60% Indians to live in cities by 2050: Minister
Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh on Wednesday told the Parliament that 60% population of India will live in cities by 2050. Under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), the government plans to strengthen big cities first and smaller ones later, he said. The 2011 census data shows that about 31% population in the country lives in urban areas.