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The state of inequality in India report
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- The ‘State of Inequality in India’ Report was released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).
- The report compiles information on inequities across sectors of health, education, household characteristics and the labour market.
- The report consists of two parts – Economic Facets and Socio-Economic Manifestations.
- Five Key Areas: These are income distribution, labour market dynamics, health, education and household characteristics.
- The report is based on the data derived from various rounds of the
- Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS),
- National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) and
- United Information System for Education Plus.
Highlights
- India’s unemployment rate is 4.8% (2019-20), and the worker population ratio is 46.8%
- Urban areas have a 44.4% wealth concentration in the highest quintile (20%) and only 7.1% concentration in rural areas.
- From 1,72,608, the total health centres in India in 2005, increased into total health centres in 2020 at 1,85,505.
- By 2019-20, 95% of schools would have functional toilet facilities on the school premises.
- The Gross Enrolment Ratio has also increased between 2018-19 and 2019-20 at all the 3 levels.
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