Benchmark Report: Living Wage Report and 2025 Update for Rural Madhya Pradesh, India

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wage for the rural districts of Chhindwara and Ratlam, located in Madhya Pradesh, India. The update for 2025 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study conducted in December 2021 (Kaicker & Mamkoottam, 2022).