Ujjwal PriyankAIR 10 · CSE 2025 · 139 wordsTheir whole copy
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The term "urbanisation of poverty" refers to the rise of poverty in urban areas due to lack of opportunities for the marginalised communities in cities.
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Eg: 17% of population living in urban slum as per Census 2011
* Urbanisation of Poverty
* 1. Cosmopolitan culture leads to alienation from society
* 2. High living cost in urban areas. Thus, poor forced to live in densely populated slums.
* 3. Unavailability of water and sanitation
* Eg: Bengaluru water crisis
* 4. Low wages due to poor skill of migrant labourer
| Urban Poverty | Rural Poverty |
|---|---|
| 1. Lack of access to better job opportunities due to poor skill set. | 1. Lack of access to land due to historical and socio-economic factors |
| 2. Class based ghettoisation Eg→ gated communities | 2. Caste based segregation Eg→ untouchables living on outskirts. |
| 3. Most people employed in service and industrial sector → get low wages. | 3. Low productivity of agriculture and disguised unemployment |
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Thus, urban and rural poverty differs in terms of cause and impact. However both represent social exclusion and deprivation