After ministers representing Vokligas in Sida spot, Lingayats Red-Flag Caste Census. Bharat News

Bengaluru: Ministers representing the Vokkaliga and Lingayat communities in Karnataka have placed a Congress government led by Siddaramaiah at one place, marking the review caste survey data that plans to adopt the state as a warning of faulty and social unrest, if it is used to define reservation.
A special cabinet meeting was called on Thursday to discuss the report submitted to the state government last year after at least two ministers pointed to alleged discrepancies in the data.
Under the chairmanship of H Kanthraj, Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, launched its socio-economic and educational survey in 2015, including 5.9 crore people in 1.3 crore homes. The survey was completed in 2018, but the report was wrapping for years.
Another commission led by Jayaprakash Hegde revised the report using the Kantraj Commission data.
Although CM Siddaramaiah is keen to implement the report, opposition from some of his ministers has proved a hindrance. The reports reported the reports reported, which allegedly indicate data bloated data related to marginal sub-castes within the Vokkaliga and Lingayat communities.
Some have complained that no enumerator had visited their homes in the last decade. These allegations have been influenced by allegations of accepting practice due to insufficient publicity and public awareness.
Urban calculations were particularly problematic because they could not enter the allegedly gailed communities or high-rich apartment complexes, where some major caste groups live.
“We were asked to survey large areas in a short time. In cities like Bangalore, we would get away from flats, in which the residents will not be prepared to disclose caste details,” an enumerator said that work was done in Rajinagar.
A region officer in the Devangere shared similar concerns. “We were asked to record the details of the caste on the basis of sub-sect and religion. Many entries had to be completed manually, and there was confusion about the classification of the caste because people gave clear answers. Some communities were uncertain that how to describe themselves. It was because there was no awareness about practice and why it was being organized.”
SK Murthy, a public policy researcher from Mysuru, said that the government should release raw data and explain the functioning used for the survey. “Transparency is important. If there are errors, let them debate in the open. Independent data auditors must be brought because there is still scope to improve,” he said.
Siddaramaiah recently announced that 95% report was accurate. “Without examining this, one should not dismiss it as unscientific.”
The government may set up a panel to re -examine urban data. A senior official of the Chief Minister’s Office said, “We are open to suggestions. Our aim is not to divide, but to provide welfare on the basis of evidence.”
Vijayendra’s state BJP president said that the Congress government could ruin “more than Rs 150 crore” on a practice, whose credibility was questioned by its own ministers. “Many communities, including Jains and backward classes, are denying the numbers shown in the report. The BJP repeatedly said that the survey was not done properly.
CM Siddaramaiah reported dissatisfaction within his cabinet on the caste survey report. “It was discussed in the cabinet yesterday. The data was incomplete, so the next discussion is scheduled for May 2. No one has opposed the report,” he said.