Member of Parliament from Rohtak Deepender Singh Hooda on Tuesday said that as per the recent report of National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Haryana has ranked at number one in the country in terms of Per Family Monthly Expenditure in urban areas whereas Punjab is at fifth and Gujarat at number ninth position.
He said that at international level, monthly per capita expenditure capacity is considered as indicator of income and prosperity of any State. Even earlier, Haryana has ranked number one in terms of per capita income, per capita investment and decline in dropout rate of schools. He said that a survey was conducted by NSSO in urban and rural areas of different parts of the country on Per Family Monthly Expenditure between July 2011 and June 2012.
In this survey, a study was conducted on the parameters associated with the lifestyle of urban population. He said that according to this survey, the average monthly expenditure of per urban family was Rs 3,346, which was the highest in the country. This achievement is special for Haryana because according to the report of the same organisation released in the year 2000, Haryana had ranked at fourth position. In case of people living in rural areas, Haryana has ranked at third place as far as the average monthly expenditure of per rural family is concerned.