Table 1.

Categorization of all Indian states by mean OOPE (NSSO, CES-2009-10)

Category	Mean OOPE (INR)	States	Number of households (%)
A	100 or more	Punjab, Chandigarh,Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Pondicherry	16,887 (16.74)
B	50 to 99	Karnataka, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, J&K, Andaman and Nicobar, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh	57,829 (57.34)
C	Below 50	Dadra Nagar Haveli, Sikkim, Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Daman &Diu, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Arunachal Pradesh	26,139 (25.92)

Source: Compiled from NSS CES Report (2009–10); computed by author using the unit level data records of CES 2009–10