Rural consumption inequality

Choropleth map of India by state: Rural consumption inequality. Kerala has the seventh highest rural spending per person of 36 states and territories and the second most unequal rural distribution, at a Gini of 0.255 against 0.237 nationally. A high average is not a flat one.
Kerala has the seventh highest rural spending per person of 36 states and territories and the second most unequal rural distribution, at a Gini of 0.255 against 0.237 nationally. A high average is not a flat one.
Policy implication
Ranking states by mean consumption and ranking them by its dispersion produce different lists. Any transfer designed off the mean alone is targeting a state that does not exist.
HCES 2023-24 (MoSPI) 2023-24EconomyHCESinequalityrural
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Source: HCES 2023-24 (MoSPI) (2023-24). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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