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Revision note: Urbanisation and the Effects of Globalisation on Indian Society

  • Urban: 31.1% (2011), ~36% now; census town = 5,000 pop, 400/sq km, 75% male non-farm
  • Census towns 1,362 (2001) → 3,894 (2011): hidden urbanisation; Goa most urbanised state
  • Problems: slums (~6.5 crore), water (Chennai 2019), waste, air, floods, weak ULBs
  • 74th Amendment 1992; Twelfth Schedule 18 functions
  • Missions: PMAY-U 2.0, AMRUT 2.0, SBM-U 2.0, Smart Cities (2015–2025), NCAP 2019
  • Globalisation: 1991 LPG; McDonaldisation (Ritzer); glocalisation; diaspora ~3.5 crore
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