RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE: AN ANALYSIS OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE PATTERN IN KARNATAKA
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02-02-17
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU
Abstract
The present study was conducted to know the income and expenditure pattern in
Karnataka in both rural and urban areas. The study revealed that 85 per cent of
households were working in private sector in urban area and in rural area 85 per cent
were Agriculturists. Majority (91.67 % ) of households in urban area were belonged to
nuclear type, In case of rural area Majority of the respondents are belong to joint family
type (83.33 %). And urban (36.67 %) belong to income group Rs. 10,001-20,000. Food
habits concerned rural households (93.33 %) non vegetarians and urban households
(88.33 %) and vegetarians were very less in number rural (6.67 %) and urban (11.67 %).
Average monthly income of rural respondents Rs. 13.994.44 and urban Rs. 36,033.33.
Expenditure in case rural households Rs. 9894.35 and in case urban Rs. 21,517.42. Rural
households give less importance non-food expenditure but in case urban households give
more importance. Urban household (100 %) having TV and Mobile, refrigerator (83.33
%) but in case of rural household (96.67 %) having TV followed by mobile (83.34 %),
(50 %) have refrigerator. From this it can be suggested that Prices is key policy
instrument for improving consumption pattern, Price raise appears to be root causes for
fall in quantities of cereals, pulses and edible oil consumed. Expenditure on food items
will increase among rural household, Hence there is a great scope for rural households by
way of providing subsides through fair price shops.