Chhattisgarh Social Inclusion There is uneven progress across social groups in Chhattisgarh. Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in particular have very high poverty levels. In addition, there are wide differences in schooling and access to salaried jobs across social groups. Apart from households that belong to the General category, there is high open defecation and poor access to drinking water for most households in the state. Higher poverty rate and slower poverty reduction for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in Chhattisgarh Population below poverty line, (%) 70 Pace of poverty Households by Social Group, 2012 (%) 63 reduction All India Chhattisgarh 60 Scheduled Tribe 9 34 51 -3% per year 50 48 48 47 0% per year Scheduled Caste 19 16 Other Backward 43 42 40 Caste 35 -5% per year General 29 8 30 26 20 10 -13% per year 10 0 2005 2012 ■ Scheduled Tribe ■ Scheduled Caste ■ Other Backward Caste ■ General Poverty of Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh is among the highest in the country ST population below the poverty line, 2012 (%) 70 63 60 56 54 53 51 50 49 50 43 43 40 39 40 36 33 32 31 30 26 26 25 23 20 19 20 15 13 13 10 9 9 8 6 0 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 PJ GA DL Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India. 1 May 20, 2016 Chhattisgarh Social Inclusion Stark contrast in educational attainment across social groups in Chhattisgarh Education attainment, 2012 (% adults) Scheduled Tribe 33 32 17 17 Scheduled Caste 35 29 16 20 Other Backward Caste 27 29 20 24 General 11 19 14 56 0 20 40 60 80 100 ■ Illiterate ■ Literate or primary school completed ■ Middle school completed ■ Secondary school or higher completed Stark contrast in the types of jobs across social groups in Chhattisgarh Share of employed, 2012 (%) Scheduled Tribe Scheduled Caste 28 50 41 66 6 9 ■ Casual Wage ■ Salaried Other Backward Caste General ■ Self-employed 13 42 48 53 34 10 2 May 20, 2016 Chhattisgarh Social Inclusion Open defecation across most social groups in Chhattisgarh is higher than the national averages Households practicing open defecation, 2012 (%) 100 84 80 73 68 69 63 59 60 48 44 40 24 21 20 0 All Scheduled Scheduled Other General Tribe Caste Backward Caste ■ Chhattisgarh ■ All India There is poor access to drinking water in Chhattisgarh, particularly for the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Households with drinking water on premises, 2012 (%) 80 69 65 60 58 56 44 40 31 27 27 20 18 14 0 All Scheduled Scheduled Other General Tribe Caste Backward Caste ■ Chhattisgarh ■ All India 3 May 20, 2016