Module 11: Urban Poverty, Slum Growth & SPUR Reforms (Table 5.8.4)

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Urban poverty in Bihar manifests through deprivation of basic amenities, housing, health, education, and social safety nets. Although statewide poverty dropped from 54.4% in 2004-05 to 33.7% in 2011-12, the concentration of poverty in urban slums remains acute.

Table 5.8.4: Slum Population in Bihar (Census 2001 and 2011)

Census Year	Number of Towns Reporting Slums	Slum Population (in Lakh)	As % of Bihar's Urban Population	As % of India's Slum Population
2001	22	5.16 lakh	5.95%	1.37%
2011	85	12.37 lakh	10.52%	1.89%

Key Analytical Findings:

Between 2001 and 2011, Bihar's slum population more than doubled, surging from 5.16 lakh to 12.37 lakh, while the number of slum-reporting towns expanded from 22 to 85 towns.
Unlike other states where slums are concentrated in million-plus metropolitan cities, in Bihar the largest share of slum dwellers is concentrated in small towns within the population range of 20,000 to 50,000, followed by towns of 50,000 to 1 lakh.

Support Programme for Urban Reforms (SPUR):

Supported by the Department for International Development (DFID), UK, across the 28 largest ULBs of Bihar. It pioneered GIS mapping of urban slums, baseline socio-economic surveys, and mobilized slum women into thrift and credit self-help groups.

⭐ Key Points

Between 2001 and 2011, Bihar's slum population more than doubled, surging from 5.16 lakh to 12.37 lakh, while the number of slum-reporting towns expanded from 22 to 85 towns.
Unlike other states where slums are concentrated in million-plus metropolitan cities, in Bihar the largest share of slum dwellers is concentrated in small towns within the population range of 20,000 to 50,000, followed by towns of 50,000 to 1 lakh.

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Between ______ and 2011, Bihar's slum population more than doubled, surging from 5.16 lakh to 12.37 lakh, while the number of slum-reporting towns expanded from 22 to 85 towns. — 2001
Unlike other states where slums are concentrated in million-plus metropolitan cities, in Bihar the largest share of slum dwellers is concentrated in small towns within the population range of ______ to 50,000, followed by towns of 50,000 to 1 lakh. — 20,000

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The Support Programme for Urban Reforms (SPUR) was implemented in the 28 largest ULBs of Bihar with the technical/financial assistance of which country?

SPUR was implemented with financial and technical support from DFID, United Kingdom.

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Between ______ and 2011, Bihar's slum population more than doubled, surging from 5.16 lakh to 12.37 lakh, while the number of slum-reporting towns expanded from 22 to 85 towns.

2001

Unlike other states where slums are concentrated in million-plus metropolitan cities, in Bihar the largest share of slum dwellers is concentrated in small towns within the population range of ______ to 50,000, followed by towns of 50,000 to 1 lakh.

20,000