DISTRIBUTE NOTES TABLE ^'ION OF TEACHERS V HAVING IMMOVABLE 59 PROPEI ITY ACCORDING TO ANNUAL INCOME Annual Income Rural Urban Total Up to 1000 — 5 5 1001 - - 1500 3 19 22 1501 - -2000 44 39 83 2001 - - 2500 73 111 184 2501 - - 3000 121 215 336 3001 - - 3500 92 177 269 3501 - - 4000 65 271 336 4001 - - 4500 49 182 231 Above 4500 86 252 338 Total 533 1271 1804 acquired through inheritance in 70.5 per cent of the cases, self-earned property holders being only one-fifth of the group. The market value cf immovables owned by more than 75 per cent of propertied teachers does not exceed Rs 10000. Only 35.6 per cent of the teachers in the sample have their own houses while 52.5 per cent of them live in rented accommodation. More of the teachers owning houses live in the rural areas. Both in rural and urban regions the main occupation of fathers of men teachers owning immovable property is agriculture followed by business. 50.35 per cent of fathers of women teachers having property are in the subordinate services. Deep in Debt The survey revealed that 45 per cent of the sample are in perpetual debt. (Table VI),. TABLE VI DISTRIBUTION OF TEACHERS UNDER DEBT ACCORDING TO PURPOSE Purpose Number of Percentage of total teachers number under debt Education of children 867 29.31 Marriage 674 22.72 Medical treatment 782 26.02 Purchase of property 552 18.70 Social and religious commitmen ts 104 3.24 The incidence of debt is heavier on men teachers than on women. Married men bear the brunt of it. Ninety-five per cent of the teachers ran into debt after taking up their jobs. Purposewise analysis points to the fact that the largest number (29.31 per cent) incurred debts for financing the education of their children. Twenty-four per cent in this group