Table 6.

MPCE Class wise Incidence of Public Subsidy (in %)

Sector	MPCE	TN		RAJ		WB
		2004	2014	2004	2014	2004	2014
Rural	P	20.74	42.25	19.28	44.43	22.36	25.99
	LM	36.71	26.58	35.72	15.13	25.96	19.44
	UM	29.21	20.48	16.22	20.66	29.30	28.15
	R	13.34	10.69	28.78	19.78	22.38	26.41
Urban	P	57.76	64.35	28.12	38.59	41.01	36.21
	LM	18.98	11.01	15.69	38.88	40.53	31.53
	UM	18.63	20.21	11.30	14.86	6.19	24.66
	R	4.18	4.43	44.89	7.66	12.27	7.60
Combine	P	41.52	54.17	25.35	41.53	30.50	31.30
	LM	26.87	18.18	21.98	26.94	32.32	25.72
	UM	23.36	20.33	12.84	17.78	19.21	26.34
	R	8.25	7.31	39.83	13.75	17.96	16.64

Note: P-poorest, LM-lower middle, UM-upper middle, R-richest

Source: Authors’ estimation from NSS 60th and 71st round data

The italics numbers in the tables signify the maximum