But a new set of data put out by the Centre on February 24 has brought some cheer on that front.
The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) after a gap of 11 years, suggests that the spending on goods and services by rural Indians has risen at a faster pace than that in urban areas. Expressed as the average monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE), it shot up by 62 per cent in rural areas-from Rs 1,430 in 2011-12 to Rs 3,773 in 2022-23, as compared to a 59 per cent rise in urban centresfrom Rs 2,630 to Rs 6,459. The survey, which covered 261,746 households across 8,723 villages and 6,115 urban blocks spread across the country, is useful in understanding the consumption and expenditure pattern of Indians, their standard of living and wellbeing. A similar survey was conducted in 2017-18 as well, but the results were junked by the Centre, citing issues in the quality of data collected.
Esta historia es de la edición March 11, 2024 de India Today.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 8500 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición March 11, 2024 de India Today.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 8500 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
The German Swiss Knife
The BMW XM, the latest from the German auto major's stable, represents the epitome of modern engineering.
A Tale of Two Whiskies
Industry leaders and start-ups alike are betting big on innovative, made-in-India whiskies
BREAKFAST (AND MORE) AT TIFFANY'S
Dubai's new Blue Box Café from Tiffany & Co. fulfils all your Audrey Hepburn dreams to the fullest
Mistress of Spices
Things just got more spicy at The Imperial, New Delhi, as the hotel launched an all-new menu for its famed restaurant The Spice Route-the first such endeavour in the past 27 years.
Does Size Matter?
Spice brings you an exclusive first look of the thinner and sharper newly released iPad Air and iPad Pro
This Party's Getting Started
Give your inner culture vulture wings to soar with Spice's round up of some of the most feted festivals from around the globe.
Ageing Gracefully
Purveyor of the robust cuisine of the Northwest Frontier, Bukhara at the ITC Maurya is still going strong at 45.
ADVENTURES IN MOROCCO
A road trip crisscrossing the breathtaking Atlas Mountains, interspersed with some good old fashioned dune bashing in the Sahara desert serves up the perfect recipe of a Matinee classic in the Mercedes-Benz GLS.
Redefining Adornment
Contemporarising the art of craft when it comes to jewellery requires ingenuity, innovation and imagination. Here are our top picks from the eighth edition of GemGenève that are driving the new narrative.
SPACE TIME
Get cosmic with dials carved out of meteorites