The PDS impact on household expenditure
5 months, 1 week ago

The PDS impact on household expenditure

The Hindu  

The Public Distribution System is an important social security programme in India. With the release of data from the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey :2022-23, there will be renewed interest in the above line of inquiry, i.e., the impact of consumption of free food items from the PDS on expenditure on items other than foodgrains. On representativeness To the extent possible, the HCES:2022-23 canvassed information on food and non-food items received by households free of cost through various social welfare programmes. The second metric is the value of household consumption in a month considering the imputed value of free food and non-food items, i.e., ‘MPCE with imputation’. Consumption expenditure refers to out-of-pocket expenditure while value of consumption would include free and subsidised items consumed by households.

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Household Consumption Expenditure Survey: A new methodology with some issues
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Household Consumption Expenditure Survey: A new methodology with some issues

The Hindu  

The National Sample Survey Office released the key results of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 in late February. These primarily include all-India estimates of the average household monthly per capita consumption expenditure for rural and urban areas, its distribution by broad item groups for food and non-food categories, the variation in the average MPCE of households with different standards …

The dynamics of household consumption
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The dynamics of household consumption

The Hindu  

The eagerly awaited fact sheet of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 was released recently by the National Sample Survey Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The two-phase approach not only underscores the perseverance displayed in navigating the challenges in the first phase but also emphasises the commitment to capturing a comprehensive and evolving snapshot of India’s …

Decoding consumption: On the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Decoding consumption: On the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey

The Hindu  

In an uncharacteristic late Saturday release, the Statistics Ministry unveiled the broad findings of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey done between August 2022 and July 2023. This is significant as it is the first major survey-based data released since 2011-12 that captures ground realities at the household level — especially with the once-a-decade Census, due since 2021, nowhere in sight. …

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