Push and pull factors operating for the emergence of slums in India
With the increasing urban population, the number of cities having population over one million has increased from 23 to 25 in just one decade. Among them the greater Mumbai is largest one with 16.4 million people. Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Banglore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat and Kanpur have more than two million populations. Slum growth is one of the major feature of India cities. 26 states and Union Territories have reported the presence of slums in 607 towns and cities in the country. According to a survey total slum population is about 23% of urban population. The largest slum population is in Greater Munbai which accommodates about 6% of the total population of Maharashtra, which registered a slum population of 10.64 million. Development of slums in cities in India is supported by push factors operating at village sides and pull factors operating at metropolitan areas. Even after the 60 year of independence conditions of rural people have not improved and villages are un