Lok Sabha Question No. 1835 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Rural Households
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA, MAHEISH GIRRI, LALLU SINGH

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA [  {ISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT Di.RTMENT  OF RURAL  DEVELOPMENT

## LOKSABHA INSTARRED  QUESTION  NO' 1835

.O  BE ANSWERRED ON 30.07.2015

## RIJ'RAL HOUSEHOLDS

IS35. SIfiI  JAT PRAKASI  IARAYAN  YADAV: '*-'

Iirm iiru  slNGr'HATIDUMAJRA:

IHRI RAMDAS c' IDAS:

SIIRI  MAIIEISH  GIRI:

SHRI LALLU  SIN(::

Will  the Minister  of  IRAL DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) ttre  number  and the  rcentage of rural households  including  landless farm labourers  as per ric  survev  or rural areas' State/UT-wiser
- l';: ffiil;ct;:e;;r
- (c) whether  the Go'  ment 'n"no' io io*ufate  any  plan at Panchavat  level to ensure 1007o coverage  of such  b t tuuo""" uniilit-i"u**t  uita p"nsion schJmes  and if so' the details
- (b) whether the coven.-nt  has any ;;;";;i"t specifically  targeting  rural  poor and landless ;;'i;;;;";. and  o. the.details  thereof;
- (d) lf;;'Tf#3,.r,  a,.t bv the Govemment  for upliftment  of rural  poor -and landless  farm ffiH inJtl,,ng  rytication  of modem techniques  in rural labour sector?

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF RURAL  DEVELOPMENT (SIIRI BIRENDER  SINGII)

- (a): The MinlrX  of Rull Development  launched  the Socio Economic  and Caste Census  (SECC) iOt t in t5.  cou' y to ideftlry  households  with specific  socio-economic  characteristics  in rural areas as well as 1p.re  urbar *"u' lo ati"ttine  eligibility  and entitlements for different  Central Govemment ciemes. Te proniJnui autu and its-findings of the rural survey  have been placed in -www seccgov.inr' if'" no*U"t of rural households  as per the survey is 179164759' DtlDllc  uuIIle ii"lr.ri  . wins Srate/JT-wise  ntmber is given at Annexure'
- Nff, -#[x*[lkill##*i*'.',"dll!t socia'  isistance  Progranme  -t'Joil-f'  ut'itt*ce  to rural poor' These  programmes  are aimed at ;fi I  ;; ;i ^,., lr',*Xljl.l*{ I,,i* nni:;, ",1,t  l;lJ;",'^J[Hf l#:fl  iffJ emr  inent opportunltles'  lnrasrl 16.'dless  farm laborers. ***{.+r.

| Sl No   | States/UTs                | Number of Rural Households   | Number of Landless households deriving a major part of their income from manual labour   | 7o of Landless households deriving a major part of their income from manual labour   |
|---------|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 1600842                      | 12367 4                                                                                  | 7.73%                                                                                |
| 2.      | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 1261682                      | 49429                                                                                    | 3.92%                                                                                |
| 3       | PUNJAB                    | 3268562                      | 689s57                                                                                   | 21.10v,                                                                              |
| 4       | HARYANA                   | 2969509                      | 804538                                                                                   | 27.09%                                                                               |
| 5       | BIHAR                     | 17662724                     | 8261942                                                                                  | 46.78%                                                                               |
| 6       | WEST BENGAL               | 15756852                     | 6983423                                                                                  | 44.32%                                                                               |
| 7       | JIIARKHAND                | 5045083                      | 912378                                                                                   | 18.08%                                                                               |
| o       | ODISHA                    | 8622827                      | 3120907                                                                                  | 36.19%                                                                               |
| 9       | RAJASTHAN                 | 10222277                     | 2242032                                                                                  | 21.93o/o                                                                             |
| l0      | GUJARAT                   | 6922567                      | 1840727                                                                                  | 26.59Yo                                                                              |
| ll      | MAHARASHTRA               | I 3559803                    | 3975 t 14                                                                                | 29.32Yo                                                                              |
| t2      | GOA                       | 22073t                       | 1 1765                                                                                   | s.33%                                                                                |
| 13      | TELANGANA                 | 570610 I                     | 1304599                                                                                  | 22.86%                                                                               |
| l4      | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 92970n                       | 3392802                                                                                  | 36/9%                                                                                |
| l5      | KARNATAKA                 | 8048694                      | 1174194                                                                                  | 14.59%                                                                               |
| l6      | KERALA                    | 6789649                      | 1182542                                                                                  | 18.80%                                                                               |
| t7      | TAMILNADU                 | 10067849                     | | 37 47365                                                                          | 37 .Z2Yo                                                                             |
| l8      | UTTARAKHAND               | 1479742                      | 181664                                                                                   | 12.28o/o                                                                             |
| 19      | UT'IAR PRADESH            | 25975460                     | s761636                                                                                  | 22.18%                                                                               |
| 20      | CHHATTISGARH              | 4523606                      | 1 538154                                                                                 | 34.00o/o                                                                             |
| 2t      | MADHYA PRADESH            | 11282731                     | '4325241                                                                                 | 38.34o/o                                                                             |
| 22      | SIKKIM                    | 88723                        | 7163                                                                                     | 8.07%                                                                                |
| 23      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 187870                       | 7444                                                                                     | 3.96v.                                                                               |
| 24      | NAGALAND                  | 2843 l0                      | 14061                                                                                    | 4.95Yo                                                                               |
| 25      | MANIPUR                   | 448163                       | 62140                                                                                    | 13.870/o                                                                             |
| ZO      | N4IZORAM                  | 111626                       | 5341                                                                                     | 4.78%                                                                                |
| 27      | TRIPURA                   | 69345s                       | 1 88961                                                                                  | 27.250/o                                                                             |
| 28      | MEGHALAYA                 | 485913                       | 132516                                                                                   | 27.27%                                                                               |
| 29      | ASSAM                     | 57 43836                     | 1565855                                                                                  | 27.26%                                                                               |
| 30      | CHANDIGARH                | t5657                        | 1746                                                                                     | 71.15o/o                                                                             |
| 31      | NCT OF DELHI              | 1051 106                     | 51070                                                                                    | 4.86Yo                                                                               |
| 32      | DAMAN AND DIU             | 31795                        | 2892                                                                                     | 9.10%                                                                                |
| 33      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 4s352                        | 6986                                                                                     | 15.400/o                                                                             |
| 34      | LAKSHADWEEP               | t0929                        | 339                                                                                      | 3.10o/o                                                                              |
| 35      | PUDUCHERRY                | 115079                       | 24007                                                                                    | 20.86%                                                                               |
| 36      | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 66643                        | 7179                                                                                     | 10.770/o                                                                             |
| All     | India                     | 1791647 59                   | s3701383                                                                                 | 29.970                                                                               |