HCES: NSO, Men & Women: Niti, PLFS: NSSO Flashcards
Frequency of HCES by National Statistical Office (NSO)?
Once every 5 years
HCES is used for?
Deriving various macro-economic indicators such as GDP, poverty rates and CPI
What has NITI Aayog stated as per the latest HCES?
Poverty has gone down by 5%
Which items were not imputed while calculating HCES figures?
Items received free through various social welfare programmes like PMGKY
What is the increase in Monthly per capita consumption in urban and rural households in india since 2011-12? - imp
Urban: 33.5%
Rural: 40.42%
Why is share of food expenditure declining good?
Share of non-food items increased like: medicine, clothing, education -> more money in hand
Where was spending highest in non-food items?
Conveyance
Till 2022-23: it was Fuel and Light
Average rural spending increased from Rs. 1430 to ____
And Urban spending from Rs. 2630 to ____ from 2011-12 to 2022-23 - imp
Rural: Rs. 3773
Urban: Rs. 6,459
almost 3X
In rural areas share of food in Monthly Per Capita Expenditure fell to?
46.4%
A 6.4% drop from 2012
Why did share of beverages and processed food increase significantly in MPCE?
More retail stores and changing tastes
Why has spending on education fallen 0.2ppt?
According to ASER - Annual Status of Education Report - this is because of a shift from government to private
According to the 2022-23 HCES released recently, MPCE of bottom 5% of India’s Rural Population is?
Rs. 1373
According to the 2022-23 HCES released recently, MPCE of bottom 5% of India’s Urban Population is?
Rs. 2001
Urban bottom 5% still in 2001
According to the 2022-23 HCES released recently, MPCE of top 5% of India’s Urban Population is?
Rs. 20,846
According to the 2022-23 HCES released recently, MPCE of top 5% of India’s Rural Population is?
Rs. 10,501
Which State and UT had the highest MPCE according to the HCES 2022-23?
State: Sikkim
UT: Chandigarh
Average Rural and Urban MPCE in Sikkim?
Rural: Rs.7731
Urban: Rs. 12,105
Average MPCE of rural and urban populations in Chandigarh?
Rural: Rs. 7,467
Urban: Rs.12,575