(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012:Social Issues - Planning for the billions
Social Issues
::Planning for the Billions::
Question : What are the issues in front of 7 in population?
Answer :
- Migration to urban areas.
- Settlement issues and infrastructure inadequacies.
- Loss of Agricultural land in urban areas.
- Growing land prices in urban areas and development of slums.
Question : What needs to be done?
Answer :
- Recycling urban properties to enhance population densities.
- Planning a balanced regional development.
- Slum-free and equitable sharing of benefits.
- Proving land for marginalized should be of top priority.
