Laxmi Bagh1*, Siya Ram2, Bhawana Patel2 and Poonam Dewangan2
Department of Agri-Business and Rural Management, Collage of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur-492012 (Chhattisgarh) India
Email: laxmibagh890@gmail.com
Received-28.06.2022, Revised-12.07.2022, Accepted-26.07.2022
Abstract: The present study aims to examine the impact of COVID-19 on Consumption pattern of rural households. This research study was conducted in the periphery of Raipur city in the state of Chhattisgarh. Study is comparison of Consumption pattern of sampled household’s 2 years in the form of pre and post covid-19 pandemic. Total 300 households were selected through random sampling methods. Study revealed that the percentage change total expenditure in the food items more increase reported in edible oils which was 22.55% and more decrease in cereals which were 4.11%. The percentage change of total expenditure in the non food item increased in medical & health care which was 35.37% and more decrease in education which was 0.31%. Also found that in marginal farm households reported that expenditure in food and non food item’s percentage change was 4.40 % and 8.21% respectively and in small farm households 7.36% and 8.82% respectively, however landless household’s expenditure in food and non food item’s percentage change was 6.23% and 7.15 % respectively. Overall percentage change over pre COVID in food items and non food items expenditure were 6.04% and 8.12%. Study revealed that there were obvious disparities among pre COVID and post COVID in rural consumption expenditure regarding. Need to do more attention should be placed on study area in order to up-scale their living standards as more poor households dominate in this area. This can be done by generating more and attractive employment opportunities in the rural sector.
Keywords: Consumption Pattern, COVID-19, Food item, Non-food item, Pandemic
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