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The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes on Friday, April 11, submitted the report of the socio, economic and educational survey or the caste census before the Karnataka Cabinet. As per media reports, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said that the caste census report and its recommendations are set to be discussed at the next meeting of the State Cabinet. The next Karnataka Cabinet meeting is scheduled on April 17.
“Some ministers wanted time to read through the report,” Siddaramaiah said. Karnataka caste census The Karnataka Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, commonly known as the ‘Karnataka caste census’ was commissioned by the previous Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in 2015. The committee that conducted the survey was headed by then Backward Classes Commission chairman H Kantharaju.
The survey, conducted at a cost of approximately ₹ 169 crore, was completed by 2016 but subsequent governments kept it in cold storage. In 2020, the BJP government appointed Jayaprakash Hegde as the commission chief. Hegde submitted the final report to the Siddaramaiah government on February 29, 2024.
However, pressure from the Vokkaliga and Lingayat communities have kept discussions around the Karnataka caste census on a hold. (This is a developing story, details to be updated soon).
