Lok Sabha Question No. 1836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Livelihood Dependency
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, KAMAL NATH, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN, RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

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

## LOK SABHA TJNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.T836 TO BE A-NISWERRED ON 30.07.2015

## LIVELIHOOD DEPENDENCY

1836:

SHRI DHANANJAY  MAHADIK:

SHRI KAMAL NATH:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH  SHANKARRAO:

SHRI SATAV R,A.JEEV:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI}IATI SI-PRI\'A SULE:

SHRI KI]NWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CIIANDEL:

SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

SHRI RA.JENDRA  AGRAW.A.L  :

Will the Minister  of RURAL DE\aELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Govemment has recently released  data on the standard of living of rural households in lndia. if  so, the details and the findings thereof including  the parameters/indicators  Iaid down for the purpose;
- (b) whether the data shows that landlessness  and dependence on manual casual labour for a livelihood are key deprivations  facing rural families and if so, the details  thereof;
- the percentage  ofrural households  facing multiple deprivation parameters,  State/UT-wise; (c)
- the number of landless  households  in the country,  State/UT-wise;  and (d)
- the steps taken/being  taken by the Government to improve the standard of living in the rural households in the country? (e)

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DE\'ELOPMENT (SHRI BIRENDER  SINGII)

(a)  Yes, Madam. On July 3, 2015 Government released on line the provisional data from the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 20ll for Rural India. The data addresses  the multi dimensionality of ooverf-v.  The Report of the SECC  201 I  is available on httprhqq4gf.in.  It provides households data on various aspects  of their socio-economic  status  -  housing,  Iandholding/landlessness,  educational  status, status  of women, the differently  able, occupation,  possession of assets. SC/ST households, incomes, etc. SECC data captures  respondent  based  disclosures  on socio economic status of 17.91 crore rural households.  The data allows exclusion of 7.05 crore (39.39 %) of households as not poor on the basis of l4 automatic exclusion parameters,  automatic  inclusion  of 16.50 lakh (0.92  %) households  as poorest  of the poor on the basis of 5 parameters. 8.69 crore

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households( 48.49%) admitted incidence  of  I -7 deprivation  parameters  that captures dimensionality of poverty.

- (b): Yes, Madam.  5.37 crore households have repoted  as landless  and have repofted deriving  their major source of income from manual work.
- (c): State/UT  -  wise percentage  ofrural  households  facing multiple  deprivation parameters  is given in Annex-I.
- (d): StatefuT-wise number of landless households  in the rural area is given  in Annex-IL
- (e): The Ministry of Rural Development  is implementing,  through  StatefuT Govemments,  the major programmes namely Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Cuarantee  Act (MGNREGA) for wage employment,  National  Rural Livelihoods  Mission  NRfM)  for self-employment  through livelihoods  promotion,  Indira Awaas Yojana (tAY) for rural housing,  Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for rural connectivity and National Social Assistance  Programme  (NSAP) for social assistance  to rural poor. These proerammes are aimed at betterment of rural livelihoods and overall  development  of rural areas through  creation of employment  opportunities,  infrastructures and providing social assistance  to the rural poor.

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## Annexure referred to in part (d) reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1836 to be answered  on  3o.o7.zot5.

| The Numtrer of Landless Housholds in the Country : State/UT wise   | The Numtrer of Landless Housholds in the Country : State/UT wise   | The Numtrer of Landless Housholds in the Country : State/UT wise   | The Numtrer of Landless Housholds in the Country : State/UT wise                    | The Numtrer of Landless Housholds in the Country : State/UT wise                    |
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| Sl No                                                              | State                                                              | Total Households                                                   | Landless households deriving a major part of their income from Manual Casual Labour | Landless households deriving a major part of their income from Manual Casual Labour |
| 1                                                                  | JA.\IMU & KASHMIR                                                  | 16oo842                                                            | tz36z4                                                                              | 7.n%                                                                                |
| 2                                                                  | HIMACFLdL PRADESH                                                  | tz6t68z                                                            | 49429                                                                               | z.qzo/"                                                                             |
| 3                                                                  | PUNJAB                                                             | 3268562                                                            | 68sssz                                                                              | zt .to%o                                                                            |
| 4                                                                  | }IARYANA                                                           | 296g5og                                                            | 8o4538                                                                              | 27.o9%                                                                              |
| 5                                                                  | BITLA,R                                                            | t7662724                                                           | 8261942                                                                             | 46.78%                                                                              |
| 6                                                                  | \,\,EST BENGAL                                                     | t5756852                                                           | 6983423                                                                             | 4432%                                                                               |
| 7                                                                  | JHARKIIAND                                                         | 5o45o83                                                            | 9t23ZB                                                                              | t8.o8%o                                                                             |
| 8                                                                  | ODIS}LA.                                                           | 8622827                                                            | 312OgO7                                                                             | 36.19%                                                                              |
| 9                                                                  | RA.]ASTHAN                                                         |                                                                    | 2242O32                                                                             | 21.98%                                                                              |
| 10                                                                 | GUJA&{T                                                            | 6922567                                                            | t84o7z7                                                                             | 26.s9%                                                                              |
| 11                                                                 | MATLA.RA.SHTRA.                                                    | 135s98o3                                                           | 3975114                                                                             | zg.3zo,4                                                                            |
| 12                                                                 | GOA                                                                | 22(J731                                                            | rt76s                                                                               | 5?,3%                                                                               |
| 13                                                                 | TELANGANA                                                          | s7061.0t                                                           | 1304599                                                                             | 22.86%o                                                                             |
| r4                                                                 | ANDHRA PRA.DESH                                                    | 9297Ot1                                                            | g392B02                                                                             | 36.49%                                                                              |
| 15                                                                 | KARNAT,AKA                                                         | Bo4B694                                                            | 1174t94                                                                             | 14.59'/o                                                                            |
| 16                                                                 | KERAL{                                                             | 6289649                                                            | 11825.+2                                                                            | 18.8o%                                                                              |
| t7                                                                 | TAMILNADU                                                          | ro067849                                                           | 374n65                                                                              | 37.2294                                                                             |
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| 19                                                                 | UTIAR PR,{DESH                                                     | zsgzsq6o                                                           | s76t6S6                                                                             | zz.t8%                                                                              |
| 20                                                                 | CH}L{TTISGARH                                                      | 4s236o6                                                            | 1538154                                                                             | g4.oo%                                                                              |
| 21                                                                 | MADIIYA PR,ADESH                                                   | rtz9zT3r                                                           | 4j25241                                                                             | 38s4%                                                                               |
| 22                                                                 | SIKKIM                                                             | 88723                                                              | 7163                                                                                | 8.o7%                                                                               |
|                                                                    | ARI'NACHAL PRADESH                                                 | r878Zo                                                             | 7444                                                                                | 3.96%                                                                               |
| 24                                                                 | NAGAL{ND                                                           | 28431o                                                             | r4o6r                                                                               | 4.950A                                                                              |
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| 26                                                                 | MIZORAM                                                            | tr1626                                                             | 5341                                                                                | 4.78o/o                                                                             |
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| 28                                                                 | MEG}LAL\YA                                                         | 485913                                                             | tS2576                                                                              | z7.z7o/o                                                                            |
| 29                                                                 | ASSAM                                                              | 5743836                                                            | 1565855                                                                             | z7.z60/o                                                                            |
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| 31                                                                 | NCT OF DELHi                                                       | ro5rro6                                                            | 51070                                                                               | 4.86%                                                                               |
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|                                                                    | DADR,{ & NAGAR I]AVELI                                             | 45352                                                              | 6986                                                                                | t5.4oo/o                                                                            |
| 31                                                                 | L\KSTLdD\AE,EP                                                     | 1O929                                                              | 339                                                                                 | 3lo%                                                                                |
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| 36                                                                 | AND.&NICO.ISI.{NDS                                                 | 66643                                                              | 7779                                                                                | to.77% tl                                                                           |

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