two industrial townships in Gujarat-- Reliance Complex and Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemichals Limited in Motikhavdi Sikka were rated the best while Lalpur in West Bengal was the worst.&lt;br /&gt;
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Of the 5705, only 14 largely industrial townships have 100% coverage of households through tap water. There are six towns where tap water is not available and households are completely dependent on ground water. In all,&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;This indicates that small towns are not fully integrated in the urban fabric of the nation and adequate investments have to be made. If these towns were better equipped to steer their economic assets and development, the national Gross Domestic Product could be increased, with significant benefits reducing rural poverty in the hinterlands,&amp;rdquo; said Professor Debolina Kundu of NIUA who si also the lead author of the report. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Basic infrastructure&lt;br /&gt;
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On the basic infrastructure index, two industrial townships in Gujarat-- Reliance Complex and Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemichals Limited in Motikhavdi Sikka were rated the best while Lalpur in West Bengal was the worst.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;This indicates that small towns are not fully integrated in the urban fabric of the nation and adequate investments have to be made. If these towns were better equipped to steer their economic assets and development, the national Gross Domestic Product could be increased, with significant benefits reducing rural poverty in the hinterlands,&amp;rdquo; said Professor Debolina Kundu of NIUA who si also the lead author of the report. &lt;br /&gt;
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The report &amp;ldquo;Towns of India&amp;rdquo; based on secondary data from 2011 Population Census was released by urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;A first of its kind study on the state of India&amp;rsquo;s small towns &amp;ndash; those with a population of less than one lakh &amp;ndash; has come up with a grim picture of these mushrooming urban settlements.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Hindustan Times&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;A first of its kind study on the state of India&amp;rsquo;s small towns &amp;ndash; those with a population of less than one lakh &amp;ndash; has come up with a grim picture of these mushrooming urban settlements.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Though the numbers of such towns have grown by 157 % -- from 2223 in 1961 to 5705 in 2011, they have &amp;ldquo;enormous backlogs&amp;rdquo; when it comes to basic infrastructure and socio-economic indicators vis-&amp;agrave;-vis metro cities with a million plus population, according to the study done during 2015-16 by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), an autonomous body under the union urban development ministry.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The report &amp;ldquo;Towns of India&amp;rdquo; based on secondary data from 2011 Population Census was released by urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Overall, Tamil Nadu has the largest number of towns (795) followed by Uttar Pradesh (709).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Basic infrastructure&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
On the basic infrastructure index, two industrial townships in Gujarat-- Reliance Complex and Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemichals Limited in Motikhavdi Sikka were rated the best while Lalpur in West Bengal was the worst.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Of the 5705, only 14 largely industrial townships have 100% coverage of households through tap water. There are six towns where tap water is not available and households are completely dependent on ground water. In all,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
61.7% of the households have access to tap water, which is lower than urban India&amp;rsquo;s figure of 70.6 %.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Also, only 24 towns have all households covered with drainage facilities, while the coverage is less than 50 % in 1666 towns. Drainage system is completely non-existent in 7 towns of India. Besides, 69.3% of the towns have access to toilets as compared to 87.4% in urban India while just 11.2% of the towns have access to piped sewer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;This indicates that small towns are not fully integrated in the urban fabric of the nation and adequate investments have to be made. If these towns were better equipped to steer their economic assets and development, the national Gross Domestic Product could be increased, with significant benefits reducing rural poverty in the hinterlands,&amp;rdquo; said Professor Debolina Kundu of NIUA who si also the lead author of the report. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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<br />
<em>New Delhi: </em>A first of its kind study on the state of India&rsquo;s small towns &ndash; those with a population of less than one lakh &ndash; has come up with a grim picture of these mushrooming urban settlements.<br />
<br />
Though the numbers of such towns have grown by 157 % -- from 2223 in 1961 to 5705 in 2011, they have &ldquo;enormous backlogs&rdquo; when it comes to basic infrastructure and socio-economic indicators vis-&agrave;-vis metro cities with a million plus population, according to the study done during 2015-16 by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), an autonomous body under the union urban development ministry.<br />
<br />
The report &ldquo;Towns of India&rdquo; based on secondary data from 2011 Population Census was released by urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday.<br />
<br />
Overall, Tamil Nadu has the largest number of towns (795) followed by Uttar Pradesh (709).<br />
<br />
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<em>New Delhi: </em>A first of its kind study on the state of India&rsquo;s small towns &ndash; those with a population of less than one lakh &ndash; has come up with a grim picture of these mushrooming urban settlements.<br />
<br />
Though the numbers of such towns have grown by 157 % -- from 2223 in 1961 to 5705 in 2011, they have &ldquo;enormous backlogs&rdquo; when it comes to basic infrastructure and socio-economic indicators vis-&agrave;-vis metro cities with a million plus population, according to the study done during 2015-16 by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), an autonomous body under the union urban development ministry.<br />
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The report &ldquo;Towns of India&rdquo; based on secondary data from 2011 Population Census was released by urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday.<br />
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Overall, Tamil Nadu has the largest number of towns (795) followed by Uttar Pradesh (709).<br />
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<em>Basic infrastructure<br />
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On the basic infrastructure index, two industrial townships in Gujarat-- Reliance Complex and Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemichals Limited in Motikhavdi Sikka were rated the best while Lalpur in West Bengal was the worst.<br />
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Of the 5705, only 14 largely industrial townships have 100% coverage of households through tap water. There are six towns where tap water is not available and households are completely dependent on ground water. In all,<br />
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61.7% of the households have access to tap water, which is lower than urban India&rsquo;s figure of 70.6 %.<br />
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Also, only 24 towns have all households covered with drainage facilities, while the coverage is less than 50 % in 1666 towns. Drainage system is completely non-existent in 7 towns of India. Besides, 69.3% of the towns have access to toilets as compared to 87.4% in urban India while just 11.2% of the towns have access to piped sewer.<br />
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&ldquo;This indicates that small towns are not fully integrated in the urban fabric of the nation and adequate investments have to be made. If these towns were better equipped to steer their economic assets and development, the national Gross Domestic Product could be increased, with significant benefits reducing rural poverty in the hinterlands,&rdquo; said Professor Debolina Kundu of NIUA who si also the lead author of the report. <br />
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Indian towns fare poorly on basic infra, socio-economic indicators -Moushumi Das Gupta

-Hindustan Times New Delhi: A first of its kind study on the state of India’s small towns – those with a population of less than one lakh – has come up with a grim picture of these mushrooming urban settlements. Though the numbers of such towns have grown by 157 % -- from 2223 in 1961 to 5705 in 2011, they have “enormous backlogs” when it comes to basic infrastructure and socio-economic indicators vis-à-vis metro cities with a million plus population, according to the study done during 2015-16 by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), an autonomous body under the union urban development ministry. The report “Towns of India” based on secondary data from 2011 Population Census was released by urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday. Overall, Tamil Nadu has the largest number of towns (795) followed by Uttar Pradesh (709). Basic infrastructure On the basic infrastructure index, two industrial townships in Gujarat-- Reliance Complex and Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemichals Limited in Motikhavdi Sikka were rated the best while Lalpur in West Bengal was the worst. Of the 5705, only 14 largely industrial townships have 100% coverage of households through tap water. There are six towns where tap water is not available and households are completely dependent on ground water. In all, 61.7% of the households have access to tap water, which is lower than urban India’s figure of 70.6 %. Also, only 24 towns have all households covered with drainage facilities, while the coverage is less than 50 % in 1666 towns. Drainage system is completely non-existent in 7 towns of India. Besides, 69.3% of the towns have access to toilets as compared to 87.4% in urban India while just 11.2% of the towns have access to piped sewer. “This indicates that small towns are not fully integrated in the urban fabric of the nation and adequate investments have to be made. If these towns were better equipped to steer their economic assets and development, the national Gross Domestic Product could be increased, with significant benefits reducing rural poverty in the hinterlands,” said Professor Debolina Kundu of NIUA who si also the lead author of the report. Please click here to read more.