Imputed values refer to the monetary worth of items received free of cost by households through various social welfare programmes.
It is followed by Himachal Pradesh (0.14 per cent), Kerala (0.94 per cent), Punjab (0.98 per cent), and Sikkim (1.03 per cent).“States with an already higher average MPCE tend to spend less on social welfare programmes, as their populations would be relatively better off,” said Mohanan.
P C Mohanan, former acting chairman, National Statistical Commission (NSC), said that people in these states are better able to avail themselves of the benefits provided by the government as a higher tribal population in these regions often correlates with increased spending on social welfare programmes by their respective governments.
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