GUWAHATI: In Assam, people belonging to the general category and Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes and Other Backwards Castes have nearly the same purchasing power.Referring to the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Assam has the lowest consumption inequality.He attributed this to the casteless society envisaged by Srimanta Sankardev, the 15th-16th century neo-Vaishnavite saint-reformer. “Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev envisaged Assam as a casteless society. Thanks to His teachings, today we have the lowest consumption inequality as per @GoIStats,” Sarma posted on X.
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