Level and Pattern of Consumption Expenditure of Rural Households among Different Regions of Punjab
- 12 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Society of Economics and Development in Indian Journal of Economics and Development
- Vol. 17 (2), 468-473
- https://doi.org/10.35716/ijed/20230
Abstract
The present study, dealing with the inequality in consumption of the rural households across the different regions, is based upon the primary data of the Punjab state. The analysis showed that Malwa excelled other two regions in the per capita consumption. The highest average propensity to consume was observed for Doaba, and it was the lowest for Malwa. All the rural households except large farm of all the three regions and medium farm households of Malwa and Majha were in deficit. Considering all households together, the inequality of household consumption expenditure was relatively high in all three regions, with the same being highest in Majha, followed by Malwa and Doaba. The concentration of consumption expenditure among the land-owning households was greater than the landless households.Keywords
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