What causes the growth of slums in India?

Rapid urbanization drives economic growth and causes people to seek working and investment opportunities in urban areas.Local governments are unable to manage urbanization,and migrant workers without an affordable place to live in, dwell in slums. read more

Rapid urbanization drives economic growth and causes people to seek working and investment opportunities in urban areas.Local governments are unable to manage urbanization,and migrant workers without an affordable place to live in, dwell in slums.The UN-Habitat reports that 43% of urban population in developing countries and 78% of those in the least developed countries are slum dwellers. read more

Some of the main reasons for the growth of slums in Urban Areas are as follows: The phenomenon of rapid urbanization in conjunction with industrialization has resulted in the growth of slums. read more

The growth of metropolitan cities in India has been largely unplanned and haphazard and this can be seen from the fact that one-fourth of total urban population lives in slum and squaller settlements. read more