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New Indian Express
13-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
SC survey under credibility cloud, community leaders worried in Karnataka
BENGALURU: Authenticity is going to be a challenge for the ongoing Scheduled Caste (SC) internal quota survey with some leaders of the community questioning its conduct. Apart from technical glitches early on, there are allegations that some enumerators lack in training and enthusiasm. A hurried job would reduce the Justice H N Nagamohan Das Commission to the fate of the Socio Economic Educational Survey (SES-2015) by Backward Classes Commission, which some communities dubbed unscientific, according to certain SC communities' leaders. The leadership of SC left and SC right communities has questioned how mere self-declaration would lead to credibility in the absence of caste certificates. They fear that considerable number of non-SCs would enumerate themselves falsely as 'beda jangama' and it would change the caste equation. During the 2001 census 'beda jangama' number was about 4,000 across the state and restricted to four or five districts, that grew to 54,000 in 2011 and in the SES-2015 it was around 4.4 lakh. 'Over a period of time thousands have taken false caste certificates as 'beda jangama' and if their number increased further in the Das commission report it would add to the mess', said C Bhanuprakash, a DSS leader. He also raised the issue of lack of training for enumerators and lack of Android cellphones. He alleged that they were conducting the survey in a jiffy.
Hans India
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Udupi to launch major caste survey for internal reservation mapping
Udupi: In a move aimed at aiding internal classification within Scheduled Castes, the Udupi district administration will launch an extensive door-to-door caste survey from May 5 to 17. The initiative is expected to generate crucial data for the Justice H N Nagamohan Das Commission, which is tasked with recommending sub-caste-wise reservation within the SC category. Announcing the initiative on Friday, Deputy Commissioner Vidyakumari K said the survey would cover all households, but those belonging to Scheduled Castes would be asked for more detailed information, including sub-caste, occupation, educational status, and property ownership. 'The information shared will help ensure that government benefits reach the deserving sections in a more targeted manner,' she said. Over 1,100 schoolteachers have been roped in and trained as enumerators for this task. They will collect information using a specially designed mobile application. Each batch of ten enumerators will be overseen by a supervisor, and officials will carry ID cards to ensure public confidence. The 2011 Census recorded about 75,000 SC residents in Udupi. The new survey aims to update and deepen this data, which is critical for shaping inclusive policies and refining welfare distribution models. The Nagamohan Das Commission is reportedly focusing on equitable reservation for the 101 SC sub-castes identified in Karnataka. District authorities have appealed for public cooperation during the enumeration. Officials say the success of this survey will directly influence policy decisions affecting some of the most marginalised communities in the state.
