No. 2021-01-04

By Kuriakose Mamkoottam and Nidhi Kaicker

Abstract

The study on Living Wages and Income for rural Madhya Pradesh was conducted by the Anker Research Institute with support from Laudes Foundation, as part of a broader goal to help inform employers and policy makers as they adopt suitable policies and take appropriate steps to enhance the quality of life of the farmers and workers of rural Madhya Pradesh. Employing the Anker Methodology, the study used a combination of secondary data from reliable sources as well as primary data collected through field investigation. Intensive field investigation was carried out in the districts of Chhindwara in southern MP and Ratlam in western MP during October 2021 and December 2021. These districts have been chosen as representative of southern and western MP respectively. The estimated living incomes for rural MP are about 64% higher than the average monthly household consumption expenditure of rural MP. These estimates are close to average monthly household consumption expenditure of rural Punjab, but below that of rural Haryana and rural Kerala. These comparisons clearly indicate that families in rural MP cannot afford minimum standards of decent living.

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