-Scroll.in The census says 7 of 17 crore rural households face no 'deprivation' despite living in extreme poverty. If the government follows this definition, all these people will be left out of country’s social safety net. The findings of the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 have been long awaited by academics and politicians alike. Now that they are out, there is a fear that they could end up being used to...
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Landlessness key to rural deprivation, census says -Subodh Ghildiyal
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Landlessness and dependence on manual Casual Labour for a livelihood are key deprivations facing rural families, socio-economic census figures suggest. This, experts say, means they are far more vulnerable to impoverishment than indicated by a plain reading of the census data. While 48.5 per cent of all rural households are saddled with at least one deprivation indicator, the eye-opener is how much the other factors overlap with...
More »Why poverty is development’s best friend -G Sampath
-The Hindu The ‘development’ discourse serves the same purpose as the colonial apparatus but without the bad press. After 67 years of failing to eliminate deprivation in India, is it time to look for new ideas? The Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011, which hit the headlines earlier this month, tells us that half the households in rural India are landless, dependant on casual manual labour, and live in deprivation. By suggesting...
More »What the SECC says about farming in India - Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com Less than a third of rural India earns its living from agriculture. Landlessness, poor access to irrigation and credit, and low mechanization are all-pervasive New Delhi: Rural India is no longer synonymous with agriculture, as most households are landless and depend on Casual Labour for a living, according to data from the socio-economic caste census (SECC) released last week. The numbers are telling. Across the country, agriculture is the primary source...
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-The Hindu New data for rural households revealed by the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) represent a grim reminder of the state of rural India. In over 90 per cent of households, the main earning member makes less than Rs. 10,000 a month. Over half the households are landless and a similar share of them rely on casual manual labour for the larger part of their income. Just 20 per...
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