Das, Malya
An investigation into the inter-district disparity in INDIA using household consumption expenditure data - Madhya Pradesh Journal of Social Sciences - 29(2), Dec, 2024: p.41-54
Existing studies on disparities in India were mostly limited to regionaland
state-level analyses. Using the data from the 61st and 66th rounds of
the National Sample Survey of India this paper examined the inter-district
economic disparity in terms of monthly per capita consumption
expenditure (MPCE) in India and bigger states during 2004-09. A set of
three inequality measures, namely, Theil, Hoover and Gini indices, and the
Lorenz curve were used to assess the economic disparity among the
districts. Results showed that the districts of northern and eastern states of
India were economically more backward. Disparity in MPCE continued to
exist among the districts of India. The degree of inter-district disparity in
MPCE was found to be higher in the economically better-off states (such as
Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka), compared to the economically
poorer states (such as Bihar and Rajasthan) of India.-Reproduced
https://mpissr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MPJSS-292-December-2024.pdf
Inter-district disparity, Inequality measures, Lorenz curve, Monthly percapita consumption expenditure, Districts, India.
An investigation into the inter-district disparity in INDIA using household consumption expenditure data - Madhya Pradesh Journal of Social Sciences - 29(2), Dec, 2024: p.41-54
Existing studies on disparities in India were mostly limited to regionaland
state-level analyses. Using the data from the 61st and 66th rounds of
the National Sample Survey of India this paper examined the inter-district
economic disparity in terms of monthly per capita consumption
expenditure (MPCE) in India and bigger states during 2004-09. A set of
three inequality measures, namely, Theil, Hoover and Gini indices, and the
Lorenz curve were used to assess the economic disparity among the
districts. Results showed that the districts of northern and eastern states of
India were economically more backward. Disparity in MPCE continued to
exist among the districts of India. The degree of inter-district disparity in
MPCE was found to be higher in the economically better-off states (such as
Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka), compared to the economically
poorer states (such as Bihar and Rajasthan) of India.-Reproduced
https://mpissr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MPJSS-292-December-2024.pdf
Inter-district disparity, Inequality measures, Lorenz curve, Monthly percapita consumption expenditure, Districts, India.