Survey to collect data on Scheduled Castes to be intensified in Mandya
The survey to collect relevant data on Scheduled Castes (SCs) in Mandya district that commenced on May 5th will be intensified, said Deputy Commissioner Kumar.
He also directed the officials to expedite the process. The survey is being conducted following a directive of the one-man inquiry commission led by Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das regarding the classification of internal reservation within the Scheduled Castes.
Dr. Kumar said that Mandya only reported 26% progress with regard to the gathering of SC data, and hence, directed the officials to expedite the process.
In all, 1,889 enumerators have been appointed for the survey in the district and during the exercise, tahsildars, taluk executive officers, block education officers, and nodal officers also visit the sites where enumerators are carrying out the survey and conduct spot inspection.
The staff engaged in the survey will report directly to the district administration, and a deadline was set to complete the survey in all Scheduled Caste households in the district within the next three days, according to Dr. Kumar.
He noted that as per the 2011 census, there are 61,423 Scheduled Caste households in the district. However, surveys have so far covered only 15,973 households, and therefore described the progress of the exercise as slack.
The Deputy Commissioner, who held a review meeting with officials on Friday, also met leaders of the SC community in Mandya district. He said the exercise should entail visiting every household in the district. There should not be a single instance of any Scheduled Caste family being left out of the caste survey for any reason, the Deputy Commissioner said.
He directed that tahsildars and officials from the Department of Social Welfare in each taluk must monitor daily progress and ensure 100% completion apart from ensuring that the census staff achieve their daily targets.
Additional Deputy Commissioner B.C. Shivanand Murthy, Deputy Director of the Department of Women and Child Welfare, and others were present at the meeting.
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