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34% of families earn up to ₹6,000: data
42% SC/ST families poor: survey
'25% general category families poor'

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Bihar caste survey: 34% families survive on less than ₹6,000 a month

Name: Bihar caste survey: 34% families survive on less than ₹6,000 a month
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Description: Fresh data from Bihar caste survey showed that about 34% of families earn up to just ₹6,000 a month.

Fresh data from the Bihar caste survey showed that about 34% of families earn up to just ₹6,000 a month.

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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Bihar caste survey: 34% families survive on less than ₹6,000 a month

The Bihar government revealed a new set of data on the caste survey it conducted across the state.

The latest data showed that about 34% of all families in the state earn up to ₹ 6,000 per month, while 29.6% survive on ₹10,000 or less.

According to the report, more than 42% of families from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are poor. Over 33% of those from Backward and Extremely Backward Classes and 25% of general category families are poor.

The results revealed that people belonging to extremely backward classes or EBCs and other backward classes or OBCs constitute a whopping 63% of the state’s total population.