Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of rural energy transition in cooking options in India …. Although India is aiming to achieve a double-digit economic growth, a large share of rural households still rely on firewood …. Focused-group discussions and interviews are also conducted to establish the narrative of the paper. Findings Caste, socio …

study employs a randomized control design, with data collected through two waves of household surveys in 2017-2018 and 2023 …