The National Statistics Office (NSO) under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) conducts survey on Household Consumption Expenditure at regular interval. Two back-to-back surveys on Household Consumption Expenditure were conducted during August, 2023-July, 2024 and August, 2022-July, 2023. From the results of these two surveys, the estimates of average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) for 2022-23 & 2023-24 along with percentage change in MPCE during 2023-24 from the level of 2022-23 across States/UTs separately for rural and urban India have been derived and these are given below in Table 1:
| Table 1: Average monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) byState/UT and sector | |||||||
| State/UT/All-India | Average MPCE (Rs) | % change in MPCE in 2023-24 from 2022-23 | |||||
| 2022-23 | 2023-24 | ||||||
| Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | ||
| Andhra Pradesh | 4,870 | 6,782 | 5,327 | 7,182 | 9.4 | 5.9 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 5,276 | 8,636 | 5,995 | 9,832 | 13.6 | 13.8 | |
| Assam | 3,432 | 6,136 | 3,793 | 6,794 | 10.5 | 10.7 | |
| Bihar | 3,384 | 4,768 | 3,670 | 5,080 | 8.5 | 6.5 | |
| Chhattisgarh | 2,466 | 4,483 | 2,739 | 4,927 | 11.1 | 9.9 | |
| Delhi | 6,576 | 8,217 | 7,400 | 8,534 | 12.5 | 3.9 | |
| Goa | 7,367 | 8,734 | 8,048 | 9,726 | 9.2 | 11.4 | |
| Gujarat | 3,798 | 6,621 | 4,116 | 7,175 | 8.4 | 8.4 | |
| Haryana | 4,859 | 7,911 | 5,377 | 8,427 | 10.7 | 6.5 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5,561 | 8,075 | 5,825 | 9,223 | 4.7 | 14.2 | |
| Jharkhand | 2,763 | 4,931 | 2,946 | 5,393 | 6.6 | 9.4 | |
| Karnataka | 4,397 | 7,666 | 4,903 | 8,076 | 11.5 | 5.3 | |
| Kerala | 5,924 | 7,078 | 6,611 | 7,783 | 11.6 | 10.0 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,113 | 4,987 | 3,441 | 5,538 | 10.5 | 11.0 | |
| Maharashtra | 4,010 | 6,657 | 4,145 | 7,363 | 3.4 | 10.6 | |
| Manipur | 4,360 | 4,880 | 4,531 | 5,945 | 3.9 | 21.8 | |
| Meghalaya | 3,514 | 6,433 | 3,852 | 7,839 | 9.6 | 21.9 | |
| Mizoram | 5,224 | 7,655 | 5,963 | 8,709 | 14.1 | 13.8 | |
| Nagaland | 4,393 | 7,098 | 5,155 | 8,022 | 17.3 | 13.0 | |
| Odisha | 2,950 | 5,187 | 3,357 | 5,825 | 13.8 | 12.3 | |
| Punjab | 5,315 | 6,544 | 5,817 | 7,359 | 9.4 | 12.5 | |
| Rajasthan | 4,263 | 5,913 | 4,510 | 6,574 | 5.8 | 11.2 | |
| Sikkim | 7,731 | 12,105 | 9,377 | 13,927 | 21.3 | 15.1 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 5,310 | 7,630 | 5,701 | 8,165 | 7.4 | 7.0 | |
| Telangana | 4,802 | 8,158 | 5,435 | 8,978 | 13.2 | 10.1 | |
| Tripura | 5,206 | 7,405 | 6,259 | 8,034 | 20.2 | 8.5 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,191 | 5,040 | 3,481 | 5,395 | 9.1 | 7.0 | |
| Uttarakhand | 4,641 | 7,004 | 5,003 | 7,486 | 7.8 | 6.9 | |
| West Bengal | 3,239 | 5,267 | 3,620 | 5,775 | 11.8 | 9.6 | |
| Andaman & N. Island | 7,332 | 10,268 | 7,771 | 10,453 | 6.0 | 1.8 | |
| Chandigarh | 7,467 | 12,575 | 8,857 | 13,425 | 18.6 | 6.8 | |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 4,184 | 6,298 | 4,311 | 6,837 | 3.0 | 8.6 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 4,296 | 6,179 | 4,774 | 6,327 | 11.1 | 2.4 | |
| Ladakh | 4,035 | 6,215 | 5,010 | 7,533 | 24.2 | 21.2 | |
| Lakshadweep | 5,895 | 5,475 | 6,350 | 6,377 | 7.7 | 16.5 | |
| Puducherry | 6,590 | 7,706 | 7,598 | 8,637 | 15.3 | 12.1 | |
| All-India | 3,773 | 6,459 | 4,122 | 6,996 | 9.2 | 8.3 | |
| Source: NSS Report no. 591: Survey on Household Consumption Expenditure: 2022-23 & 592: Survey on Household Consumption Expenditure: 2023-24 | |||||||
The estimates of average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) during the period 2022-23 & 2023-24 across States/UTs, separately for rural and urban India are given below in Table 2:
| Table 2: Average MPCE and urban-rural differences in MPCE in 2022-23 and 2023-24 across States/UTs | ||||||
| State/UT/All-India | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | ||||
| Average MPCE (Rs.) | Urban-Rural differences (%) in MPCE | Average MPCE (Rs.) | Urban-Rural differences (%) in MPCE | |||
| Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | |||
| Andhra Pradesh | 4,870 | 6,782 | 39 | 5,327 | 7,182 | 35 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 5,276 | 8,636 | 64 | 5,995 | 9,832 | 64 |
| Assam | 3,432 | 6,136 | 79 | 3,793 | 6,794 | 79 |
| Bihar | 3,384 | 4,768 | 41 | 3,670 | 5,080 | 38 |
| Chhattisgarh | 2,466 | 4,483 | 82 | 2,739 | 4,927 | 80 |
| Delhi | 6,576 | 8,217 | 25 | 7,400 | 8,534 | 15 |
| Goa | 7,367 | 8,734 | 19 | 8,048 | 9,726 | 21 |
| Gujarat | 3,798 | 6,621 | 74 | 4,116 | 7,175 | 74 |
| Haryana | 4,859 | 7,911 | 63 | 5,377 | 8,427 | 57 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5,561 | 8,075 | 45 | 5,825 | 9,223 | 58 |
| Jharkhand | 2,763 | 4,931 | 78 | 2,946 | 5,393 | 83 |
| Karnataka | 4,397 | 7,666 | 74 | 4,903 | 8,076 | 65 |
| Kerala | 5,924 | 7,078 | 19 | 6,611 | 7,783 | 18 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,113 | 4,987 | 60 | 3,441 | 5,538 | 61 |
| Maharashtra | 4,010 | 6,657 | 66 | 4,145 | 7,363 | 78 |
| Manipur | 4,360 | 4,880 | 12 | 4,531 | 5,945 | 31 |
| Meghalaya | 3,514 | 6,433 | 83 | 3,852 | 7,839 | 104 |
| Mizoram | 5,224 | 7,655 | 47 | 5,963 | 8,709 | 46 |
| Nagaland | 4,393 | 7,098 | 62 | 5,155 | 8,022 | 56 |
| Odisha | 2,950 | 5,187 | 76 | 3,357 | 5,825 | 74 |
| Punjab | 5,315 | 6,544 | 23 | 5,817 | 7,359 | 27 |
| Rajasthan | 4,263 | 5,913 | 39 | 4,510 | 6,574 | 46 |
| Sikkim | 7,731 | 12,105 | 57 | 9,377 | 13,927 | 49 |
| Tamil Nadu | 5,310 | 7,630 | 44 | 5,701 | 8,165 | 43 |
| Telangana | 4,802 | 8,158 | 70 | 5,435 | 8,978 | 65 |
| Tripura | 5,206 | 7,405 | 42 | 6,259 | 8,034 | 28 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,191 | 5,040 | 58 | 3,481 | 5,395 | 55 |
| Uttarakhand | 4,641 | 7,004 | 51 | 5,003 | 7,486 | 50 |
| West Bengal | 3,239 | 5,267 | 63 | 3,620 | 5,775 | 60 |
| Andaman & N. Island | 7,332 | 10,268 | 40 | 7,771 | 10,453 | 35 |
| Chandigarh | 7,467 | 12,575 | 68 | 8,857 | 13,425 | 52 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 4,184 | 6,298 | 51 | 4,311 | 6,837 | 59 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 4,296 | 6,179 | 44 | 4,774 | 6,327 | 33 |
| Ladakh | 4,035 | 6,215 | 54 | 5,010 | 7,533 | 50 |
| Lakshadweep | 5,895 | 5,475 | -7 | 6,350 | 6,377 | 0 |
| Puducherry | 6,590 | 7,706 | 17 | 7,598 | 8,637 | 14 |
| All-India | 3,773 | 6,459 | 71 | 4,122 | 6,996 | 70 |
| Source: NSS Report no. 591: Survey on Household Consumption Expenditure: 2022-23 & 592: Survey on Household Consumption Expenditure: 2023-24 | ||||||
The Government of India has implemented various policies and programs aimed at reducing the disparity in expenditure and improving the living standards between rural and urban areas such as Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), DeenDayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), DeendayalAntyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Pradhan Mantri KisanSamman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), Pradhan Mantri AwasYojna (PMAY),Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), etc.
This information was given by the Minister of State (I/C) for the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today
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