transport :
transport :With traffic bottleneck and traffic congestion, almost all cities and towns of India are suffering from acute form of transport problem. Transport problems increase and become more complex...
[ read more ]Slums and Squatter Settlements:
Slums and Squatter Settlements:The natural sequel of unchecked, unplanned and haphazard growth of urban areas is the growth and spread of slums and squatter settlements which present a striking...
[ read more ]Unemployment:
Unemployment:The problem of unemployment is no less serious than the problem of housing mentioned above. Urban unemployment in India is estimated at 15 to 25 per cent of the...
[ read more ]Housing:
Housing:Overcrowding leads to a chronic problem of shortage of houses in urban areas. This problem is specifically more acute in those urban areas where there is large influx of...
[ read more ]MAJOR PROBLEMS OF URBANISATION IN INDIA
MAJOR PROBLEMS OF URBANISATION IN INDIA Although India is one of the less urbanized countries of the world with only per cent of her population living in urban agglomerations/towns,...
[ read more ]IMPACT OF URBANISATION ON STATUS OF WOMEN
IMPACT OF URBANISATION ON STATUS OF WOMENStatus of women in urban areas is higher than that of women in rural areas. Urban women are comparatively more educated and liberal....
[ read more ]SOCIO ECONOMIC ISSUES RELATED TO URBANISATIONAnother important aspect that emerges from the analysis is that the process of urbanisation does not support the theoretical transition pattern and hence is...
[ read more ]SOCIO ECONOMIC ISSUES RELATED TO URBANISATION
CASTE IN URBAN INDIAWith Growing secularisation caste bonds have weakened and gave more importance to class structure in urban areas. Generally caste is thought to be a phenomenon of...
[ read more ]CASTE IN URBAN INDIA
CASTE IN URBAN INDIAWith Growing secularisation caste bonds have weakened and gave more importance to class structure in urban areas. Generally caste is thought to be a phenomenon of...
[ read more ]URBANIZATION AND SECULARIZATION
URBANIZATION AND SECULARIZATIONIn the urban areas caste norms have been flexible with regard to the selection of mates. There have been increasing opportunities for the free mixing of young...
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