The much awaited results of the National Sample Survey have once again spilled the beans about India’s effort in fighting poverty. The provisional results of the 68th Round of National Sample Survey (NSS) of household consumption expenditure (which is often taken as a proxy for income) finds that the average monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) at current prices in urban areas (Rs. 2401.68) is 1.87 times more than the average...
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For real inclusion, agriculture and not just the economy must grow fast
-The Economic Times The latest consumption figures from the National Sample Survey Organisation show that rural consumption grew 18% in the two years to 2011-12. Poverty fell by roughly 7% in villages and 1% in towns. The town-country gap in incomes narrowed. This is welcome but needs to be qualified. 2009-10 was a drought year, depressing consumption and thereby exaggerating the improvement registered two years later. Over a longer seven-year period, between 2004-05...
More »Rural expenditure up by 33 per cent: NSSO-Richard Mahapatra
-Down to Earth Around 83 million rural people still live on less than Rs 20 a day In just two years, rural India's household expenditure has increased by more than 30 per cent, according to the latest household consumer expenditure survey by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). Household consumer expenditure is being used as a proxy to decide the income of households. The results, declared on July 31, suggest a big...
More »Inequality rising in India, shows data on spending-Nitin Sethi
-The Times of India India's growth story is undeniable. But the 68th National Sample Survey Organization's (NSSO) findings seem to reaffirm that the benefits from this boost in the economy have been cornered by the upper crust, while the poorest continue to languish in near destitution. Compared with the previous survey, which was conducted in 2009-10, the monthly expenditure of the poorest 10% population in rural India has risen by only...
More »Disparity in income getting sharper, NSSO data shows-Asit Ranjan Mishra
-Live Mint In urban India, the ratio of the top and bottom 10% of the economic group increased to 10.9% from 10.1% Economic growth is increasing the income and consumption levels of the average Indian faster than before, but income disparity is getting sharper, especially in the country’s villages, which may require a greater effort aimed at creating jobs in the non-farm sector in rural areas. The increase in inequality is evident from...
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