Karnataka all set to begin its first 20-day caste-based socio-economic and educational census

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Karnataka to begin collecting caste census from April 11 - The Hindu

The State is all set to begin its first 20-day caste-based socio-economic and educational census from April 11.

H. Kantharaj, Chairman of Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, on Monday called upon people to participate in the census by considering it as a “duty”.

“Although, not all 55 questions are mandatory people have to provide complete and correct details. This will help in better implementation of government schemes,” Mr. Kantharaj told presspersons.

Of the 55 questions, 1 to 31 will be related to personal information and the rest is about the family. “People belonging to the Scheduled Castes will be coded as ‘B’ and Scheduled Tribes will be coded as ‘C’.

The rest of the castes will be coded as ‘A’. Any sub-caste has to be mentioned with the codes assigned for them under each division,” he said.

 

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April 7, 2015 05:43 IST
Veerashaivas told not to identify themselves as Hindus in census - The Hindu
Sathish G.T.
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‘The community came into existence opposing Hindu religion’
N. Thippanna, Former MLC and State president of the Akhil Bharat Veerashaiva Mahasabha, has appealed to the people of Veerashaiva-Lingayat community not to identify themselves as Hindus in the forthcoming caste-based socio-economic survey. “We are not Hindus. Veerashaiva-Lingayat is a separate religion that came into existence by opposing the Hindu religion,” he said at a press conference here on Monday.

Mr. Thippanna said, the mahasabha had been fighting for a separate religious status for Veerashaiva-Lingayats.

“We have declared ourselves as a separate religion long back. However, we have not yet got such a status declared by the government. We are appealing to the people of the community to choose the ‘others’ category while filling the column meant for mentioning the religion in the census form during the survey,” he said.

The survey might help know the exact population of the community. “We are of the opinion that the Veerashaiva-Lingayat population is about two crore. However, there is no proof for this figure. The forthcoming survey may resolve this issue,” he said.

79 sub-castes

Meanwhile, the census form was recognising only 79 sub-castes among the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community against about 99 sub-castes existing. “The survey offers an option to mention the sub-caste of a person separately, if a particular sub-caste does not figure in the list provided by the government,” he said.

• Mahasabha has been fighting for separate religious status for long: Thippanna

• People of the community asked to choose ‘others’ category while filling census form

 

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Surname --> caste. Why do they need to do a census when they already have all the information?

 

[Yaduveer]

Surname --> caste. Why do they need to do a census when they already have all the information?

You can choose your surname as you wish but you can not choose caste.

Lot of castes uses same surnames e.g. Reddy,Patel etc and different surnames used by single caste.

 

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Updated: April 11, 2015 13:10 IST
Caste census begins in Karnataka - The Hindu

Caste census underway at a home in Wilson Garden in Bengaluru on Saturday. Photo: Tanu Kulkarni
During the survey, enumerators will be asking 55 questions to the household and not all questions are mandatory to be answered.
The first caste census, which will be conducted across the State over the next 20 days, got underway on Saturday.

Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy flagged off the census in Bengaluru in the presence of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner M. Laxminarayana and Backward Classes Commissioner H. Kantharaj.

Mr. Reddy along with commission members visited a house in Koramangala 5th block and collected information.

Meanwhile, enumerators are waiting to be allotted homes; a few enumerators have already started making visits to homes.

During the survey, enumerators will be asking 55 questions to the household and not all questions are mandatory to be answered.

Question one to 31 pertain personal information, and the rest is information about the family. While people from Scheduled Castes will be coded B, Scheduled Tribes will be coded C while others will be coded A.

You can choose your surname as you wish but you can not choose caste.

Lot of castes uses same surnames e.g. Reddy,Patel etc and different surnames used by single caste.

Is there any list about the Coded A, B and C ?

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Caste census: Answer 55 questions
Bengaluru, Apr 10, 2015, DHNS:
First socio-economic survey in 84 years; respondents can chose convenient time

The Social and Educational Survey or what is more popularly known as the caste census beginning on Saturday will be a 20-day exercise that is expected to throw up the reality of the socio-economic status of communities in the State.

This will be the first caste-based survey in the State since 1931 and will be conducted under the aegis of the Karnataka Backward Classes Commission.

Commission Chairman H Kantharaj said: “Enumerators will ask 55 questions during the survey. It is preferable that the respondent answers all of them as it will help improve the accuracy of the survey,” he said.

As per the questionnaire, citizens will have to state their caste, sub-caste (they can decline to provide the information, if they wish to), state their religion, specify whether they have been converted, state their mother tongue, marital status and age of marriage.

The enumerator will then ask a series of questions on educational qualifications of the members of the household and reasons for discontinuing education after schooling. The enumerator will proceed to ask questions on the employment of the members of the household and business details.

Details of land holdings, agricultural activities (in rural areas) will also be sought. The social schedule will have questions on living environment, source of drinking water, source of lighting, property details and benefits obtained from the government.

The survey is expected to put an end to the debate that only a section of the communities have been eating away all the reservation benefits in educational institutions and government employment. The survey would also help analyse the socio-economic progress of each caste and prompt the government to tweak its reservation policy.

The survey had its share of controversies, especially pertaining to the sub-castes even before it was launched. The BJP had taken exception to mention of sub-caste like Brahmin-Christian, Kuruba-Muslim, Madiga-Christian and Lingayat-Muslim.

The party has accused the government of collecting such information with a hidden agenda to introduce quotas for Christian and Muslim Dalits.

Caste has always been politicised in the State and has been part of vote bank politics. Successive governments have recommended inclusion of different communities in the reservation list.

For instance, in 1951, eighteen castes were classified as backward classes and it rose to 165 in 1959.

The Devaraj Urs government dropped Lingayats from the backward classes list based on a recommendation submitted by the backward classes commission headed by L G Havanur.

As per the commission’s recommendations, Kuruba and Agasa communities got a reservation of 10 per cent. The survey will now throw up the reality whether the deprived are getting benefits of reservation.

 

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India should have caste based census at national level and reform the reservations based castes. In many instances more than 50% of jobs and admissions to colleges are based on caste. Muslims are poorer than Hindu backward castes and they need their quota in colleges and jobs.

 

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India should have caste based census at national level and reform the reservations based castes. In many instances more than 50% of jobs and admissions to colleges are based on caste. Muslims are poorer than Hindu backward castes and they need their quota in colleges and jobs.

The main reason for this census is socio-economic status of communities.

Communities have been divided into CODED A,B and C and once its done in Karnataka state it seems similar census will take place in other states.

 

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The main reason for this census is socio-economic status of communities. Communities have been divided into CODED A,B and C and once its done in Karnataka state it seems similar census will take place in other states.

In many cases Brahmans are poorer than OBC but backward castes get preference treatment. The family financial status should also be considered.

 

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In many cases Brahmans are poorer than OBC but backward castes get preference treatment. The family financial status should also be considered.

Brahmins do get benefits according to thier social economic status.

Caste census ends, final report may take 6 months
May 11, 2015, Bengaluru, DHNS

The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes is exploring the possibility of introducing an online system to enable people who have been left out of the caste census to upload information about them.

Principal Secretary to Backward Classes Welfare Department Shalini Rajneesh said the Commission is scheduled to hold its meeting on Monday to discuss among others allowing people to provide information online. The aim is to cover all those who have been left out during the census, she added.

The Commission chairman H Kantharaju said a proposal to introduce the online system will be discussed in the meeting. “There are many pros and cons. For instance, we have to find out how to collect the signature of people who upload information. We will discuss about these issues and take an appropriate decision,” he stated.

Caste census which commenced on April 11 came to an end on Sunday. The government extended the census in Bengaluru as the coverage was poor.

Besides, there were complaints from people that the enumerators had not visited their houses. “The coverage in State, excluding Bengaluru, is 98 per cent. The coverage in Bengaluru was 93.5 per cent till Saturday,”

Commission chairman H Kantharaju said.The Commission has decided to expedite the work to digitise information collected in the census. Bharat Electronics Limited, which has taken up digitisation, is likely to complete the work in a month’s time. It will be followed by tabulation work. Preparation of the final report may take about six months, he added.