Access to household amenities and assets in India

Bhagat, R. B.; Sarode, Sunil; Dwivedi, L.

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“…4 Chatterjee (2016) similarly reports increase in disparities in the availability of tap water within the premises among the small and medium towns and CTs of West Bengal during 2001-2011. For latrine facilities, the districts located in north Bengal and with higher number of new CTs recorded decline in service coverage during 2001-2011. Chattopadhyay(2012, in his study of three selected small and medium towns of West Bengal reports spatially unequal provision of municipal services, including water supply, drainage, garbage collection and road maintenance.…”

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“…There are studies examining the regional distribution of basic amenities in urban India (Bhagat, 2011; De Bercegol, 2017; Dubey et al, 2001; Kundu et al, 1999). Broadly, they consider only the statutory towns (STs) and report three major trends – first, there are significant variations in the household coverage by basic urban amenities (viz.…”

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Spatial Analysis of Access to Basic Services in Urban West Bengal: Disparities and Determinants

Chattopadhyay

2022

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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This paper, using data from Census 2011, examines the availability of treated drinking water, latrine facility, drainage facility and electricity between villages, census towns (CTs) and statutory towns (STs) in West Bengal, India. Urban areas of socio-economically developed administrative divisions experienced higher household service coverage. Availability of drinking water and latrine facilities is distinctly better in STs over CTs and CTs over villages. Other services like latrine with sewerage facilities and closed drainage facilities recorded insignificant differences in household coverage between cities and villages. Results of multi-variable regression models reveal that type of economic activities and social characteristics of the urban areas; nature of basic services and their institutional arrangements significantly influence the service provision. So, the paper argues for stepping up investment, institutionalization of an integrated planning paradigm and strengthening urban governments to ensure equitable distribution of basic services.

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