BBMP to accelerate SC survey with additional enumerators in key areas
To fast-track the ongoing Scheduled Caste (SC) survey, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's (BBMP) Chief Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao has instructed officials to deploy additional enumerators in SC-dominated areas, during a meeting held on Tuesday. The BBMP chief stressed the need for quicker completion of the comprehensive survey and directed officials to work closely with community leaders to identify key localities and assign more personnel accordingly.
As of Tuesday, the BBMP had appointed 8,215 enumerators across its eight zones. They have visited 1,31,730 SC households and identified 5,11,594 SC individuals. Data has also been collected from over 28 lakh non-SC households. Among all zones, the East zone has recorded the highest number of SC families covered (30,734) and SC members (1,22,494), supported by 1,505 enumerators. The South zone follows closely in general family coverage, reporting 5,65,178 general families. Meanwhile, Yelahanka has the fewest SC families covered (10,422) and the fewest enumerators assigned (537).
Mr. Rao said that some people were still hesitant to participate in the survey. In this regard, he emphasised the importance of community leaders' support and urged them to raise awareness among their people about participating in the survey. He added that special camps are being organised by the BBMP to ensure successful completion of the survey.
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