'Modi govt is changing rural India, they are spending differently from MGNREGA era' 

sums up accurately why every corner of the country currently is under modi wave....great insights and good reporting

LPG to water Road to Airport School to Hospital Modi govt is not fair leaving no work for our youth leader RaGa to do when he will become PM in next 15 /20 years hopefully No Democracy 😢

I recently bought an AC in my home in village through Flipkart which did not had electricity 10 years ago.

Growth of two wheeler in last 2 year outpaced other vehicle, which is big benchmark of rural income growth

Aaj print ko kya hogaya, modi ki tareef kaise kardi 😂

Explains the support this govt ia receiving in elections.

Never expected this from Print

Print is so reluctant to give credit to Modi govt, this is a rare admission

Such good data points and insights. We need more of such videos. Kudos to Sharad and the team ! This is really appreciable about The Print, they show both the sides as fairly as one can today. Keep up the good work, folks !

Yes there is a marked change in the income levels of the rural folk.(its a crime to say rural poor in south India at least ). In My village today every household owns at least one two wheeler. Many own a car. The best part of the two wheeler revolution in villages is that they use it to improve their productivity in agriculture. The two wheeler enables them to reach the farm in lesser time than what they would spend on walking to work. They use the two wheeler to transport fertilizer, farm products to and fro from their farm and fields and market. 90% of them use tractors, farming equipment and back hoe loaders for agricultural purposes, reducing the dependence on farm animals. Every village in India has more than 1 JCB. Most of the villages have RO water facilities and the current trend is for families installing RO machine in their homes. 90 % of the homes are concrete buildings and other on the way to transition from thatched homes. 100 % homes own a TV set. more than 50% own refrigerator. They use the refrigerator two store milk and other farm produce. 80% of them send their children to convent schools in nearby towns. (A big failure on part of the government that it could not or does not want the transformation of education sector, which could have been the real game changer in the rural India. This can increase the farmers income 10times.). They use Autos to travel to work outside their village during their free time. The average consumption of Chicken and mutton in villages has gone up phenomenally , maybe what explains the drop in consumption of staples. And you can see the real development of villages and the role education plays during festival times when the children come back to their native places without fails. The joy and pomp visible in their celebrations tell a lot about the rural change. The last but not the least change in huge jump in the consumption of liquor in villages which quantifies the rise in their income levels.

Pleasant surprise from Print

Surprised to have a good reporting from print, any how very fine change of rural india, full credit to our modi ji🙏

Airport share of the bigger airports is falling... ppl in bigger cities are spending on better cars, and opting for travels by road, which is more economical for families with more than 4 ppl. Also since big city lives are busy, ppl see it a good way for family bonding. This also validates the road infrastructure that went through an overhaul and ppl of India are completely in awe of the countryside beauty.

How Modi govt. has helped people in start taking flights....absolutely crazy. Simply the youth in families of rich farmers want an urban lifestyle

print what has happened to u bro😂

Thank you Print for these facts presented. We should be proud and thank government for uplifting the lowest strata of our society. 😊

At last THE PRINT said truths about 49% of their content.. UDAN is modis magic ❤❤❤

Ha ye sach hai. Mere gaon me bhi aisa hai. Road, Railway aur electricity to bilkul renew ho gaya hai. Tap water to nahi manga phir bhi mila hai. Solar panel bhi. 😊

The iron rule #1 of economics still rules: Government subsidies for consumers create shortages. Government subsidies for producers create wasteful surpluses.

4:00 processed and packaged food is destroying humanity and most don't even realise it.

Praising and criticising both whenever required ...that's called unbiased journalism...

Thanks to The Print and the presenter for bringing out this data

Good!! Great analysis! The 2nd and 3rd layer of Journos in The Print is solid and Shekhar Gupta Ji is building a great legacy!! Very happy to see this!

Modi Govt should give us a tax cut after the election. It will kick off investment.

Actually families like ours who earlier used to eat out are switching to traditional fire wood-earthenware slow cooked foods. If income levels of rural India increase, their expenses on essentials come, then it is a good sign. Eating packaged food, taking carbonated beverage and unwanted travel are not. They are health hazard and dent their packets.

The name "Standard deviation" clearly describes the content that can be expected from you. Your videos truly live up to the name!

❤ that's a great development so succinctly compiled. But Sharad you must at times smile too 😊

Hello, I met you on CTC, you were awesome bro, love n hugs. And "Standard Deviation" that is a dope name bro

Bro is trying so hard to give credit where it's due😂

Great positive story about rural India!

Most importantly we should accept that as we travel by road or rail anywhere in India the definitive demarcation between urban and rural communities is diminishing. The houses in rural areas are more or less similar to what you see in cities

its time people familiarise with what to trust, when to trust and whom to trust, why to trust, Trust, honesty and community living exists in rural india even today. Food and water security are two essentials which can stir up a revolution if mismanaged or misreported. It would be worthwhile for presenters to provide graphs or charts on a relative basis covering every ten years so that communities can understand where they are today. from 100 taps to 1000 taps does not mean much if the covered population expanded from 15000 to 20000 in the same period. producing content which makes sense easily is tough , expensive and time consuming but its worth it as it gives population a chance to focus on things that matter.

As some wise person said Politicians campaign Elections with promises of freebees NOT on critical issues of Basic Quality Education, Basic Health Care, Law&order..

Sir, can you please share link to the data so that I can do more research on the topic Regards, Researcher

Thank you for the video

Rural consumption can be affected by logistics too since it is not economical to deliver FMCG goods at remote locations

Good explanation

There should be better infrastructures,industries and better schools in rural areas aswell.

Modi govt has done very good work in most of the sectors.However I feel they have to do much better work in health and education sector.Hope on Modi.3.0 they will concentrate much more on these sectors.

Excellent analysis

If villagers are spending more on processed foods and dabas and restaurants, diseases like obesity and diabetes will automatically follow like it has done in urban India. The multi nationals that sell processed foods will benefit no doubt !

What a great episode backed with solid data. Would love if you guys continue mining more. As Shekhar says data never lies

Consumption of greater quantities of packaged food and bottled beverages could be disastrous where healthcare infra is particularly poor. And rising footfall at smaller airports could simply be a result of absence of such airports up until now. Only the airlines can tell whether operations out of such airports are profitable. It's also a stretch to take rising footfall at such airports as an indicator of village folks growing a fondness of flying.

Your observation on pulses and food grain consumption should only be Made with an analysis of nutrition. Also the e. Xsample of rickety bicycle as two wheeler dropping does not take into account the huge increase in motorised 2 wheelers

Love it ❤❤❤

True but in non BJP states still open defecation is active and things are not developing

Idea and plan of congress is simple...keep Indians poor..promise to give them 1000 rs a month and some food and congress will keep winning...abuse corporates in front of people but secretly make deals with them

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👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌🌹🌹🌹🌹 lots to achieve

Food prices have not increase at all in the last 10 years. Less than 50%>

Even if you impute the cost of free grain into consumption data, it doesn’t change the fact that people hadn’t had to spend that money leaving more on table non grain expenses. So % figure would get skewed even if there is no underlying change in expenditure pattern. Basic data analysis 101.

Decrease in cereal consumption is good and an increase in processed food consumption is good? In which corrupt world?

True bhaiya ...i have saw the darstic change in my village too , i have never thought of that people will spend on A/C over here ...but i have seen major infra devlopment and change in expenditure range

I live in semi urban india... We have got govt water taps more than a year back but don't know when will we get water😅... Hopefully other states are actually providing water on ground.

I feel much of the free rations (not as many are needy as being made out)are being encashed to spend on processed food and travel. It seems just as rations are distributed a trader follows to collect it with cash.

If you pause at 2:25 - the data for avg monthly expenditure has tripled from 11-12 to 22-23 (11 yrs). Comparing 04-05 to 2009-10 -it had roughly doubled in 5 years. Next, it had grown nearly 40-50% in 2 years to 2011-12 (so keeping pace). By that pace the expenditure should have gone 4 times in 11 years. So isn't it slowing down? Ofcourse for the first time the percentages of somethings will cross some made up point (like food dropping below 50%) but what kind of analysis is this? It is slowly supposed to come down anyway. You should discuss how fast is it falling.

Hi Sharad, I am MBA finance and having 15 years exp in stock markets in Bangalore. Recently completed a course in data analytics. Interested in working with you for data analytics. Would like to here from you.

@9:02 you mentioned Bengaluru which is truly a wrong picture. Every house has a water connection in BBMP limits enough for 2 families of 8 members in 1200 sq. feet plot or 4 families of 16 members in 2400 sq. feet space - ideal case, but due to Developers greed , a 2400 sq. feet plot now 16 houses 64 members at least 4 times more ( some even 108 members ). Hence they depend on borewell in addition to piped water. Borewell water can supplies 70% of Apartment needs with Piped water covering the rest . This is in a small Apartment case. In Large apartments with 700 households that are entirely dependent on Borewell water and very less piped water or no piped water and they depend on tankers as they collect Maintenance amount at 5 Rs - 8 Rs. per sq.ft area of apartment..So if rains fail this is bound to happen . In addition catchment areas and storage areas have now been concretized allowing no water seepage..It is not as if Jal Jeevan mission failed , it is just that Jal Jeevan could not meet the needs of greed... Please take this input ..No offense meant

The biggest paradigm shift change is that women don’t want to cook. I am buying Zomato shares.

Yes continuous increasing toll gas price 1:18

Electricity, tap water, happening 75 years after independence..🙏

so much doubts inserted accepting official data ..theprint approach ?

How are people able to afford all this without employment?

India needs to de-urbanize. Our approach to development shouldn't be urbanization. There's too many problems with current approach. Government should support work from home, make rural land more usable, focus on basic necessities (which includes internet and fast connectivity). India has a lot of land but ofcourse we can't afford to be densely populated, more and more Indians are living in shity conditions in mega cities because they have to work there. If we crack progress with de-urbanization we can become one of the most beautiful place on planet

I will suggest you to go to any village in eastern up or Bihar and see the consumptions by your own. The mistake made by "Analysts living in cities" are almost always wrong. Either you will see few data and paint some Rosy picture or some doomsday announcement. Neither will be correct. Will give you one simple example - If a family has 2 children then they are giving them Maggie, soup, momo, bread, etc. This is not coming from some extra income or prosperity but from free grains savings, free money by state or central government,etc. It is not an actual income and it is painting a false picture. Also, people are consuming less Daal, meat or egg. If you check it properly,you will see that it is bcz if lack of money and it is causing malnutrition. Maggie is cheap food to fullfill the belly.

Jai ho Modiji

Anyone sensing investment opportunity here . . . Micro finance concentrating only rural women? FMCG selling packed food to majorly to rural India? Anything else, please reply.

Tribal communities in India have faced historical marginalization and lack of recognition. Factors include limited access to education, healthcare, and employment opportunities, leading to socio-economic disparities. Additionally, issues like displacement due to development projects and inadequate representation in decision-making processes contribute to their marginalized status.

what about INR devaluation? did you account for that in your data.. look at the inflation.. look at the drop in savings rate across all classes.. remove the atta daal 'freebi'/revari scheme and see how people sink

" A section of rural Indians"... How big is that section?

Sir, does this mean we are now a developed country?

Safety of Democracy is more important than development , afterten years there will bring development if Modi govt. or not credited does not go to Modi, the actual development will be measured from GDP, and GSDP our growth rate are going down and down

Manrega should be redirected to clean villages Its easy as hell

Humes party shud change their strategy now rural areas hv cars n bikes They dnt wan subsidy now wan ferari or SUV😂

Modi giving every household free grain is considered adopted corruption buying vote or popularity. Modi government should find solutions to upgrade the living standards income of rural by implementing modern agriculture and infrastructure to the villages as wise person say teach them to fish better them give them fish to eat They will be forever being poor in rural areas without any modernize and infrastructure to connect city

If print editors praises Modi govt. then oppositions are really really bad 😮

This explains POPULARITY of Modi. No wonder he'll win another 350+ mandate.

media hi to he kab badal jay pta nahi chalta

This is dangerous data. People are becoming lazy, moving away from healthy diet and chosing junk food. Atleast the villagers were healthy and sturdy, now they're also succumbing to unhealthy lifestyle especially food. Other things are desirable but food habits is concerning.

Not sure how eating processed food is a good news? While it may show increased income but it will lead to lower quality of health and may increase health expenditure

Print has to give credit to Modi government, though reluctantly and after adding lots of ifs and buts..😂😂

How is eating junk food a welcome move?

Sure, be happy that even the healthcare sector will do well. Dude, I am really shocked that you’re happy that people are not eating at home and that condescending statement on the Roti. What’s wrong with people. What is healthier question, eating out and process food?

Far out 😒 this guy reminds me of myself as a 12 year old how I had to read my English essays in front of my class. Good content, however please work on your oratory skills 🙏🏽

Good news 😁

MANREGA is not gold standard. Why are you wasting your (and others') time

This video is just to give illusion of neutral journalist , all of the next videos will be pro Congress and anti modi. Don't be fool guys

Thanking our very great PM Modi ji soon there will be toilets outside city centers! jai Hind!!

Data Suspicious.

Since when is moving away from healthy home made dal roti chawal to proceesed junk food progress????😅

don't make such videos of praising modi government. I am a liberal and i feel offended by such videos.

bik gaya hai print. Yeah sab Modi Shah ki saazish hai

These figures don't corroborate with sales figures of the auto & FMCG companies. Assembly lines of the cars in the small segment are drying up

National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report published end 2023. The report showed that in 2022, India saw 11,290 suicides in the farming sector, a 3.75 per cent rise from the 10,881 suicides reported in 2021.

Amount received?

Jai jai modi

Poor print is coninuously trying to boost modi better ask subramania swami

😂😂😂😂 Clowns

The definition of rural is the reason why the government data is made to look so good. There is no credibility.

Will the print expose drought situation Why is print sangi godi edia stlll covering up ugly drought situation Is print another timesnow godi Water crisis may swell beyond Bengaluru, reservoirs in southern India drying too Karnataka has 16 major reservoirs that are only 29 per cent full, compared to 45 per cent in 2023. Mar 7, 2024 In Short Southern India facing water crisis Groundwater levels decreasing, reservoirs shrinking Reservoir levels in multiple states below decade-average