Overview

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah confirmed the column listing Christian sub-castes has been removed and said the autonomous Backward Classes Commission made the change.
• Reports say 57 Christian sub-castes will be recorded under an 'Others' category in the enumerators' app, even if respondents disclose pre-conversion caste.
• Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot warned in a letter that the survey could cause social unrest and urged reconsideration, drawing a political clash between BJP and Congress.
• The socio-educational survey runs 22 September–7 October with about 1.75 lakh teachers targeting 120–150 households each and a budget of roughly Rs 420 crore.
• Next-generation GST reforms effective 22 September compress most items into 5% and 18% slabs; the Prime Minister called it a 'GST savings festival' as Amul and Mother Dairy issued lower price lists.