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Examine the role of small towns in the regional development process.

  • UPSC 2017
  • Regional Planning

Small towns — the Class III to VI centres of under 50,000 population, including India's large body of census towns — occupy the lowest rungs of the urban hierarchy and form the interface between the village and the metropolis.

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