In India, urbanisation has contributed to high economic growth during the last two decades and urban areas account for 63 per cent of the country[x]s gross domestic product (GDP). India[x]s urban population has grown from 286 million in 2001 to 377 million in 2011, constituting 31.16 per cent of the country[x]s population. It is expected that India will have 41 per cent of its total population living in cities and towns by 2030. Slum population too has increased from 52.37 million in 2001 to 65 49 million in 2011 (Sharma and Rajput, 2017).

Despite unprecedented urban growth, among India[*]s population a vast majority is the poor and the country has made little improvement in terms of basic amenities and employment opportunities for the urban poor. One can also locate a rise of income inequality in urban areas due to increase in the rate of urbanisation, which is not in any way inclusive in nature in terms of development.

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