Himachal Pradesh Social Inclusion Despite overall progress in poverty reduction, some groups have been left behind. Scheduled Castes, in particular, have a higher incidence of poverty than other groups, and have witnessed a slower pace of poverty reduction. Moreover, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lag behind others in education. People belonging to the general category have more salaried jobs than others. On the bright side, most groups in the state have lower rates of open defecation and enjoy greater access to drinking water than the rest of the country. Slower poverty reduction for Scheduled Castes than other groups in Himachal Pradesh Population below poverty line, (%) 40 Households by Social Group, 2012 (%) 37 All India Himachal 34 Pradesh 30 Pace of poverty Scheduled Tribe 9 6 reduction Scheduled Caste 19 22 Other Backward Caste 43 19 20 19 General 29 53 16 -17% 16 -12% per year per year -24% 10 9 per year 6 -13% per year 3 0 2005 2012 ■ Scheduled Tribe ■ Scheduled Caste ■ Other Backward Caste ■ General Poverty among Scheduled Castes in Himachal Pradesh is lower than in most other states SC population below poverty line, 2012 (%) 60 51 50 47 44 41 40 40 40 39 33 33 30 29 29 24 21 20 19 19 19 19 20 18 18 16 16 16 16 15 15 13 10 10 0 0 0 BH CG MN UP JH MP OD KA GA AI AS HR WB MH DL TN RJ JK GJ SK KL HP NL PJ UK AR AP TR MG MZ Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India. 1 June 20, 2017 Himachal Pradesh Social Inclusion Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in Himachal Pradesh have less schooling than other groups Education attainment, 2012 (% adults) Scheduled Tribe 27 26 8 39 Scheduled Caste 26 23 15 37 Other Backward Caste 18 20 17 45 General 19 18 11 53 0 20 40 60 80 100 ■ Illiterate ■ Literate or primary school completed ■ Middle school completed ■ Secondary school or higher completed More salaried jobs for those belonging to the General category Share of employed, 2012 (%) Scheduled Tribe Scheduled Caste 20 21 9 18 61 72 ■ Casual Wage ■ Salaried Other Backward Caste General ■ Self-employed 8 20 21 14 66 71 2 June 20, 2017 Himachal Pradesh Social Inclusion Households across all social groups in Himachal Pradesh practice less open defecation than the rest of the country Households practicing open defecation, 2012 (%) 100 80 69 59 60 48 44 40 32 31 22 22 21 20 15 0 All Scheduled Scheduled Other General Tribe Caste Backward Caste ■ Himachal Pradesh ■ All India Access to drinking water for the Other Backward Castes is lower than other social groups in Himachal Pradesh Households with drinking water on premises, 2012 (%) 100 80 67 69 61 60 56 57 58 55 48 44 40 27 20 0 All Scheduled Scheduled Other General Tribe Caste Backward Caste ■ Himachal Pradesh ■ All India 3 June 20, 2017