TY - BOOK ID - 30564421 TI - Elite capture : residential tariff subsidies in India AU - Mayer, Kristy. AU - Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh AU - Trimble, Chris PY - 2014 SN - 146480415X 1464804125 1322331227 PB - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Electric utilities KW - Tariff KW - Subsidies KW - Elite (Social sciences) KW - Business subsidies KW - Corporate subsidies KW - Corporate welfare KW - Government subsidies KW - Grants KW - Subventions KW - Vouchers (Subsidies) KW - Welfare, Corporate KW - Government aid KW - Foreign trade promotion KW - Trade adjustment assistance UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30564421 AB - 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 on these concepts, asking such questions as how well subsidies are targeted to BPL households. The study findings demonstrate that subsidies cover ER -