文档介绍：Municipal Finance and Municipal Services in India
Present Status and Future Prospects
Dr. Mukesh P. Mathur* Professor and Coordinator Indo-USAID FIRE(D) Project, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi, India.
Introduction
The urban population of India has increased in recent years at rapid rates. In 1961 about 79 million persons lived in urban areas of the country; by 1991, their number had increased to over 217 million, registering an increase of over 250 per cent in the last three decades. Almost all population projections indicate that India will enter the 21st century with an urban population of about 300 million, which will further increase to over 400 million in the year 2011 and 553 million in the year 2021.
Table
Trends of Urbanisation in India, 1951-2021
Census Year
Total population (in million)
Urban Population (million)
Percentage of Urban Population to total population
Decadal Urban Growth Rate (%)
pound Growth Rate
Total
Urban
1951
-
-
-
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001*
2011*
2021*
* Projected figures.
Source: NIUA Urban Statistics – Handbook 2000, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi, January 2000.
Studies conducted by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) suggested that most urban areas in the country have witnesses in recent years a deterioration in the standard and quality of public life. In almost every urban centre irrespective of size or class, the availability of basic services declined, and considerable populations in these settlements have no access to many of the services and amenities. In 1995 for which, countrywide data are available, approximately 15 percent of India’s