V.C. MathurSHIVENDRA KUMAR SRIVASTAVA2016-09-272016-09-272010http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/79211T-8221With the increase in income, urbanisation and globalisation, food basket of Indian households has undergone a structural change. Spatial and temporal analysis of consumption pattern, using two rounds of consumption expenditure survey conducted by NSSO, revealed a structural shift towards high value agricultural commodities like milk, fruits, vegetables and non-vegetarian products. Structural shift was evident among all the regions, but with inter-regional variations. High rural-urban disparities in MPCE and region specific relative importance of individual food commodities were observed. The structural shift and diversification of food basket has definite implications on food security and welfare of the households in the country.productivity, biological phenomena, marketing, fruits, area, demand, animal husbandry, cereals, grain legumes, biological developmentThesis