The spreading out of urban development rather than perpetuating the polarisation
of such development in specific regions. New housing estates and industrial
centres were set up in the less developed states to create a more balanced
distribution of economic activities in underdeveloped areas;
The integration of the development of these centres with their hinterlands to
bring about greater urbanisation and industrialisation in the rural areas;
The strengthening of linkages between the various corridors of development, new
housing estates, industrial centres and new townships through the development of
a denser system of urban centres and specialisations.