A narrative of ‘roti, kapada aur makaan’ under the NDA
The HinduA masterpiece film, Roti, Kapada Aur Makaan, produced and directed by Manoj Kumar in 1974, depicted the severe deprivation and devastation of a man for whom living honestly became a will-o’-the wisp. It may seem obvious but raises a concern that the highest proportion of those without enough money to buy food is among the first per capita income quintile/the poorest and lowest among the fifth quintile/the richest throughout the period. Using the GWP caste classification, we find that among those lacking money for food, the highest proportion was of OBCs in 2018, followed by Scheduled Castes, or SCs, and then Unreserved. While SCs displayed the highest share of those lacking money for shelter in 2018, closely followed by OBCs and the lowest by Unreserved, excluding STs. Among those lacking money for food and shelter, the highest share was among those between 25 to 45 years old in 2021.
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