Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers Volume 17 - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 Excerpt: ...family) had only 1.53 earners and 4.21 persons as dependents. Almost all women and children in the family were dependent on the head of the family. This is a feature peculiar to the Middle Class family and can be found everywhere, though in a lesser degree now. With the spread of education among women, and the pressure of economic conditions, the women in the Middle Class families are now seeking employment opportunities to earn their livelihood. The old customs and tabooes in this respect are giving way under the pressure of economic conditions. The average family income for all families included in the Survey was Rs. 186-4-1 per month. This income consisted of Rs. 120-4-0, as salary and Rs. 41-0-11 as allowances and Rs. 24-15-2 supplementary income from sources other than regular employment. The total average monthly expenditure on items of consumption was Rs. 169-8-8 followed by Rs. 14-5-1 on non-consumption items, thus leaving a balance of Rs. 2-6-4 per month. The consumption expenditure of Rs. 169-8-8 per month comprised Rs. 83-8-1 on food articles. Rs. 10-5-0 on fuel and lighting. Rs. 13-13-0 on dwelling, Rs. 4-0-10 on household requisites. Rs. 23-9-11 Rs. 23-9-11 on clothing and footwear articles and Rs. 33 10 'o on miscellaneous items. In percentages the expenditure on different consumption groups was:--Some idea of the dietary standards (an he had from the following percentage expenditure on different items of food. Items Percentage expenditure Cereals 27.00 Pulses 6.73 Meat 1.83 Milk and Milk Products 24.09 Oils 539 Vegetables 7«o Spices 3-39 Sugai 10.86 Fruits 1.36 Other items i-'5 Total 100.00 In the 'Miscellaneous' group maximum percentage of expenditure, i.e., if) was found to Be on education, With the nominal surplus of Rs. 2 per month p...
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- PublisherRarebooksclub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 113075488X
- ISBN 13 9781130754889
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages278
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