New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Indian consumers remain keen to buy, spend and travel during the upcoming festive season, but anxiety about family finances is acting as a dampened on high ticket discretionary spending, a latest nationwide survey has concluded.

Lower income families are deeply worried about their financial conditions while upper income families remain optimistic, the CVoter Snap Poll conducted ahead of festive season indicates.

The survey's most striking finding is the extent of financial anxiety among Indian households. More than half of respondents, or 53.6%, said in the survey that their family's financial condition was worse than it was a year ago. Only 11.6% reported an improvement, while 27.1% said their situation remained u...