Overview

• Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar announced the new Oct. 31 deadline, said teachers will no longer be used, and urged residents to complete remaining entries online.
• Official data show 87.32% coverage statewide (1.42 crore of 1.48 crore households), while the Greater Bengaluru Authority area stands at 39.76%.
• Shivakumar said most districts are near 90% completion and cited Bengaluru city at 67% participation with about 20% non-disclosure.
• Officials attribute Bengaluru’s lag to restricted entry for enumerators at apartment complexes, misinformation, and UHID assignment anomalies that inflate household counts.
• Teachers were told to continue fieldwork through the evening of Oct. 19 before being relieved; the survey uses a 60-question form and is estimated to cost about Rs 420 crore.