Beyond the national level numbers, it is important to appreciate the universal nature of poverty eradication across India. This is how it looks across NSS regions (clusters of districts within states) for Rangarajan Poverty Line. This is unprecedented! Read full article:

It’s five years since I began the daily ritual of #COVID19India #DailyUpdate on the 10th of March 2020. They were the worst of times, that I had known as an economist, a mother and a citizen. The uncertainty was crushing! It was to anchor the escalating chaos, therefore, that we went back to the basics. It started as simple moving averages of a few variables. By the end of 2021, we had done >5L analyses - on all kinds of data related to the pandemic across India (& some global studies). Knowledge gave us perspective & helped us in mobilizing scholars & professionals. Research helped us to survive initially & overtime to thrive. We prevailed, as people and a nation. Some have documented our initial efforts:
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There are major changes unfolding in India’s food consumption pattern - across all classes- with serious implications for our national policies in agriculture, health & nutrition and overall welfare. Here is our latest research: ‘Changes in India’s Food Consumption and Policy Implications: A Comprehensive Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 & 2011-12’.
eacpm.gov.in/wp-content/upl… 1) Big reduction in share of cereals:
Rural: 11% (2011-12) to 5% (2022-23)
Urban: 7% to 4%
Larger decline for poorer classes.
2) Big increase in share of conveyance- for all classes - rural & urban
3) Big increase in processed & packaged food - for all classes, but more for richer classes.
4) Big increase in pan/tobacco/intoxicants - for rural hhs, particularly poorer classes.

Using excellent quality high resolution daytime satellite data, we study the growth rates at local levels (districts, sub-districts & parliament constituencies) - across India &compare b/w different political regimes. Main results:
1)18% higher growth rates on average under Modi. 2) How is growth distributed across parliamentary constituencies? UPA(2) Vs. NDA(Modi) years:
Red denotes high growth rates - which is more widespread under Modi regime.

Some troubling aspects of state budgets:
1) Interest payment has been consistently high (much above all-state average shown by red line) for: Kerala, West Bengal & Punjab. 2) The Development Expenditure of states (in comparison to their Non-development Expenditure ) is least in Kerala & Punjab. This doesn’t portend well for their future growth & development.