MWITA-CSE-2026-004 · Evidence A · P1
Cereals accounted for 4.99% of rural MPCE and 3.76% of urban MPCE in India's 2023-24 HCES.
What this does not establish
Lower budget share is not evidence of lower calories, quality upgrading or premiumization.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Subsidized and home-produced consumption complicate interpretation.
What would change the reading
Revised category tables or quantity data.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.