HOUSING AND URBAN-DEVELOPMENT - POLICY ISSUES FOR 1990S

During the last four decades, while the total population of India has almost doubled, urban population has nearly quadrupled-from 50 million in 1947 to about an estimated 200 million today. It is expected to reach 315 to 330 million by 2001, while the total population would be around one billion, i e, we are likely to have around 32-33 per cent of our population in cities and towns. This paper seeks to bring to the fore the urgent issues concerning urban development.