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QUESTION 18
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Does urbanization lead to more segregation and/or marginalization of the poor in Indian metropolises?

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What the examiner wants

Take a stand on whether urbanisation in Indian metros segregates or marginalises the poor, using evidence from cities.

Give your opinionAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Segregation: slums vs gated enclaves, eviction and resettlement to the periphery, caste and religion-based residential clustering≈65 words
  2. 2Marginalisation: informal jobs, lack of water, sanitation and housing, exclusion from master plans, vulnerability to floods and heat≈65 words
  3. 3Counter-evidence: urban jobs and mobility, PMAY-Urban, in-situ slum upgrading, land rights to slum dwellers in Odisha≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Stand (yes, but not inevitable)Segregation evidenceMarginalisation evidenceCounter-trendsWhat reduces itConclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Writing about urbanisation in general without metro examples like Mumbai, Delhi
  • Using 'segregation' and 'marginalisation' as the same thing

Draw this

  • Concentric sketch of a metro: core, gated enclaves, slums, peripheral resettlement colonies

Value addition

  • DataCensus 2011 counted about 6.5 crore people in slums; Greater Mumbai had about 41% of its population in slums.Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract for Slums
  • ExampleOdisha's JAGA Mission gives land rights to slum dwellers and upgrades slums in place instead of evicting them.Government of Odisha, JAGA Mission

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