The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation conducted a Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) from August 2022 to July 2023. This survey on household consumption expenditure aims at generating estimates of household Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) and its distribution separately for the rural and urban sectors of the country, for States and Union Territories, and different socio-economic groups.