Rising inflation and a slowdown in growth had little impact on the rural consumption patterns which outpaced urban spending in the two year period between 2009-10 and 2011-12.
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-rural-employment-guarantee-scheme-nregs
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-sample-survey-organisation-nsso
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