Southern States and Union Territories Lead Urbanization in the Country

14 States and 6 UTs Report Higher Urbanization than the National Average between 2001-11 Urban Delhi Grows by 4.3%; gets Rs.6,649 cr under JnNURM for Infrastructure Development Shri Venkaiah Naidu says per capita Water Supply in Urban Areas is 69 litres Against the Bench Mark of 135 litres

Urban population in the country has increased from 27.80% of the total population in 2001 to 31.10% in 2011 marking an increase of 3.30%. People living in urban areas of the country have increased by over nine crores during this period. Four southern states, six Union Territories besides the states of Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura have led this growth in urbanization. Details of urbanization in the country during the said period were today furnished by the Minister of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs Shri M Venkaiah Naidu in reply to an Unstarred Question raised by Shri B.Sriramulu, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav and Shri D.K. Suresh. Shri Naidu informed that as against the national trend, urban population in the southern states increased by 21.70% in Kerala, 6.10% in undivided Andhra Pradesh, 4.70% in Karnataka and 4.40% in Tamil Nadu. The increase in respect of UTs has been-Daman & Diu (39.00%), Lakshadweep (33.60%), Dadra and Nagar-Haveli (23.80%), Chandigarh (7.50), Delhi (4.30%), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (5.10%). Puducherry reported an increase of only 1.70%. Other states to have exceeded national average in urbanization included: Goa (22.40%), Sikkim (14.10%), Nagaland (10.70%), Haryana (6.0%), Gujarat (5.20%), Uttarakhand (4.50%), West Bengal (3.90%) and Punjab (3.60%). Major states to have fallen below the national average in urban growth included: HP(only 0.20% increase in urban population),UP(0.50%), Bihar (0.80%), Assam (1.20%), Rajasthan (1.50%), Odisha (1.70%), Jharkhand (1.80%) and Maharashtra (2.80%). In reply to another question raised by Shri Sultan Ahmed, Shri Venkaiah Naidu informed the Lok Sabha that Delhi was sanctioned 23 infrastructure projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission at a total cost of Rs. 6,649.55 cr out of which central assistance has been Rs.2,327.34 cr. Replying to Dr.Thambi Durai, Shri Venkaiah Naidu stated that the per capita water supply in urban areas is 69.20 litres per day as against the bench mark of 135 litres. He also said that the average coverage of water supply connections is 50.20% as against the bench mark of 100%.