-Down to Earth The findings of the new census report will place pressure on the government to redefine BPL households and the poverty line Almost four years after the UPA government found itself entangled in a controversy over using the poverty line for development programmes, the present National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is likely to face the next round of consequences. The government, on Friday, released the Socio-Economic and Caste Census. The census...

-PTI There are only 1.48 crore or 8.29 per cent of rural households where the monthly income of such member was Rs 10,000 or more. The highest earning member in about three-fourths of all rural households in the country made less than Rs 5,000 per month, according to the socio economic and caste census (SECC) 2011 released on Friday. As per the Census data, there were 13.34 crore or 74.49 per cent households...

-TheWire.com The first of its kind since 1932, results from the socio economic and caste census launched in 2011 were flagged off today by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. While the socio-economic data has been made public, the more sensitive – and, in some cases, telling – caste data has been placed for discussion before Parliament, according to Jaitley. Please click here to read more. ...

-PTI NEW DELHI: About 30 per cent of rural households belong to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) group, revealed socio economic and caste census 2011. As per the census, 29.43 per cent of the households belong to the SC and ST category across the country. Please click here to read more. ...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday released the socio-economic and caste census (SECC) 2011 and said that it would be an important input for policy makers. Here are some key points from the census report: 1. This is the first caste census done in Independent India. 2. The last caste census in India happened in 1932. 3. Just 4.6% of all rural households in the country pay income tax. 4....