During 2011, around 133,000 households involved in begging or charity belonged to the scheduled caste social group in India. Over 669 thousand households in India were involved in begging and charity.
Number of rural households engaged in begging, charity and alms collection in India in 2011, by social group
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*In India, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe (SC/ST) and OBCs are officially recognized by the constitution as groups of disadvantaged indigenous people. They are the primary beneficiaries of reservation policies under the constitution. The colloquial terms for SCs and STs are Dalits and Adivasis respectively.
Values have been rounded.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (June 30, 2021). Number of rural households engaged in begging, charity and alms collection in India in 2011, by social group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/705857/india-begging-in-rural-households-by-social-group/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Number of rural households engaged in begging, charity and alms collection in India in 2011, by social group (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705857/india-begging-in-rural-households-by-social-group/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (2021). Number of rural households engaged in begging, charity and alms collection in India in 2011, by social group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705857/india-begging-in-rural-households-by-social-group/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Number of Rural Households Engaged in Begging, Charity and Alms Collection in India in 2011, by Social Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/705857/india-begging-in-rural-households-by-social-group/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), Number of rural households engaged in begging, charity and alms collection in India in 2011, by social group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/705857/india-begging-in-rural-households-by-social-group/ (last visited September 08, 2024)
Number of rural households engaged in begging, charity and alms collection in India in 2011, by social group (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/705857/india-begging-in-rural-households-by-social-group/
