20% of Indian households access internet for internet banking. But the adoption of digital payments still has a long way…
The year 2016 will undoubtedly be commemorated for tectonic changes in the global and domestic environment, including Brexit, election of…
7th Pay Commission: Urban households are likely to absorb 64% of the increased amount which will come from the Seventh…
The current state of tenancy laws and the absence of properly documented land records inhibit all attempts to resuscitate the…
For measuring the material well-being of bottom of the pyramid households, we need to follow an approach that takes into…
While the government has announced a number of big impact schemes, the focus should now be on creating linkages between…
In Indian context, two-wheeler is less of an automobile and more of an enabler which creates a virtuous cycle of…
Income, expenditure and saving-related indicators, when taken together, provide holistic insights into levels of household well-being
Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, with a large population, are pulling down other north Indian states in terms of the general…
The socio-economic status of female-headed households is falling; they present a genuine case for affirmative action by state and central…
Mobility enabled by two-wheelers has a significant relationship with income inequalities
The process of revitalising agriculture has begun. Now we must take action in a way that yields measurable outcomes and…
The challenge for policy-makers is to develop a holistic approach that is flexible enough to accommodate the specific needs of…
For every percentage point of GDP growth, there will be a spike in demand for consumer goods and services which,…
The Indian economy has come a long way, with the country’s GDP crossing the $2 trillion mark in 2014. While…
Despite the constraints, it is not impossible to collect reliable data on income, expenditure and savings.
The slogan for policy-makers this year should be Debate, Decide, Do and Deliver
During FY15, an average Indian household spent around Rs 6,400 annually on education, which is almost double the amount spent…
