Pandey, VKAggarwal, PKakkar, R2020-01-022020-01-022019-03Pandey VK, Aggarwal P, Kakkar R. Modified BG Prasad Socio-economic Classification, Update - 2019. Indian Journal of Community Health. 2019 Mar; 31(1): 150-1520971-75872248-9509http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/191948Modified BG Prasad socioeconomic scale has been in use for determining the socio-economic status of study subjects in community-based health studies in India since 1961.It is an income-based scale and, therefore, constant update is required to take inflation and depreciation of rupee into account. For industrial workers (IW), the consumer price index (CPI) is used to calculate updated income categories at any given point of time, viz Jan 2019.BG Prasad socio-economic classificationConsumer Price Index CPI 2019Journal ArticleIndiaMuzaffarnagar Medical college, Muzaffarnagar-251203, U.P.All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, UttarakhandAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh