Dalits - Real Issues & Discussion

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The report of the sixtieth round of the National Sample Survey on “Household Consumer Expenditure in India”, January-June 2004, carried out by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), show that continuing social inequality in  AMPCE among social groups viz. the ST, SC, OBC and Others are Rs. 431, 487, 564 and 678 respectively for rural India.  The disparity in AMPCE between ST and OBC was about 76, between SC and OBC it was 86. In other words, the ST’s consumption expenditure was 24% lesser than the OBC’s and the SC’s consumption expenditure was 14% less as compare to consumption expenditure of OBC. This was even higher while comparing the scheduled groups with Others.  However, in urban India, the AMPCE was higher as Rs. 954 for ST as compare to all other social groups. For SC it was Rs. 770, Rs. 868 for OBC and Rs. 1326 for Others. Thus, the disparity in AMPCE between ST and OBC was nil rather the OBC spend lesser than the STs. But when comparing this with others there is still gap between ST and Others.  The gap in AMPCE between the SC and the OBC for urban India seems similar trend to rural India where the disparity is significant. Similarly, the disparity between rural and urban for all the social groups evident to be continue with varying degrees for different social groups.



Source: NSS Report No.505, Household Consumption Expenditure in India, 60th Round (Jan-Jun 2004).<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->