Lok Sabha Question No. 3116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Socio-Economic and Caste Census- 2011
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3116

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.0 8.201 6

## SOCIO - ECONOMIC AND CASTE CENSUS -2011

## 3116. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  the  final  report  of  the  SocioEconomic Caste Census, 2011, and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whetherthe report is alarming as 31% of the rural population is poor and una meet the requirement of food for their families;
- (c) whether  the  said  report  has  also  indicated  that  the  condition  of  the  rur engaged in farming is very critical; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Gov thereon?

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

(a)& (b): The Ministry of Rural Development launched the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 in the country to identify beneficiaries household with specifi -economic characteristics  across the country to determine eligibilities and entit different Central Government Schemes.  The process of the SECC 2011 has been conclu by the Ministry of Rural Development in March, 2016. The finding of the census of rural area  is in public domain ( www.secc.gov.in ). Ranking of Households is made through a three -step process involving 13(thirteen) Automatic Exclusion parameters for identifying - poor households,  5  (five)  Automatic  Inclusion parameters  for  identifying  poorest  of  the  poor households and 7 (seven) Depr ivation Criteria for identifying poor households.  SECC 20 data  captures  respondent  based  disclosures  on  socio  economic  status  of 17.97  crore  rural households which has allowed automatic 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 %) house as poorest of the poor on the basis of 5 parameters and grading of deprivation of (48.54%) of rural households on the basis of seven criteria.

(c): Socio  Economic  a nd  Caste  Census  2011  captures  respondent  based  information wherein 5.40 crore h ouseholds reported cultivation a s their main source of income. 50.16% of such households reported on parameters that categorises households as not poor, 0 households repo rted on parameter s of Automatic Inclusion that identified poorest of the p and 30.7% reported facing deprivation.

(d): The Department of  Rural Development, inter alia, is implementing Mahatma Gand National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY - NRLM),  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay -Gramin Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU - GKY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana -Gramin  (PMAY - G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and National Social Assistance Pro gramme (NSAP) to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in r of  the  country  through  employment  generation,  skilling  of  youths,  provision  of assistance and other basic amenities.

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