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Karnataka Sets Sept. 22–Oct. 7 Caste Survey, CM Rules Out Delay as List Tweaks Considered

Officials plan software tweaks to defuse objections before a Sept. 22 court hearing.

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Overview

  • The state issued a formal order approving the Social and Educational Survey for September 22 to October 7 under the Backward Classes Commission.
  • The Karnataka High Court issued notices on multiple PILs challenging the exercise and scheduled a hearing on September 22 to consider interim stay pleas.
  • To ease backlash over 331 contested caste and sub‑caste labels, the Commission is considering masking controversial names in the app and offering an 'others' option, with Congress leadership urging the survey to proceed after dropping the 'new castes'.
  • Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the survey will not be postponed and emphasized that the statutory Commission will determine modalities, as Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar met the panel to review objections.
  • The survey is planned to cover nearly 7 crore residents across 2 crore households using about 1.8 lakh government teachers, with an estimated cost of roughly ₹420 crore.