Provision of modern energy services for cooking (gaseous fuels) and lighting (electricity) is an essential component of …

Tobacco products such as bidi and cigarette, both of which are smoked, cater to different kinds of households in India … patterns, socio-economic distribution and the household choice of a variety of tobacco products across rural and urban India … products to consume. Household level data from National Sample Survey in India for the year 1999-2000, which has information on …

This paper seeks to provide a profile of social group disparities and poverty in India, where social groups are …

representative household sample survey from India for the year 1999-2000, we analyze the pattern of spending on various groups of …