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Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011

Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011

by The Daily Eye Team July 10 2015, 9:12 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 29 secs

Over two out of every three rural households own a mobile phone, the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 has found. At the same time, 36 per cent of rural Indians are illiterate, only 10 per cent households have someone with a salaried job and only 8 per cent households earn Rs 10,000 or more every month. The SECC findings, released last Friday, bring out statistics reflecting the state of poverty and deprivation in rural India as well as crucial social trends such as ownership of assets, gender dynamics, marital status, educational and employment.

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