Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes chairman Jayaprakash Hegde submitted the caste survey report to CM Siddaramaiah in Vidhana Soudha on Thursday. The submitted report was called 'Social and Educational Census' and it has a subject on caste census.
The Chairman along with its members submitted the report to CM Siddaramaiah in the presence of Home Minister G Parameshwara and Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi.
Talking to ANI, Chairman of Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, Jayaprakash Hegde said, "This is a report on the basis of the data collected. We have prepared the report, we are submitting it. It's called 'Social and Educational Census', one subject is about caste..."
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After receiving the report, Siddaramaiah said, "We don't know what is in the report. The government has received the report, it will be placed before the Cabinet, and will be discussed and decided there."
The report comprises suggestions put forth by the commission regarding reservation in education and public employment, along with targeted programs aimed at addressing the needs of underprivileged communities, according to a report on The Hindu.
However, certain Congress Ministers and MLAs, particularly from the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community, voiced their concerns. Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar highlighted that during the survey, numerous households were not taken into account. Additionally, she pointed out that within Veerashaiva-Lingayats, there are 103 sub-castes and individuals recorded their castes independently in the survey leading to a call for a new and more scientific conduct of survey.