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Who Is ‘Middle Class’ In India, Today?
Why most people in India, whether they barely pay taxes, or they make over a crore a year, describe themselves as ‘middle class’.
20 Feb 2019, 12:16 PM IST
Whether it is the union budget or electoral forecasting, it is common for analysts and political commentators to invoke the “great Indian middle class”. However, one piece of analysis that is entirely missing in the popular discourse is the precise definition and characterisation of ‘middle class’, and the number of people who belong to it. This is because the manner in which incomes are distributed doesn’t allow for such easy answers.
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