There are nearly
80 lakh graduates in Bihar, which is around 6.11 per cent of the total
population, stated the caste survey report tabled in the Bihar Assembly.
According to the
report, 24,534 people belonging to Other Reported Classes (ORC) have the
maximum number of graduates, accounting for 13.45 per cent of their total
population.
The report was
tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday. This is followed by 26,95,820 graduates from
the general category, which is 13.41 per cent of their total count, the report
said, adding altogether there are 7,83,050 Scheduled Caste graduates, which is
a meagre 3.05 per cent of their total population.
The total number
of postgraduates is 10,76,700, which is 0.82 per cent of the population, the
report said. The number of people having PhDs, including chartered accountants,
is 95,398, which is 0.07 per cent of the population.
Only 9.19 per cent
of people (1,20,12,146) have cleared their higher secondary examination and
14.71 per cent (19,22,99,97) have passed class 10, the report added.
The report said
only 15 lakh people have their own laptops, with regular internet connections,
which is not even two per cent of the population surveyed.
“In all, 15,08,085
have their own laptops, with regular internet connections. This is 1.15 per
cent of the total 13,07,25,310 people surveyed,” it added.
In all, 10,147
people belonging to the ORC have laptops with internet, which is 5.56 per cent
of their total population, followed by 6,33,864 belonging to the general
category, which is 3.15 per cent of their total population, the report added.
In all 95,490
people belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) have laptops with internet
connection (0.37 per cent), the report said. Around 99.49 per cent people
(2,55,59,507) belonging to the SC category have no access to laptops, it added.
According to the
report, only 1.57 per cent (20,49,370) are government employees.
People belonging
to organized and unorganized sectors is 1.22 per cent and 2.14 per cent,
respectively, it said.
The total number
of housewives and students is 67.54 per cent (8,82,91,275) of the total
population. There are 2,18,65,634 labourers, which accounts for 16.73 per cent
of the total population, the report said.
PTI
