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Economic Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Karnataka to conduct fresh caste re-enumeration in 60-70 days: CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a fresh caste re-enumeration. The Congress high command directed this action. It addresses concerns from communities excluded in the 2015-16 survey. The re-enumeration will take about 60-70 days. The previous report is principally accepted. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said the data is old. Vokkaligas and Veershaiva-Lingayats raised reservations. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said his government will conduct a fresh caste re-enumeration exercise in the state in about 60 to 70 days, following a directive from the Congress high to official sources, the modalities for the re-enumeration are likely to be discussed during the cabinet meeting on Congress top brass on Tuesday directed the state government to undertake a caste re-enumeration in Karnataka to address the concerns of certain communities who claimed that they were excluded from the caste survey conducted 10 years ago."The high command said that some complaints have come because the survey had happened in 2015-16, it has almost been nine-ten years old. So in a short period, in about 60-70 days a re-enumeration will be done. We are not rejecting the entire report (given by the Backward CLasses Commission). Principally the report is accepted, only re-enumeration will be done," Siddarmaiah told reporters in if he was disappointed with the party high command's directive for re-enumeration instead of acting on the report under the consideration of the cabinet, he said, "We will go by the high command's decision. It is not my decision, it is not the decision of the cabinet or our government, it is a decision of the high command. High command has asked for re-enumeration." The decision comes even as the Social and Educational Survey report, popularly known as 'caste census' was under the consideration of the state media in Kalaburagi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said re-enumeration is essential as the data available is 10 years old."The criterias that were used in the earlier survey will remain, along with that if anything was left out it will be added. But the re-survey is essential because the data available is ten years old and in ten years many have come into OBC, many were added. So considering all these things a fresh survey has to be done, nothing other than that," he communities, especially Karnataka's two dominant ones -- Vokkaligas and Veershaiva-Lingayats -- have expressed strong reservations about the caste survey that has been done, calling it "unscientific", and have been demanding that it be rejected, and a fresh survey be were also raised by various sections of the society, and there are also strong voices against it from within the ruling a long wait, the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes' survey report was placed before the cabinet for the first time on April Siddaramaiah-led Congress government (2013-2018) had in 2015 commissioned the survey in the State Backward Classes Commission, under its then chairperson H Kantharaju, was tasked with preparing a caste census survey work was completed in 2018 towards the end of Siddaramaiah's first tenure as Chief Minister, and the report was finalised by Kantharaju's successor K Jayaprakash Hegde in February 2024.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Karnataka to conduct fresh caste re-enumeration in 60-70 days: CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a fresh caste re-enumeration. The Congress high command directed this action. It addresses concerns from communities excluded in the 2015-16 survey. The re-enumeration will take about 60-70 days. The previous report is principally accepted. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said the data is old. Vokkaligas and Veershaiva-Lingayats raised reservations. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said his government will conduct a fresh caste re-enumeration exercise in the state in about 60 to 70 days, following a directive from the Congress high to official sources, the modalities for the re-enumeration are likely to be discussed during the cabinet meeting on Congress top brass on Tuesday directed the state government to undertake a caste re-enumeration in Karnataka to address the concerns of certain communities who claimed that they were excluded from the caste survey conducted 10 years ago."The high command said that some complaints have come because the survey had happened in 2015-16, it has almost been nine-ten years old. So in a short period, in about 60-70 days a re-enumeration will be done. We are not rejecting the entire report (given by the Backward CLasses Commission). Principally the report is accepted, only re-enumeration will be done," Siddarmaiah told reporters in if he was disappointed with the party high command's directive for re-enumeration instead of acting on the report under the consideration of the cabinet, he said, "We will go by the high command's decision. It is not my decision, it is not the decision of the cabinet or our government, it is a decision of the high command. High command has asked for re-enumeration." The decision comes even as the Social and Educational Survey report, popularly known as 'caste census' was under the consideration of the state media in Kalaburagi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said re-enumeration is essential as the data available is 10 years old."The criterias that were used in the earlier survey will remain, along with that if anything was left out it will be added. But the re-survey is essential because the data available is ten years old and in ten years many have come into OBC, many were added. So considering all these things a fresh survey has to be done, nothing other than that," he communities, especially Karnataka's two dominant ones -- Vokkaligas and Veershaiva-Lingayats -- have expressed strong reservations about the caste survey that has been done, calling it "unscientific", and have been demanding that it be rejected, and a fresh survey be were also raised by various sections of the society, and there are also strong voices against it from within the ruling a long wait, the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes' survey report was placed before the cabinet for the first time on April Siddaramaiah-led Congress government (2013-2018) had in 2015 commissioned the survey in the State Backward Classes Commission, under its then chairperson H Kantharaju, was tasked with preparing a caste census survey work was completed in 2018 towards the end of Siddaramaiah's first tenure as Chief Minister, and the report was finalised by Kantharaju's successor K Jayaprakash Hegde in February 2024.
Hans India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Caste census report discussions after ministers share opinion: HM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said that the Social and Educational Survey report, popularly known as 'caste census', is likely to be discussed by the cabinet separately, once all ministers give their opinion about it in writing. He also said that there is a demand from some quarters to extend the period of a separate survey that is underway for gathering empirical data aimed at providing internal reservation among Scheduled Castes (SCs). Parameshwara, responding to a question about whether there was a lack of unity in the cabinet on the caste census report, said, 'There is no such thing within the cabinet. We have not yet taken up the subject for discussion. The chief minister has asked all the ministers to give their opinion in writing. They are giving, and once they give, probably a date will be fixed for discussion in the cabinet.' Noting that the caste census report should be discussed separately, he said time should be given to discuss as it is not something that can be discussed for ten minutes or half-an-hour in the cabinet, along with other subjects. 'Eleven ministers are said to have given their opinion. Everyone will give. Everyone cannot give at once, one after the other, they will give,' he told reporters here. The cabinet last week had decided to defer again any decision on the caste census report, to discuss it in detail, as additional information has been provided to ministers. It is learnt that additional volumes of the survey report, including the taluk wise and district wise population data were provided to the ministers. Earlier, amid internal differences over the caste census report, a special meeting of the state cabinet that met on April 17 to discuss it had ended inconclusive, without any major decision. According to sources, on April 17, some ministers expressed reservations about the survey report, citing concerns expressed from several quarters calling it unscientific and outdated, and about undercounting. Following this, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked all ministers to give their opinion in writing or verbally. Various communities, especially Karnataka's two dominant ones -- Vokkaligas and Veershaiva-Lingayats -- have expressed strong reservations about the survey that has been done, calling it 'unscientific', and have demanded that it be rejected, and a fresh survey be conducted. Objections have also been raised by various sections of society, and there are also strong voices against it from within the ruling Congress. Regarding the separate survey that is on for gathering empirical data aimed at providing internal reservation among SCs, the Home Minister said some community leaders had met him stating that time was not enough for a detailed survey and urged him to ensure that the survey period is extended. 'They said more time is needed, minimum of 15 days to one month more time is required. I have asked them to give a representation to the chief minister and Justice H N Nagamohan Das commission which is overseeing this survey. If they are convinced that more time is required, they may grant an extension,' he said. A three-phase exercise to collect empirical data to provide internal reservation for SCs, began on May 5. Siddaramaiah had earlier said first there will be a door-to-door survey from May 5-17, and those not enumerated during this period can get registered through specific camps from May 19-21. There will also be an option for self-declaration from May 19-23.
