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DOI NUMBER: 10.5958/2278-4853.2019.00130.7

AN OVERVIEW OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN TELANGANA STATE
Dr T Siva Prathap*; Dr Mohd Akhter Ali**; Mr. M Kamraju***
*Assistant Professor,
Department of Earth sciences,
Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, INDIA
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**Assistant Professor,
Department of Geography,
Osmania University, Hyderabad,
Telangana, INDIA
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***Research Scholar,
Department of Geography,
Center for economic and social studies,
Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA
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ABSTRACT

Social Development focuses on the need to “put people first” in development processes. Poverty
is more than low income – it is also about vulnerability, exclusion, unaccountable institutions,
powerlessness, and exposure to violence. Social Development promotes social inclusion of the
poor and vulnerable by empowering people, building cohesive and resilient societies, and
making institutions accessible and accountable to citizens. Working with governments,
communities, civil society, the private sector, and the marginalized, including persons with
disabilities and Indigenous Peoples, Social Development translates the complex relationship
between societies and states into operations. Empirical evidence and operational experience
show that Social Development promotes economic growth and leads to better interventions and a
higher quality of life.

KEYWORDS: Institutions, Exposure, Empowering, Disabilities, Indigenous

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INTRODUCTION
Social development is prioritizing human needs in the growth and progress of society. The focus
is on improving the lives of the people, especially the poor, to make the society a better place for
everyone. The Government of Telangana is striving to uplift the socially disadvantaged sections
of the people in the state by launching several policy initiatives. Towards this end, the Council
for Social Development (CSD)was assigned the task to prepare a report on Social Development
in Telangana to evaluate, and make policy recommendations in the field of social development,
which is relevant to the guiding principle of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) i.e.,
‗leave no one behind‘. The Telangana Social Development Report 2017 (TSDR) will present an
analysis of the social sector in the State of Telangana. This report is the first of its kind for any
state in India and is on the lines of India Social Development Report, published biennially by
CSD. The synopsis of the study is presented here, as a curtain-raiser of this unique publication
taken up in collaboration with the Planning Department of the state. The TSDR begins with a
demographic profile of the state and discusses and maps the current status of development of
Telangana through the following parameters: land and agriculture; credit; household amenities;
public distribution system; education; employment/unemployment; and health. The data has been
analyzed in the following grids wherever possible: social and religious groups, gender, and
location. The main source of data used for the analysis in this chapter is the Census data for 2001
and 2011, supplemented with data from the Government of Telangana and other relevant official
sources. Thus, the analysis has been carried out on a comparative basis between these two
periods for the indicators mentioned above.

OBJECTIVE:
The main objective of this research paper is to study the Social development in the study area.
METHODOLOGY:
This study is completely based on secondary data collected from various publications and
records of the Telangana and Erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, Statistical Abstracts, Crop report,
Economic Review and Census Reports.

STUDY AREA
Telangana State is southern part region of India. It has an area of 114,840 sq.kms. It is located
with a 17. 36 60 N, 78.47.60 E. The average rainfall in the state varies from 67.05 mm in
Mahabubnagar to 114.47 mm in Karimnagar.(location map).

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DEMOGRAPHY
The analysis of data reveals that the overall, population of the state during the last decade (2001–
2011) grew at 13.58 per cent against the national growth of 17.69 per cent, indicating a faster
decline in fertility in the state as compared to the all-India rate; the people of the state reside
predominantly in rural areas (61 percent); the urban population in the state grew by 39 per cent
during the decade as against a modest growth of2 per cent in rural areas. Urban development in
Telangana has led to the growth of towns within the state, which increased from 82 to 158, that
is, almost by 93 per cent during the decade. As per the Government of Telangana (2016), around
30 per cent of the total urban population in the state resides in the capital city of Hyderabad
alone; Hyderabad also figures among the top 10-million-plus cities in terms of highest number of
slum households.

SOCIAL COMPOSITION OF POPULATION

The scheduled tribe (ST) population recorded an increase of 15.04 per cent and scheduled caste
(SC) population, 11.61 per cent. The population of Muslims rose marginally from 12.4 per cent
to 12.7 per cent during the decade and the proportion of Christian population during the same
decade has risen from 1.2 percent to 1.3 per cent and they are largely concentrated in two
districts, namely Hyderabad and Rangareddy. The proportion of Hindus declined marginally
from 85.9 per cent to 85.1 per cent.

Age Composition of Population and Sex Ratio

agar are the four districts at the bottom four positions in terms of child sex ratio. Further, while
the child sex ratio among SCs is better than the There has been a decline in the proportion of
population in the age group of 0–4 and 5–9 across gender, location and social groups. The share
of working-age population (15–59) increased during this decade across gender, location and
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social groups. The proportion of the elderly in total population (persons above 60years) between
the two time periods in India and Telangana shows an increase (7.4 per cent to 9.3 per
cent);however, in 2011 the increase in Telangana was more than in India (in 2001 it was more
or less the same as per Census). The proportion of elderly women was higher than men in both
time periods. This increase in the elderly population has far-reaching implications for provision
of a support system, not only in terms of health care but also in terms of social security
measures. The sex ratio increased from 971 to 988 during the decade; the sex ratio is lowest in
the districts of Rangareddy (961) and Hyderabad (954) – among the more urbanised districts of
the state. The sex ratio of the SC population was significantly higher (1008) than the sex ratio of
the state as a whole (988). While the sex ratio of the ST population (977) is less when compared
with state average, it nevertheless depicts an impressive rise from the 2001 Census (962). Among
the major religious communities, there is an impressive rise in the sex ratio from the 2001
Census to the 2011 Census (i.e., 974 to 990 for Hindus, 950 to 969 for Muslims and 1011 to
1033 for Christians).A favorable sex ratio notwithstanding, what is of concern is the decline in
child sex ratio (0–6 years) from957 to 932 during the decade and this is true in terms of location
as well. Hyderabad, Nalgonda, Warangal and Mahabubne state average, the same is quite low
for STs when compared with the state as well as with the SCs.
Marital Status
In the under-18 age group, the proportion of currently married persons at all-India level in 2011
was 3.7per cent for women, whereas it was 2.6 per cent for Telangana women; thus the state
average is lower than the national average. However, what DLHS-4 data also reveal is that,
more than a quarter (28 per cent) of currently married women aged 20–24 were married before
the legal age of 18 years with the districts of Mahabubnagar (35 per cent), Khammam (33 per
cent) and Nalgonda showing higher percentages than the state average. Further, when the more
urbanized districts of the state, such as Hyderabad and Rangareddyreveal higher than state
average proportions of under-18 married women, there is a need to revisit our development
theories of urbanization that are supposed to translate into increases in age at marriage with
larger proportions of men and women pursuing education and employment. Data relating to the
categories „currently married‟ and „widowed‟ are seen together, in the age-group 20–29,only 46
per cent of males are currently married against 79 per cent of females. In the category of
widowed, only 11 per cent of 60+ men figure against 57 per cent women. Households and
Houselessness
The rate of growth in households has been 28 per cent in Telangana: 60 per cent in urban and 14
per cent in rural. In terms of the share of households with a size of three to four persons, it is
found that the state average was more than the national average during the decade. The
proportion of female-headed households increased both in rural and urban areas between the two
time-periods. This proportion has seen a relative increase as age progresses and is indicative of
the trend in marital status of households, where it is observed there is an increased number of
widowed women as age increases. In terms of houseless population, one can discern that, in
general, there was a decline between the two time periods. However, there has been an increase
of 18 per cent in the houseless population in urban areas in Telangana.
Workers and Occupational Profile
Of the total population, the proportion of workers increased marginally during the decade.
Among the total workers, though the proportion of agricultural sector shows a marginal decline,
the proportion of cultivators registered a decline while that of agricultural laborers‘ increased

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during the decade, indicating the need to explore this phenomenon, since agricultural laborers‘
generally constitute the most vulnerable of our working population.

Persons with Disability

As a proportion of total population in 2011, the disabled population accounted for 3 per cent in
Telangana, which was more than the national average of 2.2 per cent. In terms of gender, too, the
proportion of disabled population was higher among both men and women. Data also reveal that
the larger proportion of the disabled population reside in rural areas.

LAND AND AGRICULTURE

Land and agriculture are critical for Telangana State as they are the major livelihood base for
rural population who are predominantly marginalized social groups (STs, SCs and OBCs). Apart
from the general picture in agriculture, the social group-wise understanding is important from the
perspective of social justice.
Access to Land and Fragmentation of Operational Holdings
Compared to other social groups, the access to land among SCs is relatively low, both in terms of
ownership and tenancy. SCs, who constitute 15.5 per cent of total population, operated only 9.6
per cent of the total operated land in the state. Their status is low in the districts of Khammam
and Nalgonda. There has been increasing fragmentation of operational land holdings among all
the social groups, particularly more among SCs as 75 per cent of operational holdings among
them are marginal, i.e., below one hectare. The SCs are marginalized even in access to the
tenancy market in the state. The gender differences are reported in landas female operational
holding, constituting 21.46 per cent in total holdings, operate 19.54 per cent of total operated
area and the average size of female holding is lower than that of male holdings in the state.

Cropping Intensity and Fallows

The low level of net sown area reported across all the social groups in the state is indicative of
increase in fallow land among all. Cropping intensity is relatively low among SCs and STs and
also in the districts of Adilabad, Mahabubnagar and Rangareddy. The shifting of cropping
pattern towards non-food grain crops, mostly led by cotton, in the state is reported to be high
among SCs and STs.
Access to Irrigation
The irrigation levels are relatively low among SCs (25.4 per cent) and STs (29.9 per cent) against
the others (36.9 per cent). The increasing share of capital-intensive based ground water (dug well
and tube well) irrigation (about 70 per cent) among all the social groups is the major concern in
the state.

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General observations
The livestock base is very low in the state across all the social groups. The access to institutional
credit, in terms of household proportions and average amount per household, is reported very
low among SCs and STs in Telangana leading to their higher dependency on moneylenders, who
are exploitative with their exorbitant interest rates. The incidence of indebtedness is reported
significantly high (about 90 per cent) among all the social groups in the state.

ACCESS TO CREDIT
Apart from issues of timely, adequate and hassle-free access to credit by households in general,
the issue of distribution of credit among various sections of people is also essential from the
perspective of inclusiveness and social justice, which are the foundational inspirations in the
formation of Telangana State.

Credit facilitates for various Socio, Economic and Cultural needs of Households
Around one-fourth of Households (Hh) in Telangana do not have bank accounts and the ratios
are relatively high among SCs and STs and in the districts of Mahabubnagar, Nizamabad,
Karimnagar and Khammam. The socially marginal groups (ST, SC and OBC), especially SCs,
hold assets (both land and other assets) the value of which is several-fold less per Hh than the
socially privileged group (Others). There are huge rural–urban differences in average value of
asset per Hh; an average rural Hh owns six times lower value of assets than an average urban
household. In Telangana, around 30 per cent HHS are not accessing credit from any source and
the access to institutional sources is limited to 45 per cent of Hhs. The credit outreach of
institutional sources in the state is limited; commercial banks reach only 16 per cent of Hhs while
cooperative societies reach 9.3 per cent of Hhs. Money lenders still play a dominant role in
addressing the credit needs of 50.6 per cent Hhs in the state and 51 per cent of total credit
amount. The average amount of borrowing per household accessing credit from all the sources in
Telangana stands at Rs 5.98 lakh, with wide differences between rural (Rs 3.23 lakh) and urban
(Rs 11.92 lakh) areas. The STs and SCs are lent a relatively very small amount, i.e., nine times
less compared to Other social groups. Moneylenders also charge relatively higher annual interest
rates (about 30 per cent) and they charge relatively more on loans given to STs in general and
SCs in urban areas. Huge differences in purpose of loans are reported between rural and urban
areas: farm production (32.1 percent) and household consumption expenditure (31.2 per cent) are
major purposes in rural areas, but nonfarm production (39.6 per cent) and housing (38 per cent)
are major purposes in urban areas. The socially marginal groups borrow largely for basic needs
and for non-production purposes, such as household consumption expenditure, which include
social and cultural reasons, etc., but not much for production purposes. Long-term loans are very
low in rural areas (27 per cent) compared to urban areas (75 per cent) and are also very minimal
among socially marginalized groups (SCs and STs in rural areas) compared to other groups.
Personal security (44.4 per cent of loan amount) is the main security for obtaining loans,
followed by mortgage of property (33.9 per cent). Personal security is relatively higher among
socially marginalised groups than the other groups. The type of mortgage is mostly of
conditional sale in urban areas and of simple mortgage in rural areas.

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SOCIAL DIMENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: SPECIAL FOCUS ON
THE YOUTH AND THEIR SKILLS
The main objective addressed here is to have a situational analysis on employment and
unemployment across different social, gender and regional groups of the state. Alongside, an
analysis is also embarked to understand the existing skill gap and the potential for the state to
take advantage of the demographic dividend.

Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR)

The LFPR is seen to be higher in Telangana compared to the national average during the 2004-
05, but declines and becomes lower during 2011-12. The subsidiary proportion of labour force is
much lower in Telangana. The LFPR is the lowest in Hyderabad and highest in Karimnagar;
three districts, namely, Adilabad, Nizamabad and Hyderabad, show increasing rates from 2004-
05 to 2011-12. LFPR is higher in rural areas but declines over time and the rural urban gap is
higher in Telangana compared to all India. There has been decline in LFPR for both males and
females; the decline being sharper among the latter. The decline in LFPR may is mainly due to
the withdrawal of females from the labour force.

Worker Population Ratio (WPR)

Telangana had the highest WPR in 2004-05 according to the principal status but declined over
the time period and became the lowest in 2011-12. The employment in subsidiary activities is
relatively lower in Telangana. The decline in WPR (across all the districts except Adilabad,
Nizamabad and Hyderabad) may be a reason for the decline in LFPR, and, this in turn indicates
relatively higher unemployment in the state. The WPR is lowest in Hyderabad and highest in
Karimnagar during both periods. Even though the WPR is higher in rural areas, it declines
sharply over the period. It may also be noted that the rural urban gap is higher in Telangana, but
the gender gap is lower. Therefore, it may be argued that the major reason for the decline in
WPR is the decline in female participation.

Type of Employment
The percentage of self-employed and unpaid family workers is increasing among rural females
from 2004-05to 2011-12; the proportion of regular/salaried is decreasing. In the case of urban
females there is significant increase in regular types of employment and reduction in casual jobs.
Casualization is observed among STs in Telangana. And more than half of the ST workers are in
self-employed category. The SC category is mostly employed in casual type of employment
compared to any other social group. But the advantage of attaining regular/salaried employment
from 2004-05 to 2011-12goes to the SC community even though others category is still leading
in the regular type of employment.

Sectoral Dimensions of Employment

Rural farm activities have increased in Telangana but the proportion of urban non-farm activities
is higher compared to all India. It essentially means that the entire rural Telangana is still farm
based and the urban Telangana is more involved in non-farm activities. Employment in
manufacture is stagnating and the employment generated is mainly in construction and services.
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share within the services sector, work is swiftly changing towards financial intermediaries,
business and real estate activities from 2004-05 to 2011-12.
MGNREGA (MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT)
The share of Telangana in terms of MGNREGA card holders is higher than the national average.
Although males hold a higher number of cards, in terms of work, females‘ percentage is higher.
Importantly, the share of beneficiaries among ST community is lower in Telangana when
compared to other social groups.

Unemployment
Although the rate of unemployment is higher in urban areas, the increase is seen more in rural
(mostly males) from 2004-05 to 2011-12. On the one hand, there is a reduction of females both
in the labour force and in the work force, but on the other, the unemployment rate is lower
compared to men.
The Youth and their Skills
The proportion of youth (15 to 29 years age group as per NYP, 2014) in Telangana is around 30
per cent, which is higher compared to the national average. The alarming situation is that about
one-fifth of the youth in the state was neither in the labour force nor in educational institutions
during 2011-12; the percentage was only 14.5 during 2004-05. It is unfortunate to note that as
high as 96 per cent of the youth in Telangana do not have technical education at all. Of the total
working youth, 44 per cent are in the agriculture sector. Other major employment providers to
the youth are manufacturing (15 per cent) and trade, hotels and restaurants (11 per cent).

EDUCATION
Thirty-seven per cent of students in Telangana are in primary level, 20 per cent in middle level,
13 per cent at collegiate level, and 2 per cent each in PG level and diploma courses. The
proportion of ST student‘s pursuing collegiate education is the lowest. The OBCs have the
highest proportion of students in graduate and PG level. Among socio-religious groups, Hindus
have the highest proportion of students in PG while Muslim students are highest in primary
school (43.4 per cent), with attendance dropping sharply in higher secondary (7.6per cent). 94

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per cent of students are in the general stream whereas only 6 per cent are in the
professional/technical stream.

Types of Institutions Attended

Proportion of students attending government institutions is the highest among ST students and it
progressively declines as it moves up the social hierarchy. Forty per cent of students attend
government institutions. Among rural students, 54 per cent attend government institutions
whereas 44 per cent attend private unaided institutions. In contrast among urban students, nearly
four-fifths attend private unaided institutions. Among social groups, more ST students attend
government institutions (65 per cent) rather than private. Half of the SC students attend
government institutions. In contrast ―Other‖ students predominantly attend private unaided
institutions (72.6 per cent).41 per cent of ST students claimed better environment of learning in
private schools and another 33 percent complained about poor quality of education in
government institutions; 30 per cent of SC students who are in private stream are in it for the
sake of English medium education and 10 per cent of them did not get admission in government
institutions; poor quality of education in government schools is most important reason for the
OBCs and others for choosing private institutions.

Free Education and other Support

Thirty-eight per cent of students in the state get free education. The proportion of students who
get free education is the highest among STs and it declines with the higher social groups. One
fifth of the students in the state get scholarships. The highest proportions of students who get
scholarships are SC students and the next highest proportion of students who get scholarships are
OBC students.

Rate of Completion
The completion rate in the state is 75 per cent. The SC students have the highest incompletion
rate followed by OBCs. Least incompletion is reported among ST and ‗Other‘ students. The
detention rate in Telanganais 3.3 per cent. Completion of Class V, VII and VIII are the major
drop-out points in the state. Engagement in economic activity is the major reason for dropping
out among all the social groups. ‗Not interested in education‘ is the second most important
reason for dropping out. Financial constraint is an important reason for SC students to drop out.

PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (PDS)

Data has been analysed using the economic grid of consumption expenditure groups along with
the social grids to understand the inclusion and exclusion of the poor and the vulnerable within
the public distribution system.

Access to Ration Cards

Nearly about four-fifths of the households in the state have access to the PDS; level of access is
highest in Medak district at 94.5 per cent, lowest in Hyderabad with just about half of the
households having ration cards. Nearly 92 per cent of the STs in the state have ration cards;
among SC households about 80 per cent have ration cards.

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Consumption of Rice from PDS and non-PDS Sources
The PDS met about one-fourth of the total quantum of rice consumed by the households in the
state; the remaining three-fourths was sourced from other sources. Level of dependence on PDS
for rice requirements was highest among the STs (32 per cent), 28 per cent among SCs, 26 per
cent among OBCs and 19 per cent among ‗Others‘. Just about 1.5 per cent of all households
depend exclusively on PDS for rice; two-thirds of the households in the state use both PDS and
non-PDS sources to get rice. However, reliance on non-PDS sources varies enormously among
social groups: among ST households, only 7 per cent depend exclusively on non-PDS sources.
Among SC households, the dependence is 22.4 per cent; it is 31 per cent among OBCs and 54
per cent among ‗Others‘.

Pattern of Cereal Consumption in the State

Rice accounts for nearly 90 per cent of total cereal consumption in the state; about 7 per cent is
accounted for by wheat and wheat products; millets account for 3 per cent of total cereal
consumed in the state. Millets are consumed relatively more among rural households than the
urban households. While rural households spend relatively more on rice and millets, urban
households spend a little less on rice but almost double (of rural households) on wheat and wheat
products. The ST households spend the least on rice and the highest on millets.

Access to PDS for various Expenditure Classes

Households in the bottom 30 per cent of MPCE with a maximum monthly per capita
consumption expenditure of Rs 1332 account for 52 per cent among STs, 42 per cent among
SCs, 30 per cent among OBCs and 14per cent among ‗Others‘. Only 6.8 per cent of ST
households and 18.5 per cent of SC households are in the top 30 per cent of MPCE and able to
report a monthly per capita expenditure above Rs 2996. Analysis of data reveals that 8.9 per cent
of households in the bottom three deciles do not have access to PDS. In other words, the ration
cards meant for the poorest of the poor households are held by the ‗richest‘ households; 36 per
cent of ST households that report not having a ration card are in the bottom- decile group while
the corresponding percentage for SCs is 14 per cent. The dependence on PDS for rice among the
top most decile group is as high as 19.49 per cent while in urban Telangana it is negligible. That
is, the infiltration of the better-off sections into the PDS are more of a problem in rural
Telangana.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DYNAMICS OF HEALTH STATUS IN TELANGANA

It is reported that Telangana has higher morbidity in rural areas (9.8 per cent), than the urban
areas (9.5 percent) as against the national pattern of 8.9 per cent and 11.8 per cent for rural and
urban areas respectively. Logistic regression analysis shows that among gender groups, females
were more morbid and they were17 per cent more likely to report morbidity than males. Age
group analysis shows that the ‗old‘ age group showed itself more likely to be morbid, followed
by the age group ‗0–4‘. It shows that the old age group,60 and above, was 80 per cent more
likely to have morbidity than the 0–4 age group, which is the next most probable morbid group.
Household size analysis shows that small families with three or fewer members were 52 per cent
more likely to have morbidity than the families with eight or more members. High-MPCE groups
were 17 per cent less likely to be morbid than medium MPCE.

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Pattern of Ailments:
Among morbid persons, the majority (56.3 per cent) was suffering from a chronic ailment. A
clear patterns seen that the occurrence of chronic ailments is higher in advantaged groups like
urban respondents (61.1per cent), forward castes (70.8 per cent), high MPCE group (68.4 per
cent), male (60.9 per cent) and old age group (82.9 per cent) when compared to their
counterparts. On the other hand, it is noticed that the chances of having acute ailments is higher
in disadvantaged groups like rural, SC, low MPCE, and females.

Maternal and Child Health

In Telangana, the percentage of women married before the age of 18 years (who belonged to the
age group of 20–24 during the time of survey) is much higher in rural areas (about 35 per cent).
In urban areas, the corresponding percentage is 15.7. This indicates the prevalence of early
marriage system in Telangana, especially in rural Telangana. The IMR is also not showing a
good sign of health for society. Rural IMR is35 and urban IMR is 20. The situation of under-five
mortality rate is also a concern in Telangana with 38 in rural and 25 in urban (NFHS-4, 2015-
16). The use of family planning methods is about 59 and 56 per cent in urban and rural areas
respectively among the women of age group 15-49. The role of health workers in spreading this
is also to be improved a lot. According to NFHS-4 (2015-16), even though the antenatal care is
good among the women in terms of their first visit, it is only 47 and 37 per cent (respectively for
urban and rural areas) who got full antenatal care. Also, only around half of the pregnant women
had consumed iron folic acid for than 100 days. Although institutional births in Telangana are
higher (96 per cent in urban and 87 per cent in rural), the institutional births in public facilities is
too low at about only 27 and 34 per cent for urban and rural areas. According to the NSSO
(2014) 71st Round survey, the percentage distribution of women (aged 15–49) whogave birth in
private hospitals is higher in Telangana both in rural (59.3 per cent) and urban area (74.3
percent) when compared to all India (22.5 per cent and 45.8 per cent respectively). The rate of
utilisation of public hospital for this purpose is very low in Telangana (29.4 per cent in rural and
22.5 per cent in urban) when compared to all India (41.4 per cent and 38.4 per cent respectively).
It is to be noted that the rate of deliveries at home is very low in Telangana (2.2 per cent in rural
and 1.6 per cent in urban) when compared to all India (19.9 per cent and 10.5 per cent
respectively). This necessitates state policy orientation towards ensuring mother and child care
through public institutions. At the same time, it has to be noted that about 96 per cent of the
children aged 12 to 23 months in rural Telangana has received most of their immunisation from a
public health facility. The rate is, however, only72 in urban Telangana. An important positive
factor is that the percentage of children who were given immediate medical attention during
illness is higher both in rural and urban Telangana (NHFS-4, 2015-16).But about 33 per cent of
the children under 5 years are underweight in rural Telangana; the percentage being lower in
urban Telangana (22 per cent). Another alarming situation is that around 61 per cent of the
children of the age 6 to 59 months in rural Telangana are anaemic. Also, 55 per cent of the
pregnant women (15–49age group) in rural areas are also anaemic.

HOUSING, WATER AND RELATED AMENITIES

Housing plays an important role in the welfare of a household. Apart from providing shelter
against various physical threats, both man-made and natural, the availability of adequate housing
facilities with proper supply of potable water, sufficient sanitation facilities and clean
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surroundings is necessary to ensure decent public health. As assessment of types of housing
structure in the state shows that Telangana as a state has fared better than India and is
comparable to southern states. Still, in rural areas almost 21 per cent households are residing
insemi- pucca houses. At 79.6 per cent, SCs households had the lowest level of pucca
households. The data on presence of a bathroom in the household showed that in the state 28 per
cent of the household slacked bathroom facilities in their house; the proportion was still lower in
rural areas and among SC and STs, indicating that their houses are small and lack basic facilities.
At district level, Karimnagar had the lowest proportion of houses with a bathroom inside the
premises, followed by Mahabubnagar and Khammam. With respect to drainage, rural areas lag
behind in access; district-wise, Mahabubnagar is especially poor with only 33 per cent
households having drainage facilities. Mahabubnagar again stands apart with respect to facilities
for garbage disposal – almost 83 per cent households here have no arrangement for garbage
disposal. For the state, as a whole, for 29 per cent of households there is no arrangement for
garbage disposal, while 37 per cent of households make their own arrangement for disposal.

Model of 2BHK House

With respect to drinking water, while Telangana State appears to fare much better than most
southern States, one striking feature that data reveal is that 18 per cent of households rely on
bottled water for drinking, with rural households far exceeding averages for southern states and
India. Further, sufficiency of water in many districts is very low. Over the period of Telangana‘s
statehood; it has made significant improvement in these areas but still efforts have to be made to
achieve universal coverage.

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