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Sanskriti TrivedyAIR 17· 2028

Question 20GS1GS1

Do you agree with the view that Indian cities are turning into landscapes of stark inequality and social exclusion? What steps can be taken to make urban areas more egalitarian in India? (Answer in 250 words)

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Introduction

As per UN population projection around 2/3 of population will be urban by 2050.

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Main Body

Cities - as landscape of inequality:

1Income gap is huge between service, IT sector and manual labor
2Migrant labor lives in slums (census 2011-14/7.) While some areas are much like NDMC of Delhi
3as much like NDMC of Delhi
3Women find themselves undergone (only 4th on average)
4huge skill gap in urban regions

Cities as social exclusion:

1Ghettoization, nazified stew of communities is observed slum
2Urban societies but tough medicine on the working class (ref separates lifts)
3Lack of social security benefits for migrant under COVID-19
4Domestic help - including care Data aft observed

Steps to be taken:

1Legal & Administrative - Migrant welfare fund Municipalities to have bigger plan
2Behavioral - ensuring through peoples
3City planning - more open space (19) Wazirvias public space

The multidimensional idea ensure SDG-6 - clean & inclusive cite

147 words15 paragraphs
  • Addresses multiple dimensions of inequality
  • References specific data
  • Proposes concrete policy measures
  • Links to sustainable development goals
  • Lists concrete steps for policy action

Topper

Sanskriti Trivedy

AIR 172028

Subject & Paper

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Topic

Urban Inequality

Social Exclusion in Indian Cities

Income inequality, migration, and skill gaps

Writing Stats

161

Total words

15

Paragraphs

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