Mean consumption, Poverty and Inequality in Rural India in the 60th Round of the National Sample Survey

Jha, RaghbendraGaiha, RaghavSharma, Anurag2015-12-100021-9096http://hdl.handle.net/1885/49780This article reports on mean consumption, poverty (all three FGT measures) and inequality during 2004 for rural India using National Sample Survey (NSS) data for the 60th Round. Mean consumption at the national level is much higher than the poverty line.Keywords: consumption behavior; database; growth rate; poverty; rural area; socioeconomic survey; article; economics; ethnology; health; history; India; legal aspect; population density; poverty; psychological aspect; rural population; social problem; socioeconomic India; inequality; mean consumption; povertyMean consumption, Poverty and Inequality in Rural India in the 60th Round of the National Sample Survey201010.1177/00219096103738922016-02-24