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New Delhi: More than a quarter of Indian households are indebted, and a majority of them borrow from informal sources rather than banks or financial institutions, according to fresh data from a large-scale nationally representative survey.
For urban households’ LPG is the major source of cooking fuel (79%) while for rural households, it is firewood (57%). At an all-India level, the split between gas and firewood is 47% vs 42%
Gas connection coverage in 2014-2018 was highest for district clusters between D10-D20 at the all-India level
Nearly 59% rural households have gas connections compared to 90% in urban India.
At the all-India level, only about 15%-38% households in the least developed district clusters (D1- D7) have access to tap water compared to D8-D20 clusters where 70%+ households have tap water.
Source: Census (2011) and ICE 3600 Surveys (2014 & 2016); PRICE estimates (2018) Progress of states & UTs accessing tap water – Rural India Level of access to tap water (% of rural households) Notes: Andhra Pradesh includes Telangana ICE […]
The most impact has been felt in Rural India – Electricity coverage jumped by more than 30-45% even in the bottom four least developed district clusters (D1-D4).