AMETHI’S UNTOLD STORY1 NO.
DOMAIN
1.
Income
FACT
• Amethi district’s Per capita Income (current prices) of Rs 19,896; is Rs 10,156 lesser than that of Directorate of Economics, UP (Rs 30,052). Even worse, it is a huge Rs 40,707 lesser than that of India (Rs 60,603). (2011-12) GoUP • This makes Amethi one of the most impoverished districts of UP.
2.
GDDP
3.
MGNREGA
4a.
Electricity
4b.
Electricity
SOURCE
India Economic Survey 2012-13
• Amethi district’s Gross District Domestic Product (GDDP) contributes a mere 0.7% to UP’s Gross Directorate of Economics, GoUP State Domestic Product (GSDP) – far behind even other weak districts like Muzzafarnagar (2.6%), Bareilly (2.6%), Moradabad (2.5%) etc. (2011-12) • Of the 67,128 families that asked for their Right to Employment in Amethi district; a mere 2,174 Official MGNREGA Website actually got 100 days Employment – translating to a 3.2% delivery rate of what the Congress (accessed on 25 April 2014) has guaranteed by Law. This despite Amethi being the pocket borough of Rahul Gandhi. (2013-14) • 62.8% of households in Sultanpur district do not get Electricity - almost double the national average of 32.7%. Rae Bareli district is equally miserable with 59.7% households not having electricity. The people here continue to survive on Kerosene. (2011)
Census 2011
• Sultanpur district’s Per capita Electricity Consumption of 99.88 kwh is less than half of even UP’s at 211.08 kwh. (2009-10)
District wise Development Indicators 2010 [GoUP]
• Sultanpur district’s Per capita Electricity Consumption has increased by 10.61 kwh between 5.
Toilets
2000-01 and 2009-10 – while UP’s increased by 36.26 kwh.
• 83.8% households of Sultanpur district do not have a Toilet – 19.4 % points more than UP’s (64.4%) and 30.7 % points more than India’s (53.1%). Even Rae Bareli is no better with 81.7% households without Toilets. (2011) • Over the past decade, Rahul Gandhi has miserably failed to improve the situation – with a negligible 1.7 % points improvement in Sultanpur and 0.08 % points improvement in Rae Bareli respectively.
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Amethi Parliamentary Constituency comprises parts of Sultanpur and Rae Bareli Districts
Census 2011
NO.
DOMAIN
6a.
Water
FACT • A mere 20.4% households of Rae Bareli district get drinking water by Tap – less than half the national average of 43.54%. Sultanpur district suffers a similar fate with 24.7% households getting drinking water by Tap. (2011)
SOURCE Census 2011
• Over the past decade, Rahul Gandhi has again failed to improve the situation – with a negligible 6.7 % points improvement in Rae Bareli and 9.7 % points improvement in Sultanpur respectively. 6b.
Water
• 71.9% households of Rae Bareli district have to go out of their premises to get drinking water
Census 2011
7a.
Girls Toilets (in schools)
• 43.9% of Rae Bareli district’s Schools do not have Girls Toilets. This is in contrast to UP’s
DISE 2011-12
7b.
Electricity (in schools)
• Forget actual electricity; a mere 33.3% of Sultanpur district’s Schools and 31.9% of Rae Bareli
DISE 2011-12
7c.
Computer (in schools)
7d.
Playground (in schools)
8.
MSMEs
9a.
Parliament Attendance
9b.
Parliament Debates
9c.
Parliament Questions
– compared to 48.08% in UP and 53.42% nationally. (2011)
average of 18.7%. (2011-12)
district’s Schools have even an Electricity connection. (2011-12)
• Children of Sultanpur and Rae Barelli district continue to live in the dark ages even in today’s era DISE 2011-12 of technology; with a shameless 4.8% and 4.1% schools in the respective districts having Computer. Even India’s average is 4 to 5 times more. (2011-12) • 53.6% of Sultanpur district’s Schools and 41.2% of Rae Bareli district’s Schools do not even have DISE 2011-12 a Playground. This is in sharp contrast to even UP’s average of 21.8%. (2011-12) • In Amethi district there are 148 MSMEs, employing a total of 593 people • Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi’s Attendance in Parliament has been a shameful 43%; compared to Indian MP’s average of 76%. (2009-14)
District Industrial Profile – MSME Ministry [GoI] PRS
• Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi participated in 2 Debates in Parliament; compared to Indian MP’s average of 38. (2009-14)
PRS
• Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi raised 0 Questions in Parliament - compared to Indian MP’s average
PRS
of 300. (2009-14)
In the last 10 years, Rahul Gandhi has not raised a single issue relating to Amethi in any question or debate in Parliament. This shows his abject failure and utter disregard to solve the problems of the people of Amethi.