Question: Industrialisation and Urbanisation go hand in hand justify the statement.
Ans: The statement that “Industrialisation and Urbanisation go hand in hand” means that industrialisation of an area will speed up the urbanisation or development there on the other hand it is also true that urban areas or towns provide certain advantages to the industries for better growth.
Let us discuss how industrialisation can help in urbanisation briefly.
Industrialisation creates numerous job opportunities in manufacturing hubs and factories. These opportunities attract job seekers. People from urban areas start migrating near the industrial areas in the hope of better opportunities. When population starts increasing the infrastructure of that area also starts developing. For the growth of the industry better transportation network, roadways, and railways are developed around it. All these contribute in the overall economic development of that area leading to urbanisation.
Now let us discuss how an urban setup will help in the growth of industries.
For the growth of any industry there are some basic requirements which are supply of raw material, fast transportation system, efficient workers, good economic support and a market for its products. The transportation system around the cities are usually well built this helps the industries in getting supply of the raw material as well as sending the final product to the market. Most of the educational institutions are situated in cities and that’s why trained and efficient employees can be found easily in cities. There are plenty banks and insurance companies that work in towns that will provide the economic support and security to the industries. Most importantly the huge population of the cities works as an excellent market. These are the reasons why industries are built near urban centers of our country.
In conclusion industrialisation and urbanisation are both complementary to each other. So we can say that the statement “Industrialisation and urbanisation go hand in hand” is justified.