Gujarat Social Inclusion Progress across social groups has been uneven in Gujarat. Scheduled Tribes in particular have a very high incidence of poverty and slower poverty reduction than other social groups in the state. Gujarat’s Scheduled Tribes also stand out for high levels of open defecation and poor access to drinking water. In addition, there are wide differences between social groups in schooling and access to salaried jobs. Higher poverty rate and slower poverty reduction for the Scheduled Tribes in Gujarat Population below poverty line, (%) 60 Households by Social Group, 2012 (%) 55 Pace of poverty All India Gujarat reduction 50 Scheduled Tribe 9 18 Scheduled Caste 19 6 40 40 40 36 -6% per year Other Backward Caste 43 39 General 29 37 30 -11% per year 20 18 18 -11% per year 12 10 5 -11% per year 0 2005 2012 ■ Scheduled Tribe ■ Scheduled Caste ■ Other Backward Caste ■ General Poverty among the scheduled Tribes in Gujarat is below the national average 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 June 20, 2017 Gujarat Social Inclusion Education levels are the highest for those belonging to the General category in Gujarat, illiteracy is highest among the Scheduled Tribes Education attainment, 2012 (% adults) Scheduled Tribe 44 24 14 18 Scheduled Caste 29 25 18 28 Other Backward Caste 31 30 17 22 General 14 19 18 48 0 20 40 60 80 100 ■ Illiterate ■ Literate or primary school completed ■ Middle school completed ■ Secondary school or higher completed Striking differences in the types of jobs by social groups in Gujarat Share of employed, 2012 (%) Scheduled Tribe Scheduled Caste 36 33 35 54 10 32 ■ Casual Wage ■ Salaried Other Backward Caste General ■ Self-employed 6 30 50 38 55 20 2 June 20, 2017 Gujarat Social Inclusion Open defecation is higher among the Scheduled Tribes in Gujarat than rest of the country Households practicing open defecation, 2012 (%) 100 80 74 69 59 60 48 44 45 39 40 35 21 20 8 0 All Scheduled Scheduled Other General Tribe Caste Backward Caste ■ Gujarat ■ All India Barring the Scheduled Tribes, those living in Gujarat have greater access to drinking water than rest of India Households with drinking water on premises, 2012 (%) 100 87 80 73 70 69 69 60 56 58 44 40 30 27 20 0 All Scheduled Scheduled Other General Tribe Caste Backward Caste ■ Gujarat ■ All India 3 June 20, 2017