About 80 per cent of rural Indian households have consistently reported higher consumption over the last year, NABARD's Rural Economic Conditions and Sentiments Survey (RECSS) found, asserting the survey outcome as a hallmark of rising prosperity.

The eighth round of NABARD's Rural Economic Conditions and Sentiments Survey (RECSS) presents the clearest evidence of a broad-based revival in rural demand, rising incomes and improved household well-being over the past year. RECSS is a high-frequency, bi-monthly assessment being conducted by NABARD since September 2024.

The survey now offers a rich, year-long dataset enabling realistic assessment of rural economic shifts of both backward-looking conditions and forward-looking household sentiments.

The past year has seen a clear strengthening

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