Lok Sabha Question No. 4375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Average Calorie Intake
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4375

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## AVERAGE CALORIE INTAKE

## 4375. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the average calorie intake has declined over time in the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether real household expenditures and incomes  have increased in the country;
- (d) if  so,  whether the Government has taken any steps to study the  said  trend  and  its  implications  on  the  country's  overall development; and
- (e) if so, the response of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  FOR  STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION [SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA]

(a) and (b): The average calorie intake in the country is estimated on the  basis  of  the  data  collected  by  National  Sample  Survey  Office (NSSO) in its Household Consumer Expenditure surveys. Based on the consumer expenditure surveys of NSSO conducted during  the period 1983 onwards, estimates of per capita calorie intake per day are given below:

| Estimated per capita calorie intake (Kilo Calorie) per day in different years   | Estimated per capita calorie intake (Kilo Calorie) per day in different years   | Estimated per capita calorie intake (Kilo Calorie) per day in different years   | Estimated per capita calorie intake (Kilo Calorie) per day in different years   | Estimated per capita calorie intake (Kilo Calorie) per day in different years   | Estimated per capita calorie intake (Kilo Calorie) per day in different years   | Estimated per capita calorie intake (Kilo Calorie) per day in different years   |
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| Area                                                                            | 1983                                                                            | 1993- 1994                                                                      | 1999- 2000                                                                      | 2004- 2005                                                                      | 2009- 2010                                                                      | 2011- 2012                                                                      |
| (1)                                                                             | (2)                                                                             | (3)                                                                             | (4)                                                                             | (5)                                                                             | (6)                                                                             | (7)                                                                             |
| Rural                                                                           | 2221                                                                            | 2153                                                                            | 2149                                                                            | 2047                                                                            | 2020                                                                            | 2099                                                                            |
| Urban                                                                           | 2089                                                                            | 2071                                                                            | 2156                                                                            | 2020                                                                            | 1946                                                                            | 2058                                                                            |

(c) to (e): Government does not collect data for estimating household income.  However,  NSSO  collects  data  on  the  Household  Consumer Expenditure through Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CES) for generating estimates of average Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure (MPCE).

Based  on  quinquennial  surveys  on  Household  Consumer  Expenditure conducted  by  NSSO  during  1993-94,  2004-05,  2009-10  and  2011-12, estimates  of  average  Monthly  Per  Capita  Consumer  Expenditure (MPCE) for rural and urban areas at constant price (1987-88) are given as under:

| Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure Mixed Reference Period (MPCE) MRP # at constant prices (1987-88) since 1993-94   | Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure Mixed Reference Period (MPCE) MRP # at constant prices (1987-88) since 1993-94   | Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure Mixed Reference Period (MPCE) MRP # at constant prices (1987-88) since 1993-94   | Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure Mixed Reference Period (MPCE) MRP # at constant prices (1987-88) since 1993-94   | Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure Mixed Reference Period (MPCE) MRP # at constant prices (1987-88) since 1993-94   | Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure Mixed Reference Period (MPCE) MRP # at constant prices (1987-88) since 1993-94   |
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| characteristic                                                                                                           | 1993- 1994                                                                                                               | 1999- 2000                                                                                                               | 2004- 2005                                                                                                               | 2009- 2010                                                                                                               | 2011- 2012                                                                                                               |
| MPCE: rural (₹) at 1987- 88 prices                                                                                       | 162.56                                                                                                                   | 179.39                                                                                                                   | 181.56                                                                                                                   | 192.93                                                                                                                   | 221.93                                                                                                                   |
| MPCE: urban (₹) at 1987- 88 prices                                                                                       | 268.38                                                                                                                   | 306.42                                                                                                                   | 326.80                                                                                                                   | 368.99                                                                                                                   | 413.53                                                                                                                   |

#  -  MPCEMRP  is  the  measure  of  MPCE  obtained  from  the  CES  when household  consumer  expenditure  on  items  of  clothing  and  bedding, footwear, education, institutional medical care, and durable goods is recorded for a reference period of 'last 365 days', and expenditure on all other items is recorded with a reference period of 'last 30 days'.

No  specific  study  has  been  undertaken  by  Government  to  study  the trend of real household expenditure and incomes and its implications on the country's overall development.  However, both State & Central Governments and NITI Aayog (Erstwhile Planning Commission) extensively use the data of the Consumer Expenditure survey of NSSO to  analyse  impact  of  Government  policies  and  programmes  for  the development  of  the  country  and  corrective  steps,  if  any,  required therein.

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