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GS-III · Society

4 official figures, each with a sentence for your answer and the short citation to write after it.

  1. How much does a rural Indian spend on consumption each month?₹4,122 a month 2023-24

    Average monthly per capita consumption expenditure in rural India was ₹4,122 a month in 2023-24, against ₹3,773 a month in 2022-23 (HCES, current prices). Source: MoSPI, Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES), Factsheet 2023-24.

    Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2023-24, Factsheet (NSO, MoSPI)

  2. How much does an urban Indian spend on consumption each month?₹6,996 a month 2023-24

    Average monthly per capita consumption expenditure in urban India was ₹6,996 a month in 2023-24, against ₹6,459 a month in 2022-23 (HCES, current prices). Source: MoSPI, Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES), Factsheet 2023-24.

    Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2023-24, Factsheet (NSO, MoSPI)

  3. How unequal is consumption in rural India?0.237 2023-24

    The Gini coefficient of consumption expenditure in rural India was 0.237 in 2023-24, compared with 0.266 in 2022-23 (HCES). Source: MoSPI, Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES), Factsheet 2023-24.

    Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2023-24, Factsheet (NSO, MoSPI)

  4. What share of Indians are multidimensionally poor?14.96% 2019-21

    14.96% of India's population was multidimensionally poor in 2019-21, down from 24.85% in 2015-16 (NITI Aayog, national Multidimensional Poverty Index). Source: NITI Aayog, Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005-06 (Discussion Paper, January 2024); National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023.

    National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023; Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005-06 (NITI Aayog), 2019-21