Growing Rural-Urban Disparity in Uttar Pradesh

The gap between rural and urban areas has been growing not only in terms of per capita income but also in terms of literacy, access to drinking water, sanitation and health services. Against this background, the authors of this book analyse the pace and extent of rural-urban disparity in Uttar Pradesh and the factors contributing to the same with the help of both macro and primary level data. The authors provide an understanding of various dimensions such as access to drinking water, educational attainment, utilisation of health services, access to electricity and income. It is found that there has been an increase in disparity between rural and urban areas. There has also been evidence in support of rural-urban continum. The villages closer to towns were better off in terms of income and also a glaring change in life style causing educational growth.

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