Planning Commission prepares the poverty estimate for
the country & the State based on the large sample surveys on
household consumers expenditure conducted by National Sample Survey
Office (NSSO) at the interval of approximately five years. Ministry of
Rural Development (MoRD) provides financial & technical support to
the States/ Union Territories (UTs) for conducting Below Poverty line
(BPL) Census to identify rural households living below the poverty line.
The technical component of MoRD’s role includes finalization of
methodology for identifying BPL families and implementation modalities.
The BPL Census is thus conducted by the States/UTs and the BPL lists are
prepared and maintained by the respective State Government/UT
Administration. These lists are also provided by the State
Governments/UT Administration to MoRD.
Currently, the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC), 2011 is underway in
States/UTs under the stewardship of Ministry of Rural Development. The
Census will capture the number of people in the BPL lists in the States
and Union Territories.
Caste-wise number of such families in each States is not available as
the earlier BPL Census, 2002 was not caste based. The figures will
emerge after completion of the Socio-Economic Caste Census, 2011. The
Census does not elicit information on any financial assistance received
by BPL people from the Central and State Government and employment got
by them during the year.
The BPL Census is thus conducted by the States/UTs and the BPL lists are prepared and maintained by the respective State Government/UT Administration. These lists are also provided by the State Governments/UT Administration to MoRD. feng shui singapore
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