Lok Sabha Question No. 788 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Socio-Economic and Caste Census
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 788

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015.

## SOCIO - ECONOMIC AND CASTE CENSUS

## 788. SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO: DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) in terms of OBC population and status;
- (b) whether the Government has noted certain errors in the SECC 2014, if so, the detai and the methodology and timeline fixed for correcting the same;
- (c) whether the data reported in the SECC 2014 align with similar data released by oth ministries such as the Ministry of Rural Development, the Labour Ministry, etc., i details thereof and if not the reasons therefor;
- (d) its likely implication on identification of beneficiaries for various Government with the time line of any set for correction of the same; and
- (e) the measures taken by the Government in ensuring transparency to ensure reliabili accountability of data?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) : The Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 was conducted by the Government of I . While  the  Caste  wise  Census  i s  the  domain  of  the  Office  of  the  Registrar  General  and Commissioners of India, the issue of identification of BPL households in rural areas and urban are come  under  the  purview  of  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  and  Ministry  of  Housing  and Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) respectively.

On July 3, 2015 the Ministry of Rural Development released on line findi ngs of the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 for Rural India. It provides data on households various aspects of their socio - economic  status  including  housing  status,  land - holding/landlessness, educational  status,  status  of  women,  disabi lity  and  conditions  of  differently  abled,  occup possession of assets, SC/ST households, main source of households' income etc. SECC data captures respondent  based  disclosures  on  socio  economic  status  of 17.95  crore rural  households  and  thus allows  a utomatic  exclusion  of 7.06  crore (39.37  %)  of  households  as  not  poor  on  the  basis  o parameters, automatic inclusion of 16.52 lakh (0.92 %) households as poorest of the poo of 5 parameters and grading of deprivation of 8.70 crore (48.49%) of rural households on the basis seven criteria.

(b) & (c): The  SECC  data  2011  is  a  census  data  and  not  a  survey  data  of  sampled  h published by many Departments/Agencies in the Government and hence it is more accurat General of India has noted some discrepancies in Caste related information furnished households  involving  a  sum  total  of 1.44  crore  persons  out  of  total  population  of  118. enumerated. The necessary corrections have been ordered by it .

(d) : Government has decided to use the SECC 2011 data for implementing its rural deve programmes.

(e): The data canvassed from the respondents of each households of SECC 2011 were pla the Panchayats. A receipt was also give n to each of the household. After securing their endors draft list was published and was placed before Gram Sabha and displayed at prominent Panchayats. Claims and Objections (COTs) were then invited. A total number 11.29 lakhs ms were received which were resolved by the appropriate functionaries in the State/UT Governme 2015 the data was further secrutinised in each of the Gram Sabhas of 2567 IPPE Blocks w the trust of Government in SECC data.

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