Uttar Pradesh Social Inclusion There is uneven progress across social groups in Uttar Pradesh. The poverty rate for Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh is amongst the highest in the country. There are stark differences in education attainment, types of jobs and access to clean drinking water across social groups. Open defecation is high for most households in the state, but particularly for the Scheduled Castes. Higher poverty rate and slower poverty reduction for the Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh Population below poverty line, (%) 60 Households by Social Group, 2012 (%) 55 Pace of poverty reduction Uttar All India Pradesh 50 42 42 41 -4% per year Scheduled Tribe 9 1 40 Scheduled Caste 19 25 Other Backward Caste 43 53 31 -4% per year 30 26 -7% per year General 29 22 24 20 13 -9% per year 10 0 2005 2012 ■ Scheduled Caste ■ Other Backward Caste ■ Scheduled Tribe ■ General Poverty rate of Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh is among the highest in the country 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 May 20, 2016 Uttar Pradesh Social Inclusion Stark contrast in educational attainment across social groups in Uttar Pradesh Education attainment, 2012 (% adults) Scheduled Tribe 39 14 15 31 Scheduled Caste 49 19 17 16 Other Backward Caste 44 17 16 23 General 22 16 14 48 0 20 40 60 80 100 ■ Illiterate ■ Literate or primary school completed ■ Middle school completed ■ Secondary school or higher completed Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh have more casual wage jobs compared to other social groups Share of employed, 2012 (%) Scheduled Tribe Scheduled Caste 30 53 45 47 17 8 ■ Casual Wage ■ Salaried Other Backward Caste General ■ Self-employed 11 21 21 8 71 68 2 May 20, 2016 Uttar Pradesh Social Inclusion Higher open defecation in Uttar Pradesh than rest of country, especially among the Scheduled Castes Households practicing open defecation, 2012 (%) 100 90 81 80 75 70 69 64 61 59 60 50 48 44 40 31 30 21 20 10 0 All Scheduled Scheduled Other General Tribe Caste Backward Caste ■ Uttar Pradesh ■ All India Access to drinking water better in Uttar Pradesh, but is uneven across social groups within the state Households with drinking water on premises, 2012 (%) 100 90 80 77 70 69 66 63 60 56 58 50 45 45 44 40 30 27 20 10 0 All Scheduled Scheduled Other General Tribe Caste Backward Caste ■ Uttar Pradesh ■ All India 3 May 20, 2016