SECC ranks households based on their socio economic status.
Provides names and number of families in each Panchayat with status on seven deprivation parameters.
Provides for programme specific priority list suiting programme objective
Before the availability of SECC data, correct identification of eligible beneficiaries was a major challenge.
Bias in BPL list affected coverage of poorest of the poor
SECC data based on information furnished by households providing authentic information for identifying beneficiaries under various schemes run by Ministry of Rural Development and other Departments.
Process of Ranking BPL Households
Ranking of households done through a three-step process
13 exclusion parameters for identifying not-poor households
5 automatic inclusion parameters for identifying poorest of the poor
7 Deprivation Criteria for identifying poor households
Applications and Usefulness
Ministry of Rural Development provides priority list for Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna-Gramin (PMAY-G) and Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) based on SECC data
States to use this process, SECC data and its TIN number of households for identification of poor under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY) , Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) to bring transparency in selection of beneficiaries.
This together with DBT is expected to have maximal impact on governance and accountability
Background
Before the availability of SECC -21011 Below Poverty Line (BPL) list prepared in 2002, by States⟋UTs used
The Ministry of Rural Development provided financial and technical support to the States⟋UTs for conducting Socio Economic and Caste Census-2011 (SECC-2011) .
States generated a large number of socio and economic indicators for ranking of each rural household across the country