Survey to map Scheduled Castes to begin in DK on May 5
A survey to map Scheduled Castes (SCs) and their socio-economic and education levels will begin in Dakshina Kannada on May 5. It will be part of the State-wide survey.
The survey to identify SC households and their sub-castes will be part of the work of the commission headed by retired judge H.N. Nagamohan Das that has been asked by the government to recommend internal reservation. The caste census, conducted in 2015, has pegged the total SCs population in Karnataka to be 1.09 crore or about 18.2% of the total population. The numbers are crucial as they are set to determine the internal reservation for the caste groups within the larger reservation matrix of 24% for the SCs in Karnataka.
The survey results will help H.N. Nagmohan Das Commission to secure empirical data and recommend internal reservation.
Addressing presspersons in Mangaluru on Tuesday, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner M.P. Mullai Muhilan said that as per Article 341 of the Constitution 101 castes have been recognised under Scheduled Castes in Karnataka.
In the survey beginning on May 5, enumerators will personally visit households to collect data till May 17. Next, booth-wise special camps will be held for the compilation of information from May 19 to 21.
Those unable to participate in both these exercises, or have missed them, can opt for online self-declaration, which can be done between May 19 and 21, he said.
The Deputy Commissioner said that 2,046 teachers are being deputed as enumerators. In addition, 170 supervisors will be appointed for the survey.
'About 200 to 250 enumerators are required for each of eight Assembly constituencies in the district,' he said, adding that a supervisor each will be appointed for every 10 to 12 survey blocks.
The enumerators will have to use a mobile app for the survey and will have to record informations related to 42 matters, he said appealing SCs community people to cooperate with the enumerators to record the informations.
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