Table 2c.

Food consumption in India.

Food Consumption	Rural	Urban
Nutritional Intake of India (2011–12)
•Average dietary energy intake (Kcal/person/day)	2233	2206
•Average protein intake (gm/person/day)	60.7	60.3
•Average fat intake (gm/person/day)	46	58
Pattern of Consumer Expenditure (2011–12) in rupees
•Monthly per capita expenditure on food items	756	1121
•Monthly per capita expenditure on non-food items	673	1509
Trends in percentage composition of Consumer Expenditure (2011–12)
•Cereal	12.0	7.3
•Pulses and products	3.1	2.1
•Milk Products	9.1	7.8
•Edible oil	3.8	2.7
•Vegetables	4.8	3.4
•Fruits and nuts	1.9	2.3
•Sugar	1.8	1.2
Per capita consumption of different commodities (2011–12) per annum
•Rice and its Products (kg)	74.62	56.73
•Wheat and its Products (kg)	53.85	52.57
•Pulses and its Products (kg)	9.53	10.96
•Vegetables (kg)	52.71	52.61
•Milk (litre)	52.72	65.97
Beneficiaries covered under the Food Security Act (2018–19)	97.62%
Beneficiaries under Integrated Child Development Scheme (2018–2019)	87560671

Sources: (GoI MOSPI, 2020; GoI NSSO, 2014a).