Lok Sabha Question No. 1486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: NSSO Survey on Per Capita Income
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## 1486.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1486

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 29 TH  JULY, 2015

## NSSO SURVEY ON PER CAPITA INCOME

## SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the  figures  of  per  capita  monthly  income  as  per  final  NSSO survey along with the State-wise details of income of rural and urban persons;
- (b) the details of the per capita monthly income in respect of rural and  urban  persons  in various States, State-wise including Jharkhand;
- (c) whether the Government is implementing/proposes to implement any scheme to enhance per capita monthly income; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF STATE FOR  MINISTRY  OF  EXTERNAL  AFFAIRS  AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR MINISTRY  OF  OVERSEAS  INDIAN  AFFAIRS  [GENERAL  (Dr.)  V.K.  SINGH (Retd.)]

(a) and (b):   National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO)  does  not  collect  data for estimating per capita income of families. However, it collects data on the  Household  Consumer  Expenditure  through  quinquennial  Consumer Expenditure  Surveys  (CES)  for  generating  estimates  of  average  Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure (MPCE). Based on quinquennial survey on Household Consumer Expenditure conducted by NSSO during 2011-12, state-wise (including Jharkhand) estimates of average Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure (MPCE) for rural and urban areas are given in the statement at the Annexure.

(c) and (d):   Government  is  implementing  a  number  of  programmes  for enhancing per capita monthly income. These include inter alia: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, AajeevikaNational Rural Livelihood Mission and National Urban Livelihood Mission. In agriculture,  Union  Government  supplements  the  efforts of State Governments through various schemes for increasing production, productivity and profitability.  Besides, in order to provide better price to farmers, improve supply chain, reduce wastages etc., the Government has recently  approved  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  National Agricultural Market through Agri-Tech Infrastructure Fund (ATIF).

The measures outlined in the Union Budget 2014-15 and subsequent measures taken by the Government to revive the growth of the economy and  thereby  increase  Per  Capita  Income  included:  fillip  to  industry  and infrastructure through fiscal incentives and concrete measures  for transport, power, and other urban and rural infrastructure; measures for promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in selected sectors; deregulation of diesel prices and finalization of natural gas pricing policy; Make in India initiative  along  with  the  attendant  investment  facilitation  measures; labour reforms, mainly related to inspection and apprenticeship; amendments in the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013  and  Coal  Mines  Ordinance  2014;  financial  inclusion  and  boost  to saving  through  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan-Dhan  Yojana;  initiatives  under  Skill India  and  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT),  having  a  direct  bearing  on  the income  of  the  people.  In  addition  to  these  growth-oriented  measures, Union  Budget  2015-16  includes  measures  to  boost  employment  and income with an increased focus on- (i) irrigation,  traditional  agriculture, enhanced  agricultural  credit,  rural  infrastructure  and  rural  employment; (ii) micro unit development refinance and credit to SC/ST enterprises; and (iii) self-employment and talent utilization along with consolidation of skill development initiatives.

Annexure

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1486 for 29.07.2015

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State-wise estimates of average Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure (MPCE) (in Rs.) for rural and urban areas

| State/UT          | Rural   | Urban   | State/UT             | Rural   | Urban   |
|-------------------|---------|---------|----------------------|---------|---------|
| (1)               | (2)     | (3)     | (4)                  | (5)     | (6)     |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 1753.96 | 2685.09 | Mizoram              | 1643.69 | 2567.72 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1781.74 | 2654.17 | Nagaland             | 2058.58 | 2284.43 |
| Assam             | 1218.57 | 2189.15 | Odisha               | 1002.61 | 1940.61 |
| Bihar             | 1126.75 | 1506.58 | Punjab               | 2344.66 | 2794.02 |
| Chhattisgarh      | 1026.73 | 1867.86 | Rajasthan            | 1597.50 | 2442.40 |
| Delhi             | 2762.11 | 3298.47 | Sikkim               | 1564.91 | 2607.87 |
| Goa               | 2407.88 | 3051.19 | Tamil Nadu           | 1692.93 | 2622.18 |
| Gujarat           | 1535.66 | 2581.28 | Tripura              | 1334.39 | 2144.45 |
| Haryana           | 2176.04 | 3817.33 | Uttar Pradesh        | 1156.03 | 2051.22 |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 2034.15 | 3258.54 | Uttarakhand          | 1725.77 | 2338.99 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 1742.64 | 2485.34 | West Bengal          | 1290.68 | 2591.04 |
| Jharkhand         | 1005.55 | 2018.29 | A & N Islands        | 2711.62 | 4641.92 |
| Karnataka         | 1561.28 | 3025.52 | Chandigarh           | 2632.97 | 3357.05 |
| Kerala            | 2668.73 | 3408.45 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1123.16 | 2671.34 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 1152.39 | 2058.02 | Daman & Diu          | 2435.76 | 2388.42 |
| Maharashtra       | 1619.22 | 3189.14 | Lakshadweep          | 2924.13 | 3287.20 |
| Manipur           | 1501.89 | 1482.63 | Puducherry           | 2173.30 | 3215.85 |
| Meghalaya         | 1474.78 | 2435.66 | all-India            | 1429.96 | 2629.65 |

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