Why India Needs a Unified Urbanisation Plan
An opinion piece argues that India needs a unified urbanisation plan. It says Census 2027 will use 2011 definitions, which may deepen the undercount of urban India, and suggests a National Urbanisation Policy could address this gap.
Context
Context: The census counts people every ten years and its data guides how funds and seats are shared, so how 'urban' is defined matters. Many Indian towns have grown beyond old boundaries, so rural and urban areas now blend together.
Burning Potato score: 65%