According to the Economic Times survey conducted across India metros in 2019, 37 percent of respondents wanted to move out to a tier 2 or 3 city with good jobs and facilities. Whereas, 11 percent of the respondents were willing to move to any 2 or 3 city. The alarming rise in pollution levels was the leading reason for moving out of metro cities in the country.
Since 2014, there are eight metros in India - Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune.
Preferred choice of relocation from a metro city in India as of October 2019
Survey question :
"Which tier 2/3 city would you prefer to shift to?"
Note: Government of India has divided the cities across the country according to their development, population and infrastructure.
Tier 1 cities are metropolitan cities which are developed and cost of living is comparatively high.
Tier 2 cities are more developed than tier 3 cities, well connected with luxury amenities and big shopping complexes and facilities are available.
Tier 3 cities are semi urban and lacking good facilities but cost of living is cheap.
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The Times Group (Bangalore Mirror). (October 30, 2019). Preferred choice of relocation from a metro city in India as of October 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109185/india-preferred-choice-of-shift-from-metro/
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The Times Group (Bangalore Mirror). (2019). Preferred choice of relocation from a metro city in India as of October 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109185/india-preferred-choice-of-shift-from-metro/
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