Calorie intake of 57 per cent rural population below 2,160 Kcal per day: Health MinisterMore than half the households among the poorest five per cent of the rural population had calorie intake below 2,160 Kcal per day, the Lok ...
13 Mar, 2015, 03.58 PM IST
Position of socially & financially deprived hasn't improved: SurveyThe relative position of socially and financially backward groups especially SC and ST have not shown any improvement despite the various s...
02 Mar, 2015, 11.22 PM IST
Urban in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan spent less than average: ReportUrban population in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan lived on a monthly per capita expenditure lower than the national average.
20 Mar, 2014, 08.25 PM IST
Narendra Modi’s Gujarat not a role model in urban spendingNSSO report shows per capita monthly spending in urban areas of the state below national average
19 Mar, 2014, 02.11 AM IST
Muslim live on average Rs 32.66 a day, says government surveyAmong various religious groups, Muslims have the lowest living standard with the average per capita expenditure of just Rs 32.66 in a day, ...
20 Aug, 2013, 05.38 PM IST
Unemployment among Muslims dropping, shows NSSO dataUnemployment among Muslims is going down, marking an encouraging trend to gladden the champions of inclusive growth.
19 Aug, 2013, 09.51 AM IST
Poorest of poor survive on Rs 17 a day in villages: NSSOPoorest of poor in the country survive on barely Rs 17 per day in villages and Rs 23 a day in cities, as per the latest data.
20 Jun, 2013, 11.00 PM IST
- 10% of rural India lives on less than Rs 17 a day: NSSO survey
This is much lower than the poverty line of Rs 28.65 per capita daily consumption in cities & Rs 22.42 in rural areas fixed by Planning Com...
01 Aug, 2012, 04.29 PM IST
60 per cent of rural India lives on less than Rs 35 a dayAbout 60 per cent of India's rural population lives on less than Rs 35 a day and nearly as many in cities live on Rs 66 a day, reveals a go...
04 May, 2012, 09.14 AM IST
- UP is home to people with dangerously wide gaps in skills, income and caste
With a total population at par with Brazil, if UP was to be declared a separate country today, it would be the sixth-largest nation.
18 Nov, 2011, 02.56 PM IST
- National Sample Survey finds huge disparity in Indians' income
While average monthly per capita expenditure at Rs 1,053.64 in rural areas and Rs 1,984.46 in urban India in 2009-10, there exists a huge g...
08 Jul, 2011, 03.36 PM IST
- Urban India splurges on conveyance, communication
Urban India is spending big on conveyance and communications, thanks to long hours of commuting and the telecom revolution.
24 Nov, 2008, 01.23 AM IST
- Falling per capita consumption of grains
Rising prices have pushed up average per capita monthly consumer spending on cereals between 2005-06 and 2006-07 across rural and urban cen...
11 Nov, 2008, 12.56 AM IST
- Modi's splurging Gujarat is a myth
A survey on spend list by the National Sample Survey Organisation has put Gujarat at the bottom of a 20-state list. Oil Inflation I All Hea...
02 Jul, 2008, 12.30 PM IST
- Household spending on the rise, finds NSSO
The 62nd NSSO survey on household expenditure for 2005-06 has highlighted improvement in monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MCPE) ...
04 Feb, 2008, 04.24 AM IST
- Rural Indian spends less than Rs 21 a day: NSSO
While an average Urban citizen spends just about Rs 39 a day, the expenses on cereals, milk, beverages, vegetables and refreshment etc acco...
31 Jan, 2008, 05.24 PM IST
- India spends double than Bharat
The benefits of high economic growth have been unable to bridge the gap between urban and rural people in terms of spending capacity. India...
01 Sep, 2007, 02.14 AM IST