2008 Baseline Survey of Minority Concentration District Meerut, UP Commissioned by Ministry of Minority Affairs Government of India Abdul Waheed Project Coordinator & Director Centre for Promotion of Educational and Cultural Advancement of Muslims of India (CEPECAMI) B-2 Nazir Ahmad Road, AMU Aligarh-202002 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Baseline Survey of ninety Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs) of the country has been commissioned by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India to explore development deficits in the availability of basic amenities and infrastructural facilities. Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has been assigned the task of coordinating the entire project. The survey of two districts namely Meerut and Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) is assigned to the Centre for Promotion of Educational and Cultural Advancement of Muslims of India (CEPECAMI), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Aligarh. On behalf of CEPECAMI, I feel immense pleasure in acknowledging the help, very kindly extended by the Ministry and the ICSSR. The Hon’ble Vice- Chancellor Prof. P.K Abdul Azis and the Registrar Prof. V.K Abdul Jalil of Aligarh Muslim University have encouraged and provided all kind of support for successful completion of the project. The project work could not have been completed without sincerity and commitment of project team and office staff as well as support of Informants, Respondents, PRIs and government officials. Abdul Waheed Project Coordinator and Director, CEPECAMI July 2008 ii e g Pa Baseline Survey of Minority Concentration District Meerut: A Study Conducted by CEPECAMI, AMU Aligarh CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................................ii CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................iii LIST OF TABLES.................................................................................................................. vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY....................................................................................................... x CHAPTER-1: INTRODUCTION: OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY OF THE BASELINE SURVEY.............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Objectives.................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Methodology............................................................................................................... 3 1.3.1 Sample Villages..............................................................................4 1.3.2 Sample Households....................................................................4 1.3.3 Data Collection...........................................................................5 CHAPTER–2: THE DISTRICT OF MEERUT: A BRIEF PROFILE.......................... 6 2.1 Area and Location.................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Population ................................................................................................................... 6 2.2.1 Religion-wise Population.............................................................7 2.2.2 Religion wise Sex-ratio of District Meerut and Uttar Pradesh ......8 2.3 Literacy and Education......................................................................................... 9 2.3.1 Literacy......................................................................................9 2.4 Educational Level in the District Meerut ................................................... 10 2.4.1 Educational Infrastructure...........................................................11 2.5 Health.......................................................................................................................... 12 2.6 Work Participation ................................................................................................ 13 2.6.1 Gender Work Participation .......................................................14 2.7 Workers....................................................................................................................... 14 2.8 Agriculture and Livestock.................................................................................. 16 2.9 Industry...................................................................................................................... 18 2.10 Transport ................................................................................................................ 19 2.11 Basic Amenities ................................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER-3: SAMPLE VILLAGES: A BRIEF PROFILE .......................................... 22 3.1 Population and Social Composition .............................................................. 22 3.2 Education .................................................................................................................. 23 3.3 Basic Amenities ...................................................................................................... 26 3.3.1 Drinking Water Facilities..........................................................26 3.3.2 Electricity.................................................................................26 3.3.3 Sanitation ................................................................................27 3.3.4 Transport and Communication.................................................27 3.3.5 Public Distribution System.......................................................27 iii e g Pa Base Line Survey of Minority Concentrated District of Meerut: A Study Conducted by CEPECAMI, AMU, Aligarh 3.4 Community-wise Government Jobs .............................................................. 28 3.5 Rural Development Programmes and Beneficiaries Assisted ............ 28 3.5.1 Indira Awas Yojana ......................................................................28 3.5.2 National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGA)....28 3.6 Agriculture and Workers..................................................................................... 28 3.7 Agro and Small Scale Industries ..................................................................... 29 3.8 Credit, Self-help Groups and Village Organizations............................... 30 CHAPTER–4: STATUS OF SAMPLE HOUSEHOLDS: AN ANALYSIS................ 32 4.1 Population and Social Composition .............................................................. 32 4.1.1 Distribution of Households Across Religion and Caste Categories 32 4.1.2 Religion-wise Population...........................................................32 4.1.3 Religion-wise Sex Ratio.............................................................33 4.1.4 Religion-wise Marital Status .....................................................33 4.2. Type of Households and Basic Amenities.................................................. 35 4.2.1 Simple Complex Households ....................................................35 4.2.2 Household Headship ................................................................35 4.2.3 Household’s Mother Tongue .....................................................35 4.3.4 Habitation Type........................................................................35 4.2.5 Household Ownership ..............................................................36 4.2.6 Housing Condition ...................................................................36 4.2.7 Homestead Land ......................................................................36 4.2.8 Drinking Water.........................................................................37 4.2.9 Sanitation ................................................................................37 4.2.10 Source of Light...........................................................................37 4.2.11 Fuel Used...................................................................................38 4.3 Educational Status................................................................................................ 38 4.3.1 Educational Level.....................................................................38 4.3.2 Technical and Professional Education ......................................39 4.3.3 Current Educational Status......................................................40 4.4 Health Status........................................................................................................... 42 4.4.1 Child immunization .....................................................................42 4.4.2 Deliveries .....................................................................................43 4.5 Economic Status .................................................................................................... 44 4.5.1 Work Status.................................................................................44 4.5.2 Main Occupation......................................................................44 4.5.3 Main Industry ..........................................................................45 4.5.4 Problems in operating business ventures .....................................45 4.5.6 Out-migration ..........................................................................45