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List of FiguresList of Tables List of Contributors Acknowledgements1 India⁰́₉s Social and Economic Transformation: Introduction PALLAVI CHOUDHURI, SONALDE DESAI AND AMARESH DUBEY2 Why Did Poverty Decline in India? A Non-parametric Decomposition Exercise CARLOS FELIPE BALC©¹ZAR, SONALDE DESAI, RINKU MURGAI AND AMBAR NARAYAN3 Do Income and Income Inequality Have Any Impact on Morbidity? Evidence From the India Human Development Survey SOHINI PAUL4 Excess Weight in India: Gender Differentials, Location Patterns and Health Consequences PUSHKAR MAITRA AND NIDHIYA MENON5 Does the Growing Private Sector Deliver Schooling for All? Role of Gender, Parental Altruism and Family Wealth PUSHKAR MAITRA, SARMISTHA PAL AND ANURAG SHARMA6 Private Schooling in India: Changes in Learning and Achievement Experience SUVARNA PANDE AND AMARESH DUBEY7 Expectations of Support From Daughters in India: The Role of Education, Employment and Empowerment ABHIJIT VISARIA8 Are the Young and the Educated More Likely to Have ⁰́₋Love⁰́₊ Than Arranged Marriage? A Study of Autonomy in Partner Choice in India MANJISTHA BANERJI9 The Impact of Household Membership in Community-Based Organisations on Child Health and Education in Rural India MUGDHA VAIDYA, MEGHNA KATOCH RANA AND NABANITA DATTA GUPTAIndex

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of India's social and economic transformation in the decades leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic and explores both resilience and vulnerabilities in Indian society. It provides an in-depth look into diverse aspects of how Indians live, earn a living and care for their children by examining vital indicators such as poverty, malnutrition, health and marriage and family relationships, among others. Analysing the data from the India Human Development Surveys, it presents a complex picture of India's transformation and large economic and educational gains, while exploring the reasons why these have not translated into social transformation of a similar magnitude. The volume also describes the backdrop against which the COVID-19 pandemic crippled the Indian economy. In effect, it foreshadows the challenges that need to be addressed on the road to recovery. It argues that in order to reduce the scarring and ensure recovery for all, it will be important to focus on the underlying conditions faced by the most vulnerable sections of the Indian society as policymakers seek to effectively tend to issues of socio-economic inequality and marginalisation in the long run. Rich in data and analysis, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of economics, political economy, sociology and development studies.

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequent nationwide lockdown in India that began on 25 March 2020, caused a major disruption in the labour market, leading to the widespread loss of livelihoods and food insecurity. The findings from a telephonic survey of a representative sample of more than 3,000 households in the National Capital Region also reveal a dramatic loss in earning capacity. The place of residence and occupation mediated the impact of the lockdown, with greater vulnerabilities witnessed amongst those engaged in informal employment, especially in urban areas. The government rolled out a series of welfare measures in response to the widespread economic distress, with the provision of free foodgrains and cash transfers aimed at rehabilitating those who were the most affected. While the use of prior social registries enabled quick disbursement, our analysis shows that few households received both foodgrains and cash transfers, particularly in urban areas. Urban residents were also eight percentage points less likely to receive cash transfers than their rural counterparts. JEL Codes: I38, J21, O17