Lok Sabha Question No. 6433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: BPL Population in Economically Backward Regions
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6433

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## BPL POPULATION IN ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD REGIONS

## 6433.   SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Below Poverty Line (BPL) population in 2017-18 in the economically backward regions of the country including Bundelkhand, State-wise;
- (b) the percentage of BPL population out of the total population in those States;
- (c) the percentage of BPL population out of the total population in the country; and
- (d) the measures/steps which have been taken by the Government to mitigate poverty in the economically backward regions of the country including Bundelkhand?

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  provides  financial  and  technical  support  to  the States/UTs for conducting the BPL Census to identify the families living below the poverty line (BPL) in the rural areas who could be targeted under its programmes. A combined Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC), 2011 was conducted by the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations with the financial and technical support of the Ministry of Rural Development to generate information on a large number of socio- economic indicators for ranking of households across the country. SECC 2011  provides  data  on  households  regarding  various  aspects  of  their  socio-economic  status  -  viz. housing, land-holding/landlessness, educational status, status of women, differently abled, occupation, possession  of  assets,  SC/ST  households,  incomes,  etc.  SECC  2011  data  captures  respondent  based disclosures on socio economic status of 17.97 crore rural households which has allowed on the basis of 13  parameters  automatic  exclusion  of 07.07  crore (39.34  %)  of  households  as  not  poor,  automatic inclusion of  0.16 crore (0.89%) households as poorest of the poor on the basis of 5 parameters and on the  basis  of  seven  parameters  grading  of  deprivation  of  8.70  crore  (48.41%)  of  rural  households. Statement  indicating  State/UT-wise  details  of  households  showing  data  on  Automatic  Exclusion, Automatic Inclusion and Deprivation is given at Annexure.

The  SECC  data  are  being  used  in  the  implementation  of  development  programmes  viz.,  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Saubhagya Yojana etc. which are implemented with an objective of bringing about overall improvement in the quality of life in rural areas through employment generation, development of rural infrastructure  and  provision  of  other  basic  amenities. These programmes have direct and indirect bearing on reduction in poverty.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6433 due for answer on 05.04.2018

| States/UTs.                  |   Total Households |   Automatic Exclusion |   Automatic Inclusion |   Considered for Deprivation |   Households with no Deprivation |
|------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 01 -JAMMU& KASHMIR           |            1601606 |                761875 |                 13791 |                       825940 |                           239595 |
| 02 - HIMACHAL PRADESH        |            1263756 |                840852 |                  1938 |                       420966 |                           161111 |
| 03 - PUNJAB                  |            3269467 |               2438567 |                  8004 |                       822896 |                            44651 |
| 04 - CHANDIGARH              |              15657 |                  9250 |                    10 |                         6397 |                             2472 |
| 05 - UTTARAKHAND             |            1479742 |                823330 |                  4726 |                       651686 |                           221798 |
| 06 - HARYANA                 |            2969509 |               1779954 |                  6519 |                      1183036 |                           185907 |
| 07 - NCT OF DELHI            |            1051097 |                881667 |                  1127 |                       168303 |                            78559 |
| 08 - RAJASTHAN               |           10223073 |               4069999 |                 72091 |                      6080983 |                           915771 |
| 09 - UTTAR PRADESH           |           26015592 |              12466832 |                 68190 |                     13480570 |                          3099215 |
| 10 - BIHAR                   |           17829066 |               4793001 |                 37657 |                     12998408 |                          2122354 |
| 11 - SIKKIM                  |              88723 |                 39442 |                   235 |                        49046 |                            15566 |
| 12 - ARUNACHAL PRADESH       |             201842 |                118987 |                  3559 |                        79296 |                             6359 |
| 13 - NAGALAND                |             284310 |                 97323 |                   969 |                       186018 |                             3577 |
| 14 - MANIPUR                 |             448163 |                147003 |                  4963 |                       296197 |                            59544 |
| 15 - MIZORAM                 |             111626 |                 44437 |                   512 |                        66677 |                              178 |
| 16 - TRIPURA                 |             697062 |                165435 |                 33343 |                       498284 |                            96826 |
| 17 - MEGHALAYA               |             485897 |                151711 |                  1224 |                       332962 |                             5456 |
| 18 - ASSAM                   |            5743835 |               1689138 |                 33451 |                      4021246 |                          1128387 |
| 19 - WEST BENGAL             |           15756750 |               3302481 |                203209 |                     12251060 |                          2194794 |
| 20 - JHARKHAND               |            5044234 |               1566811 |                 52045 |                      3425378 |                           731317 |
| 21 - ODISHA                  |            8677615 |               1628400 |                119772 |                      6929443 |                          1199071 |
| 22 - CHHATTISGARH            |            4540999 |                819609 |                112084 |                      3609306 |                           429979 |
| 23 -MADHYA PRADESH           |           11288946 |               3301696 |                396787 |                      7590463 |                           842437 |
| 24 - GUJARAT                 |            6920473 |               3236193 |                 31216 |                      3653064 |                           685092 |
| 25 -DAMAN AND DIU            |              31795 |                 16707 |                  3519 |                        11569 |                             5256 |
| 26 -DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI       |              45352 |                 15780 |                   298 |                        29274 |                             3896 |
| 27 - MAHARASHTRA             |           13841960 |               5440356 |                227678 |                      8173926 |                          2109769 |
| 28 - ANDHRA PRADESH          |            9344180 |               3595077 |                 59470 |                      5689633 |                           867529 |
| 28 - TELANGANA               |            5643739 |               3143322 |                 13543 |                      2486874 |                           350715 |
| 29 - KARNATAKA               |            8048664 |               4022702 |                 30074 |                      3995888 |                          1159349 |
| 30 - GOA                     |             220731 |                185010 |                   135 |                        35586 |                            11770 |
| 31 - LAKSHADWEEP             |              10929 |                  9410 |                    13 |                         1506 |                               51 |
| 32 - KERALA                  |            6319215 |               4388457 |                 14289 |                      1916469 |                           447302 |
| 33 - TAMILNADU               |           10088119 |               4657981 |                 38549 |                      5391589 |                           686650 |
| 34 - PUDUCHERRY              |             115249 |                 65854 |                   311 |                        49084 |                             8748 |
| 35 -ANDAMAN& NICOBAR ISLANDS |              68481 |                 39354 |                   168 |                        28959 |                            12983 |
| Total                        |          179787454 |              70754003 |               1595469 |                    107437982 |                         20134034 |