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Consumption Pattern across different classes in India

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by Chillibreeze on November 9, 2009 in Economy in Transition

There are concerns about vulnerability of people who have crossed the poverty line (PL) and are at present above it. Vulnerability is a relative term and could be gauged from the consumption pattern in the absence of a better available alternative
The average per capita consumption expenditure for rural and urban population as per 61st Round [...]

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Poverty Ratios in Urban and Rural India

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by Chillibreeze on November 9, 2009 in Economy in Transition

With India becoming increasingly globalized and urban, there is also an increase in the number of poor people living here. As per the latest NSSO survey reports there are over 80 million poor people living in the cities and towns of India. The Slum population is also increasing and as per TCPO estimates 2001, over [...]

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Government Expenditure on Social Sector as % of GDP

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by Chillibreeze on November 9, 2009 in Economy in Transition

An important feature of social sector expenditure in India is that the Central government’s share is only about 20 per cent of the total expenditure, the rest being undertaken by the States. In other words, it is the ability of the States, rather than the Centre, to spend on social services that matters more for [...]

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Central Government Expenditure on Social Services and Rural Development in India

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by Chillibreeze on November 8, 2009 in Economy in Transition

The Economic Survey for 2008-09 shows that the Government has been increasing its outlays in the social sector substantively. The Economic Survey 2008-09, tabled in Parliament today states that the share of the Central Government’s expenditure on social services including rural development in total expenditure (plan and non-plan) has increased from 11.23% in 2002-03 to [...]

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