In India maximum number of cities reporting slums are found in

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Maharashtra”.

More than 55% of the total slum reporting towns was located in these five states.

The highest proportion of slum population lives in Maharashtra (18%) followed by Andhra Pradesh (15.6%), West Bengal (10%), Uttar Pradesh (9.5%), Tamil Nadu (8.92%) and Madhya Pradesh (8.75%) respectively.