Question

Who made the Functional Classification of Indian Cities?
1. R.L. Singh
2. G.S. Gosal
3. Ashok Mitra
4. A.B. Mukherjee

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Ashok Mitra

The Correct Answer is Ashok Mitra.

• Former Census of India Registrar General Ashok Mitra attempted a systematic classification of all Indian cities.
• He divided the seven factory worker categories into three categories:
  • Manufacturing Town
  • Trade and Transport Town
  • Service Town
• A triangular method on a graph was used to determine the degree of specialization in each of the three basic classes (a, b, and c).
• Ashok Mitra was a Marxist politician and economist from India. He served as the Government of India's chief economic advisor before becoming the finance minister of West Bengal and a member of the Rajya Sabha.
• Many towns and cities have specialized services and are popular for them.
• The following is a classification of Indian cities based on their dominant or specialized function: 
  • Administrative towns
  • Industrial Towns
  • Transport cities
  • Commercial towns
  • Mining towns
  • Garrison cantonment towns
  • Education town
  • Religion and cultural town
  • Tourism town