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[Unmarked question on inadequate infrastructure and related developmental issues in India]

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Lack of provision of adequate drinking water facilities

Lack of sanitationleading group for water borne diseases like malaria

Lack of social infrastructure in form of adequate health & educationlow human capital development

These inadequate infrastructure prevent their human capital development and they remain perched slum dwellers

Socio - Economic Issues

Large migration population from rural areas

Employment in low skill & low wage livelihoodcan't afford decent localities to live

Lack of awareness about their rights to determine good public services

Lack of political rights because of migrant identitydon't have political representation

Inadequate government focus on improving basic facilities in the area.

Expansion of facilities like metros, building for wealthy populationshortage space for marginalized.

Lack of adequate schooling and malnutrition & healthless potential for inter-generational mobility.

These topical urban policies & development had slum growth and have adverse effect like:

Utilisation of demographic dividend

Malnourished children

Less economic growth

Widening economic & social inequality

hay forward

Government initiatives like PN Avas Yojana, one nation one ration card, mohalla clinics, Swach bharat mission are step in right direction.

Communalism is unhealthy attachment to one's religion where religion becomes the only cover of one's identity.

Economic deprivation

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Communism Social Discontent

ending & division

Economic deprivationcommunalism

1Pre-independence → imbalance in economic development between Hindus & muslims → causes cause of communalism & separation

2Post-independence

Difference in education standardsdifference in employment potentialadherence in statesbreeding ground of communalism

Lack of adequate employment to youthneed changes of radicalisation.

eq. Kashmiri regionlack of viable livelihoodline of money make them trade path of terrorism & militancy

eg. Kashmiri regionlack of viable livelihoodline of money make them trade path of terrorism & militancy

Imbalance in economic developmentinequality in opportunitiessow seeds of separation (ex: Separation)

Lack of economy growthlack of expenditure on educationlack of rational outlook

Economic deprivationeasy to get lured by radical elements eg. low vigilante

Environment of Social exclusion

Treating a community as an outsider and separate from usfertile ground for separation.

Actions by onereaction by another eg. state atrocitiescam d riots

eg. North-East delhi riots

Government legislation like NRC, CAA imprisont of exclusion of muslim community, fuelled north-east delhi riots

Rigid & communal outlook in upbringing of childrenprevent intermingling.

Exclusion from each other community is festival and even antagonismdiscontent & division.

Ban on inter-religious marriages and honour killingagainst unity and constitutional morality.

Government legislation like NRC, CAA imprisont of exclusion of muslim community fuelled north-east delhi riots

Rigid & communal outlook in upbringing of childrenprevent intermingling.

Exclusion from each other community is festival and even antagonismdiscontent & division.

Ban on inter-religious marriages and honour killingsagainst unity and constitutional morality.

Polarization in politics causes divisions.

These factors create fertile ground for discontent & division.

India as a country with its ethos of unity in diversity and constituted values which respects equality, fraternity and secularism need to maintain better inter-community relations.

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Conclusion

India as a country with its ethos of unity in diversity and constituted values which respects equality, fraternity and secularism need to maintain better inter-community relations.

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Comprehensive listing of infrastructure deficiencies
Clear connection between inadequate facilities and slum formation
Recognition of both physical and human capital gaps

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Topper

Nidhi Goyal

AIR 91

Subject & Paper

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Topic

Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India

Urbanization, their problems and their remedies

Slum dwellers and urban poverty

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