Wake up governments. Most of India lives in her cities

Vijay Kelkar & Abhay PetheTIMESOFINDIA.COM

Feb 25, 2024 | 20:40 IST

Proxy data proves an open secret: the urban population is severely undercounted. This leads to policy distortions and needs correction

India’s future is decidedly urban. Legacy overhang however is, perhaps subconsciously, contrarian and pulls us in the direction of demonstrably untrue statements such as, ‘India is a rural agrarian country and India lives in villages’.

This provides an opportune moment for us to redefine to measure the ‘urban’ in India and put together authentic relevant data to address important ramifications that we will flag in what follows.

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Wake up governments. Most of India lives in her cities

Proxy data proves an open secret: the urban population is severely undercounted. This leads to policy distortions and needs correction

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Wake up governments. Most of India lives in her cities

Proxy data proves an open secret: the urban population is severely undercounted. This leads to policy distortions and needs correction

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