Question

What do you understand by the emergence of new towns during the british period in india?

Answer 1

new town movement refers to towns that were built after World War II and that have been purposefully planned, developed and built as a remedy to overcrowding and congestion in some instances, and to scattered ad hoc settlements in others.[1]The main reason for it was to decongest larger industrialized cities, rehousing people in freshly built, new and fully planned towns that were completely self-sufficient and provided for the community.

Answer 2

with the rise of the English east India company as a political power,many new towns came into being. the chief among them are Calcutta,Bombay and Madras.