Elite Capture: Residential Tariff Subsidies in India

by Kristy Mayer, Sudeshna Banerjee, Christopher Trimble

India is home to one of the world's largest populations without electricity access. Traditionally, the Government of India has extended rural electrification using two instruments: consumption subsidies and free connections to households below the poverty line (BPL). This study centers on subsidies for electricity consumption, examine their size, frequency, and distribution to households. It uses poverty as a lens through which to focus more closely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464804125
• ISBN13: 9781464804120
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"