Lok Sabha Question No. 160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Metro Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 160

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 11, 2018

## METRO CITIES

No. 160.   SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that population growth in all big metropolitan cities is in agglomerate phase;
- (b) if so, the top 15 fastest growing cities in the country;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that by 2035 the cities are projected to have double urbanisation against the present status thereof; and (d)  if  so,  the  plan  of  the  Government  for  arranging  adequate
- facilities and services to cope up with human overload thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a):The  decadal  population  growth  of  53  Urban  Agglomerations  is  at Annexure-1.

- (b):  The details of the top fifteen cities, in terms of  decadal growth of population,  during  the  period  2001-2011  is  given  at  Annexure-2.

(c): No Madam.

(d):  The  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  through  its  flagship programs viz. Swachh Bharat Mission(SBM), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation(AMRUT), Smart Cities Mission(SCM), Pradhan MantriAwasYojana-Housing  for All (Urban) (PMAY-HFA-U),  Heritage  City  Development  and  Augmentation  Yojana (HRIDAY), DeendayalAntyodayaYojanaNational Urban Livelihood Mission  (DAY-NULM)  and  Metro  Rail  projects,  is  extending  financial assistance to the State Governments  for  provision of  adequate facilities and services.

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## List of 15 fastest growing cities in India

|   S.N o. | U.A / City (as per 2011 Census)   | State          | Population 2001   | Population 2011   |   Decadal Growth in %2001-2011 |
|----------|-----------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Malappuram U.A                    | Kerala         | 1,70,409          | 16,98,645         |                         896.8  |
|        2 | VasalVirar City (M.Corp.)         | Maharashtra    | 1,74,396          | 12,21,233         |                         600.26 |
|        3 | Thrissur U.A                      | Kerala         | 3,30,122          | 18,54,783         |                         461.85 |
|        4 | Kannur U.A                        | Kerala         | 4,98,207          | 16,42,892         |                         229.76 |
|        5 | Kollam U.A                        | Kerala         | 3,80,091          | 11,10,005         |                         192.04 |
|        6 | Ghaziabad U.A                     | Uttar Pradesh  | 9,68,256          | 23,58,525         |                         143.58 |
|        7 | Kozhikode U.A                     | Kerala         | 8,80,247          | 20,30,519         |                         130.68 |
|        8 | Thiruvananthapuram U.A            | Kerala         | 8,89,635          | 16,87,406         |                          89.67 |
|        9 | Surat U.A                         | Gujarat        | 28,11,614         | 45,85,367         |                          63.09 |
|       10 | Raipur U.A                        | Chhattisgarh   | 7,00,113          | 11,22,555         |                          60.34 |
|       11 | Kochi U.A                         | Kerala         | 13,55,972         | 21,17,990         |                          56.2  |
|       12 | Bangalore U.A                     | Karnataka      | 57,01,446         | 84,99,399         |                          49.07 |
|       13 | Chennai U.A                       | Tamil Nadu     | 65,60,242         | 86,96,010         |                          47.25 |
|       14 | Vijayawada U.A                    | Andhra Pradesh | 10,39,518         | 14,91,202         |                          43.45 |
|       15 | Indore U.A                        | Madhya Pradesh | 15,16,918         | 21,67,447         |                          42.88 |

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Annexure-II