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Tier II cities to be in top league of cities any time
April 01, 2009: Some of the tier II cities in India are on the threshold of advancing into the bigger league of top metros as these cities have per capita incomes that are higher than those in the top metros and most of them have sustained double digit growth in recent years.
Many of these cities with diverse characteristics are state capitals, such as Jaipur and Lucknow, benefiting from better infrastructure and public services whereas cities such as Jamshedpur and Faridabad have been industrial centres for decades now, but have seemed to be content giving precedence to other newer centres that have grown. Some such as, Indore have been threatening to make it big for many years, but never quite managed it. Some others, such as Kanpur, have somehow lost their way. Cities such as Thane and Thiruvallur have boomed, thanks to their proximity to metros.
They have benefited to a large extent from the boom of the past few years, but they need to draw investment and attention away from the tier I cities. There is also a need of better infrastructure and governance. Cities such as Coimbatore and Surat in the past have already shown how tier II towns are slowly but steadily creating communities that will one day totally change India’s urban landscape.
Source: Livemint.com