Large number of people migrate from rural areas to cities because rural India is saturated and cannot provide employment opportunities to the expanding population. In 1951, the urban population in India was 62 million people, 17 percent of the total population. By 2011, the urban population was 377 million, or 31 percent. By 2025, 42.5 percent of the population will be urban. With saturation eminent in cities, government has to shift focus on developing the rural areas.
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