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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

In October 2022, how much total amount (approx) has been released to Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh by the finance ministry for Million Plus Cities/ Urban Agglomerations?

A	1, 664 crore
B	1, 864 crore
C	1, 764 crore
D	1, 904 crore

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Ministry of Finance today released an amount of one thousand 764 crore to four States for providing grants to Million Plus Urban Cities. Of the total amount, 136 crore rupees was released to Andhra Pradesh, 109 crore rupees to Chhattisgarh, 799 crore rupees to Maharashtra and 720 crore rupees to Uttar Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: There are currently 35 million-plus cities and towns in India. Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, and Ahmedabad are some of the larger ones. Answer: The population of Hyderabad is over six million.

Detailed explanation-3: -Among all the States and Union territories, the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union territory of Chandigarh are most urbanized with 97.5% and 97.25% urban population respectively, followed by Daman and Diu (75.2%) and Puducherry (68.3%).

Detailed explanation-4: -Urban agglomerations in India with a population of over one million.

Detailed explanation-5: -India’s 27.8 percent urban population lives in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations.

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