Lok Sabha Question No. 3975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Socio-Economic and Caste Census
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA -T\4INISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  OF RURAL DEVSTOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## Ufr{STARRED  QUESTIoN  NO. 3975

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 13.08,201  5'

## SOCIO-ECONOMIC  AND CASTE CENSUS

## 3975, SHRI OMPRAKASHYADAV: SHRIMATI SANTOSH  AHLAWAT: SHRI SUMEDHANAND  SARSWATI:

Will the Minister  of RURAL  DEVELOPMENT  be pleased  to stare:

- whetirer  the Govemment  has.released  socio-Economic  and caste census\_2c)1  1 repofi  recertrv and found ttlat 36%q  of 884 milion pe"ph  i; ;;;i;;; i""il[t",.ut.r; {.a}
- whether  ir is c facr rhar rhe ne,rro,narice  *irhirr smtes is hugely 'ar.ied wirh an alannine  47.6% o['Rurat Raiasthanis'  rcmalning  itrir".rr"r'Jo*p*u]"0  ,"  ,i.iir;,; i;il;;# "'o,rt'tg I (c)
- if so, the details  thereo{  StatefuT  wise: {b}
- ifso, the details thereofl and (d)
- u'hether the Govemment  has decided/proposes  to decide  to gi'e extra financial assistance  10 bridge this  huge gap? (e)

## MrNrsrER  oF srArr rN rHE f{T$N+Xy  oF RURAL  DEvELopMENT (SHRI  SUDARSHAN  BHAGAT)

- {a)  &  {b): on July 3, 20r 5, Govemment  rereased  (onrine)  rhe provisionar  data from the Socio Economic and casre  census /sECC)  20r  i for  nrr"ilrair.'},. Repon  of rhe SECC 20r I is avairabre on  irllrlcqss  so\-rn.  state/ui-wise  d",rfl;;;;;;;;;p*ing as illiterates  is given  ir Annexwe.
- k) &  {d:): yes,  Madam. 47.5g pcrcent have been repofied  as riterates-in  rurar Rajasthan  as compared to 9.30yo in rural Lakswhadweep.
- fL,.#ffffii1'#;:]*ment has decided  to use the sECC 20i1 dara for implementing  its

## Annexure referred to in part (b) of reply to LokSabhaUnstarred  Question No. 3975 for answer on 13.08'2015.

State/UT-wise  details  otr persons  reporting as illiterates in SECC  2011.

| Sl.No.   | STATES/UTS                | TOTAL POPULATION   | NO. OF ILLITERATES   | II-I-ITBRATES   |
|----------|---------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
| 1        | JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 8819420            | 3,185 84,1           | 39.52%          |
| 2        | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 593431 5           | 1308396              | 22.0596         |
| 3        | PLINJAB                   | 16860394           | 537137'3             | 3 t.86%         |
| 4        | HARYANA                   | 16035620           | 5495399              | 34.27%          |
| 5        | BILIAR                    | 97800902           | 42894099             | 43.85%          |
| 6        | WEST BENGAL               | 74168606           | 23'7 60813           | 33.58%          |
| 7        | JHARKHAND                 | 21319949           | 14'.761',l54         | 39.31%          |
| 8        | ODISHA                    | 36289698           | 12661830             | 34.89o/o        |
| I        | RAJASTHAN                 | 54.109906          | 25888435             | 47.58o/o        |
| 10       | CUJARAT                   | 3,t546108          | 10713738             | 3I .A1o/o       |
| ti       | MAHARASHTRA               | 62805087           | r693 1856            | 26.960/o        |
| 12       | GOA                       | 944365             | t45629               | t5.420          |
| t3       | TELANCANA                 | 23630222           | 9550430              | 10.12yo         |
| l4       | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 35924522           | 13598342             | 37.85%          |
| t5       | KARNATAKA                 | 38183375           | t2041717             | 31.54%          |
| t6       | KERALA                    | 2703093t           | 3075937              | I l.38%         |
| 11       | TAMILNADU                 | 39588668           | 10443614             | 26.38%          |
| t8       | UTTARAKHAND               | 1231715            | 183'7234             | 25.4to/o        |
| l9       | UTTAR PRADESH             | t62s0s664          | 62041821             | 38.18%          |
| 20       | CHHATTISCARH              | 19514012           | 77247 57             | 39j9%           |
| 21       | MADHYA PRADESH            | 5160569',7         | 22805527             | 44.19%          |
| 22       | SIKKIM                    | 41257 4            | 83016                | 20.t2%          |
| 23       | ARLTNACHAL PRADESH        | 949428             | 313221               | 39.31%          |
| 24       | NAGALAND                  | 1459531            | 433922               | 29.73%          |
| 25       | MANIPUR                   | 2361129            | 62228t               | 26.36%          |
| 26       | M]ZORAM                   | 528466             | 133104               | 25.30%          |
| 21       | TRIPURA                   | 2918829            | 658124               | 22.09%          |
| 28       | MEGHALAYA                 | 2s64119            | 856605               | 33.40%          |
| 29       | ASSAM                     | 284519t6           | 91216'70             | 3?.06%          |
| 30       | CHANDIGARI'I              | 6607'7             | 18758                | 2839vo          |
| 31       | NCT OF DELHI              | 5r03887            | 693163               | I3.58%          |
| 32       | DAMAN AND DIU             | 127153             | 22281                | t7.48yo         |
| 33       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 2t4842             | 7'7965               | 36.29%          |
| 34       | LAKSHADWEEP               | 64009              | 5953                 | 9.30%           |
| 35       | PUDUCHERRY                | 47 4t82            | 9431'7               | I9.90%          |
| 36       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 269154             | 54341                | 20.19%          |
|          | All India                 | 883835362          | 31578693r            | 35.73Vo         |