ABSTRACT
Access of natural resources (i.e., water, electricity, and fuel) is essential means for improving the welfare of individuals and households both in the short and long run. In the short run, the use of resources helps to increase the standard of living of the people and, in turn, reduces the adverse socioeconomic shocks. In the long run, the availability of resources facilitates the development of human capital, thereby raising economic growth in a sustainable approach. Keeping the abovementioned importance of resources, this chapter highlights about use of water, electricity, and fuel by the households living in India using empirical data of Indian House-hold Development Survey (IHDS-II, 2012). The result shows that more proportion of households living in rural areas belong to below poverty line families, and backward castes are more vulnerable in the accessibility of resources as against their counterparts.
