India's fiscal year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2012 started in April 2011 and ended in March 2012.
Supplementary notes
The categorization is as follows:
Affluent households - the households which have at least six of the following: a) pucca house b) electricity connection c) phone (landline/mobile) d) TV e) AC/cooler f) refrigerator g) washing machine h) motorized vehicle (car/motorcycles/tractors).
Middle income households - those households which have at least two and not more than five of the above.
Poor households - those households which have none or only one of the above.
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Share of affluent population in India FY 2016 by region
This statistic represents the results of a survey regarding the share of affluent population living in urban areas across India in FY 2016, by region. During the measured time period, the share of affluent population across the country in the Chennai region was approximately **** percent.
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