Lok Sabha Question No. 3815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Status of SECC-2011
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, VINOD KUMAR SONKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3815

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.1 2.2016

## STATUS OF SECC - 2011

## 3815. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has finalised the data collected SocioEconomic and Caste Census (SECC) - 2011 and if so, the details thereof;

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- (b) whether  the  caste  based  census  has  been  done  on  the  advice  of  the  people country  so  that  the  condition  of  the  various  social  groups  can  be  understo proper  and  meaningful  schemes  can  be  prepared  for  upliftment  of  the  weaker deprived  section s  of  the  society  and  for  reaching  upto  them  and  if  so,  the  d thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government has decided not to disclose the figures collected SECC - 2011 and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether complaint s have been received from a large number of persons who have been left out during the SECC -2011 and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government is implementing many welfare schemes in the interest those villagers, poors and farmers who are eligible according to 2011 census and if so, the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  extend  the  benefits  to  all  the persons who were left out during SECC - 2011; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  have  laid  down  some  other  criteria  for  eligibility under Census- 2011 with a view to extend benefits of schemes to all the eligible pers if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

( a) to (c): The process of the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) has been concluded  by  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  in  March,  2016.  SECC  data  captu respondent based disclosures on socio economic status of 17.97 crore rural households which has allowed aut omatic exclusion of 07.07 crore (39.36 %) of households as not poor on the basis of 13 parameters, automatic inclusion of 0.16 crore (0.91 %) households as p the poor on the basis of 5 parameters and grading of deprivation of 8.72 crore (48 f rural households on the basis of seven criteria.

The  Government  of  India  got  conducted  through  State  Governments/UTs  a combined Socio Economic Caste Census - 2011 where BPL Census in rural areas was within jurisdiction of this Ministry, BPL Census in the urban areas was within the jurisdiction Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Poverty  Alleviation,  and  Caste  census  was  within jurisdiction of Ministry of Home Affairs (Office of Registrar General & C Commissioner,  India).  This  Minist ry  has  been  informed  by  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs (Office  of  Registrar  General  &  Census  Commissioner,  India)  that  Caste    data  has handed to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.  The finding of the SEC rural area is in public domain ( www.secc.gov.in ).

(d)  to  (f):    A fter  enumeration  and  verification  exercise,  SECC  2011  process  requi preparation of Draft List for inviting claims and objections. Claims and Objections on draft list were examined by Competent Authority in the Panchayati Raj Institution and Objections of approximately 1.24 crore rural households were approved.

Ministry of Rural Development is using SECC 2011 data for selecting beneficiaries its programmes. Eligibility is decided through a a three - step process involving 13(thirteen) Automatic  Exclusion  parameters  for  identifying  not - poor  households,  5  (five)  Automatic Inclusionparameters  for  identifying  poorest  of  the  poor  households  and  7  (s Deprivation Criteria for identifying poor households.  Beneficiary list in terms of SECC data is  placed  before  Gram  Sabha  for  verification  and  authentication.  Claims  and  obj received thereon are decided by authorized appellate authority.

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