{"id":2380,"date":"2025-02-28T08:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T08:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/?p=2380"},"modified":"2025-02-28T08:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T08:03:03","slug":"congress-flags-income-inequality-calls-for-policy-shift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/congress-flags-income-inequality-calls-for-policy-shift\/","title":{"rendered":"CONGRESS FLAGS INCOME INEQUALITY, CALLS FOR POLICY SHIFT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Congress party has raised concerns over India\u2019s low consumption expenditure and rising inequality, calling for a shift in economic policymaking towards bottom-up empowerment. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh, citing the Indus Valley Annual Report 2025, highlighted that India\u2019s per capita consumption expenditure is just USD 1,493\u2014less than a third of China\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India\u2019s consumption of key lifestyle goods remains significantly low. For example, India accounted for only 7% of global air conditioner sales, compared to China\u2019s 55%. Ramesh noted that India\u2019s \u201cconsuming class\u201d comprises only 30 million households, about 10% of the population, while nearly 1 billion people lack the income to afford discretionary goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Addressing Economic Disparities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra echoed similar concerns, stating that 100 crore out of India\u2019s 140 crore population struggle to afford anything beyond essential expenses. \u201cThe economic injustice during BJP rule has become a curse for the poor and middle class,\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramesh criticized the government\u2019s failure to address wage stagnation and rising household indebtedness. 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