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Assam
Social Inclusion Social groups in Assam record uneven progress. While Scheduled Castes saw a sharp decline in poverty after 2005, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes saw a rise in poverty levels. As a result, today, social groups across the state face similar levels of poverty. While there is hardly any difference in open defecation, access to drinking water and schooling between social groups, some groups have lower access to salaried jobs than others.
Poverty declined sharply for Scheduled Castes in Assam after 2005, but increased for Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes Population below poverty line, (%)
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All India
44
Assam
Scheduled Tribe
9
15
Scheduled Caste
19
10
Other Backward Caste
43
29
General
29
45
40
1% 2% per -6% per year per year 32 year 33
36 31
29
30
33 -1% per year
29
20
10
0 2005
■ Scheduled Tribe
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Pace of poverty reduction
50
Households by Social Group, 2012 (%)
2012
■ Scheduled Caste
■ Other Backward Caste
■ General
Poverty among the Scheduled Tribes in Assam is lower than the national average ST population below the poverty line, 2012 (%) 70 60
63 56
54
53
50
51
50
49 43
40
43
40
39
36
30 20 10
33
32
31
26
26
25
23
20
19
15
13
13
9
9
8
0
0 OD BH MH MP CG JH WB AI MN RJ KL GJ AR AS KA TN UP TR AP MZ NL JK UK MG HP HR SK
Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
1
6
June 20, 2017
0
PJ GA DL
Assam
Social Inclusion Little variation in education attainment by social groups in Assam Education attainment, 2012 (% adults) 18
Scheduled Tribe
37
16
Scheduled Caste
33
17
Other Backward Caste
0
■ Illiterate
24
24
31
20
20
27
30
18
General
25
29
23
40
60
27
80
100
■ Literate or primary school completed
■ Middle school completed
■ Secondary school or higher completed
Other Backward Castes in Assam have more salaried jobs and less self-employment than other groups Share of employed, 2012 (%) Scheduled Tribe
6
Scheduled Caste
10
14 13 84
73
■ Casual Wage ■ Salaried Other Backward Caste
General
17
23 55 22
2
June 20, 2017
12 70
■ Self-employed
Assam
Social Inclusion Households, across all social groups, in Assam have significantly lower levels of open defecation than the rest of the country Households practicing open defecation, 2012 (%) 80 69 59
60
48
44
40
21
20 12
13
12
13
7
0 All
Scheduled Tribe
■ Assam
Scheduled Caste
Other Backward Caste
General
■ All India
Households in Assam have similar access to drinking water across social groups Households with drinking water on premises, 2012 (%) 100
80
81
82
97
83
78
69 58
56
60
44
40 27
20
0 All
Scheduled Tribe
■ Assam
3
June 20, 2017
Scheduled Caste
Other Backward Caste
■ All India
General