Notes of Chapter 9 Urban Livelihoods Class 6th Civics
• There are more than five thousand towns and twenty seven big cities in India.
→ Big cities like Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata etc. have more than a million people living and working here.
• The main reason for the increase in number of towns is migration.
• Villagers move to cities because of better facilities such as water, electricity, sanitation, education for children, employment opportunities, etc.
In the Market
• There are almost one crore 'street vendors' in the country working in urban areas.
• There are many people who own shops in various markets of the city.
→ These shops may be small or large and they sell different things.
• Most business-persons manage their own shops or business.
→ They employ a number of other workers as supervisors and helpers.
In the Factory-Workshop Area
• People employed in factories are mostly casual workers (called to work and have to leave according to the availability of work).
→ Casual workers have to work long hours in poor conditions without job security and other benefits.
In the office area
are employed as regular and permanent workers.
• They attend the same office or factory regularly.
• They get a regular salary.
• Unlike casual workers they will not be asked to leave if the factory does not have much work.