A Study on socioeconomic condition of SCs

Central University of Himachal Pradesh (ESTABLISHED UNDER CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES ACT 2009) PO Box: 21, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh-176215 www.cuhimachal.ac.in INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR DISSERTATION Name of Student...............................................................Roll No.............................................. Programme of Study: MSW (4th Semester) Adviser................................................ Date of Survey....................................................... (A) PERSONAL PROFILE: Name of the Respondent: _____________________ b). Age: ____ c). Gander ___M/F Village: ___________________ e). Tehsil: _______________________ Type of Family: Nuclear: ______________g) Joint:__________________ Income Category: (APL, BPL) Religion: [Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism;,Others (specify)_____________ (B) FAMILY PROFILE Sl. Name Relationship Sex Age Education Occupation Income 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. a) d) f) h) i)

(C) HOUSING 1. Are you staying in your own house? Yes / No 2. Type of house: a) Kachha house b) Pakka house 3. No. of rooms a) less than 2 b) 3 c) 4

c) Semi-pucca d) More than 4

4. Is there separate room for Kitchen? Yes / No 5. Is the house is provided with electricity? Yes / No 6. Is the drinking water facility is available at house premises? Yes / No 7. Is the toilet facility is available at house? Yes / No (D) INCOME & ASSETS 8. How many acres of land possessed by you? a) Less than 1 b) More than 1 9. Have you any debt? Yes / No 9.1. If yes then amount of that debt Rs a) 50000 b) 100000 c) 150000 d) Any other 9.2. Purpose of debt a) For agriculture b) For Disease c) For education d)other 9.3. Source of debt a) From Landlord b) From the bank c) Any other............ 10. What do you use for cooking food? a) Forest fuel b) Forest c) Other 11. Do you have following items or facilities? Items Mobile/landline Refrigerator Vehicle (motor cycle) Vehicle (car) Good drinking water Mattled road Internet facilities E.Educational status 12. What your children are doing? a) Study b) Job c) Agriculture work at home d) Any other....... 13. Are they studying? if yes then where they are studying. a) Govt. institution in the village b) Private Institution out of the village c) Private institution in the village d) Govt. institution out of the village 14. Do you want to continue their study? Yes / No Yes No

14.1. If not then reasons for dropout? a) Family problem b) Financial problem

c) Any other.......

15. If you wish to continue education of children up to which level you wish to study a) Higher Secondary b) Senior Secondary c) Graduate d) Post graduate

16. Is higher castes people discourages you in your childrens education? If yes than how a) Yes b) No c) If yes than how.

17. Do you aware about the educational facilities? Yes / No 18. Is your father aware about the educational facilities? Yes / No F. Occupational status 19. Are you doing better job in comparison to your fathers occupation? Yes / No 20. How many members in your family are working? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) More than 3 21. Is the occupation of your spouse is better compared to occupation of your mother? Yes / No 22. Are you wishing to succeed your occupation to your children? Yes / No 23. Are you doing your parental occupation? Yes / No G. Social and Economic status 24. Where your father resided, when he is young? a) Within the village b) Outside the village/town

25. Are you permanent resident of this village? Yes / No If no, then mention the other area where you used to live...................... 26. From how many years you are living here? a) Less than 20 years b)20 to 30 years c)More than 30 years

27. Do you have agricultural land? Yes / No 28. In which activities you are involved to fulfill your financial requirements? a) Agriculture d) None b) Govt. job e) Other c) Private Job

29. Do you know about the various development programs introduced by the centre and state government for your development? Yes / No 30. Are you working in MANREGA? Yes / No If yes, then what changes you feel in yourself and your family with it.................................. . 31. Have you faced any discrimination in your workplace? Yes / No 32. Have you disclosed your caste at workplace? Yes / No 33. In your opinion, whether social status depends upon the educational level of the person: Yes / No 34. In your opinion, whether social status depends upon the financial status of the person: Yes / No 35. Is social status of the scheduled castes has been improved compared to earlier times or not? Yes / No 36. Is there any improvement in social status of the SCs compared to your parents generation? Yes / No 37. Is your economic status is better off compared to your father? Yes / No 38. Is the family economic condition over the past 10 years has been increased? Yes / No\

39. In your opinion the contribution of reservation policy is improving socioeconomic status of SCs People? Yes / No H. Political Status 40. Is any member of your family is a member of PRI? Yes / No 41. Is any member of your family is a member of village cooperative society? Yes / No 42. Is anyone of your family is a member of political party? Yes / No 43. Are you the member of the any political organization or party? Yes / No 44. Is your father is the member of the any political organization or party? Yes / No 45. Do you have awareness about the politics? Yes / No

46. Is your father having awareness about the politics? Yes / No 47. Is reservation policy increases the SCs people participation in the politics? Yes / No 48. Is the elected members from the SC are serving better services to the SCs people? Yes / No
I. LIVESTOCK INVENTORY Sr. No. Particulars Cows (local) Cows (Jersey) Cows (Cross-bred) Buffaloes Young stock cows No.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

i. Male ii. Female 6.

Young stock (Buffalo)

i. Male ii. Female 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Sheep Goats Horses Poultry Piggery Rabbitary Any other