27 Questions to determine the Backwardness of a Caste

The following is the survey questionnaire used to determine if "Veerashaiva Lingayat or Linga Balija" commty of AP could be classified as backward in 2009

1.Household feeling on the caste Superiority/Inferiority : Inferior/Normal/Superior

2.Whether the caste is looked down by the society: Yes/No

3.Whether the caste people are dwelling in discriminated locality:Yes/No

4.Whether milk is purchased for household purpose:Yes/No

5.Whether newspaper is purchased: Yes/No

6.Whether the household is living in a rented house or own house:Rented/Own

7.Is the average plinth area between 200 to 350 Sq ft

8.Kind of House: Tiled/RCC

9.Provision of bathroom:Yes/No

10.Provision of individual sanitary latrines:Yes/No

11.Provision of drinking water tap within premises:Yes/No

12.How long to go to collect drinking water

13.Whether the house is electrified

14.Fuel used for cooking purpose:Gas/ Purchased fire wood/ Firewood by own collection

15.Fan facility in home:Yes/No

16.Phone connectivity including cell phones:yes/No

17.Ration cards:No/White cards/Pink Cards

18.Political power of the community

20.Ornaments with precious metal observed:Poorly bejeweled/Reasonable bejeweled/No jewelry

21.Hygienic conditions of the surroundings of the household:Slum/Middle class/Posh locality

22.House holds take part in intoxication on certain social/religious occasion: Yes/No

23.Whether the community is discriminated in the local functions/festivals:Yes/No

24.Practice of Widow remarriages:Yes/No

25.Practice of child marriages:Yes/No

26.Feeling on disclosure of own caste among advanced caste people:Feel shame to disclose/Do not feel shame to disclose

27.Ability to resist atrocities by advance caste people:Do not have Guts/ Having guts