ASSAM HDR, 2014: POVERTY RATIO IS THE HIGHEST AMONG THE SCHEDULED TRIBES

Poverty ratio is the highest among the Scheduled Tribes in Assam. According to Assam State Human Development Report, 2014 poverty ratio among the Scheduled tribes is 40.5 per cent. The report also states that in spatial diversity category too, poverty ratio is the highest in hill areas with 44.7 per cent, where concentration of Scheduled Tribes is the highest.

Among the Scheduled Castes, the poverty ratio is 37.5 per cent while among other backward classes it is 36.5 per cent. Among the general, the poverty ratio is 36 per cent, according to ASHDR, 2014.

DISTRICT WISE POVERTY RATIO IN DIFFERENT SOCIAL CLASS

Districts	SC	ST	OBC	GEN
BAKSA	40.5	40	43.5	37
BARPETA	29.5	37	29	39.5
BONGAIGAON	30.5	28	28.5	37
CACHAR	34.5	29.5	31.5	39.5
CHIRANG	41	40	44	33.5
DARRANG	46.5	48.5	41	30
DHEMAJI	35.5	37	37	43.5
DHUBRI	38.5	42	36.5	46
DIBRUGARH	27.5	30	32	30.5
DIMA HASAO	42.5	43	40	42.5
GOALPARA	41.5	35.5	34.5	31.5
GOLAGHAT	39.5	46	44.5	42
HAILAKANDI	38	40.5	29	40
JORHAT	30	39.5	37.5	34
KAMRUP	40.5	40	32.5	25
KAMRUP(M)	19	28.5	12.5	38.5
KARBI ANGLONG	37	46.5	41.5	29.5
KARIMGANJ	35.5	37.5	33.5	39
KOKRAJHAR	42	39	38	35.5
LAKHIMPUR	36.5	40.5	37	33.5
MARIGAON	42	45.5	39.5	45.5
NAGAON	41.5	44	37.5	37.5
NALBARI	38	46.5	32.5	32
SIBSAGAR	35	37	31	31
SONITPUR	40.5	42.5	43	37
TINSUKUA	36.5	32	40	25.5
UDALGURI	48.5	39	40.5	45.5
ASSAM	37.5	40.5	36.5	36

The district-wise statistics of ASHDR has stated that among the Scheduled Tribes, the poverty ratio is highest in Darrang district with 48.5 per cent, while among the Scheduled Castes it is the highest in Udalguri district with 48.5 per cent.

POVERTY RATIO IN SPATIAL DIVERSITY CATEGORY

SPARIAL DIVERSITY CATEORY	POVERTY RATIO
CHAR AREAS	42.6
FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS	36.4
HILLS	44.7
TEA GARDEN AREAS	37.6
BORDER AREAS	38.9
MULTIPLE DIVERSITY AREAS	40.8
GENERAL	39.5

In spatial diversity category the hill areas have the highest poverty ratio (44.7 Percent) followed by Char areas with 42.6 per cent and multiple diversity areas with 40.8 per cent.

“Poverty is significantly high in Darrang (45.5 per cent), Marigaon (44.5 per cent) Golaghat(43.5 per cent) Udalguri (43 per cent) Karbi Anglong (42.5 per cent) Dhubri(415 per cent), Chirang (41.5 per cent), Baksa (41 per cent) Sonitpur (40.5 per cent) and Goalpara(40.5 per cent)”- according to the report.

This is the first Human Development Report prepared in the country with new UNDP method. Guwahati-based think tank Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD) and New Delhi-based Institute for Human Development have compiled this 272-page report on behalf of the Planning and Development Department, Government of Assam with support by the UNDP and the NITI Ayog. The Assam HDR Survey, 2013 covered 39,998 households covering 187,511 individuals in 27 districts, 97 Blocks, 95 urban centres, 1972 villages of the state. the report is based on primary data collected in the largest survey ever conducted in Assam for development evaluation. which is ten times that of the National Sample Survey Organisation rounds and about eight times that of the National Family Health Survey in the state.

ASSAM HDR, 2014: POVERTY RATIO IS THE HIGHEST AMONG THE SCHEDULED TRIBES

- nezine.com Editorial Bureau

Comment

Navigations

Quick Contact

Subscribe Us

Quick Mail