The Periodic Labour Force Survey analysis highlights rising female LFPR in rural India since 2017-18, with married rural women showing higher participation growth. Government schemes have ...
Rural-urban consumption gap has been narrowing over time, which is a good development. With at least two of three agricultural households working marginal land holdings, there are limited economic ...
With the increasing proliferation of smartphones, internet usage is increasing in rural India too. Number of internet subscribers in rural regions of India grew from 34.3 crore in September 2022 ...
Analysts said food is likely to have a smaller weighting in India's consumer price index in the near future. The urban-rural monthly per capita consumer spending gap narrowed to 70% in 2023/24 ...