Overview

• Fieldwork runs September 22 to October 7 across Karnataka, deploying about 1.75 lakh enumerators to reach roughly 2 crore households at an estimated cost of Rs 420 crore.
• Greater Bengaluru’s rollout is postponed by two to three days for training and administrative setup, with a slot‑booking option and a helpline for residents.
• Enumerators will use a 60‑question mobile app with Aadhaar authentication, geo‑tagging and Unique Household IDs, and citizens can also submit details online.
• Following objections to Christian‑suffix caste names, the Backward Classes Commission has masked those entries from the app’s list while allowing self‑declaration.
• The BJP opposes the exercise as divisive and urges respondents to mark religion as Hindu, while some Congress figures and dominant caste groups voice unease over nomenclature and timing.