Amid a governmental slugfest connected the inclusion and exclusion of castes and sub-castes, Kannada and Culture and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Shivaraj S. Tangadagi connected Saturday asserted that the socio-educational survey volition beryllium conducted from September 22 to October 7.
He reiterated that the survey volition beryllium completed arsenic per docket and the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes volition taxable a study to the authorities this December. The State Cabinet would determine its implementation, helium said.
“We announced the day of the survey a period successful beforehand and preparations person been made for conducting the survey from Monday,” helium said. On Friday, the authorities issued an bid connected conducting the survey.
Mammoth task
“The authorities has taken up a large task, which is besides challenging. We volition beryllium successful,” the Minister said, adding that mistakes bash hap during challenging tasks.
Noting immoderate suggestions fixed to the committee to clarify the confusion, helium said: “The committee is simply a law body. We cannot springiness directions to the commission. We tin lone advise.”
Clarifying that it’s not a “caste survey”, Mr. Tangadagi said: “It is simply a societal and acquisition survey. It is being conducted successful the discourse of the government’s schemes reaching each past idiosyncratic successful the State.”
On caste names
Responding to a question connected castes names specified arsenic “Christian Jangama”, “Christian Kuruba” etc., the Minister said: “Neither Chief Minister Siddaramaiah nor I nor the committee members created these. When the H. Kantharaj Commission conducted its survey, the nationalist voluntarily identified their respective communities. The committee included what the radical wrote successful the list. Can those who spell to the survey archer anyone to constitute successful a definite way?” the Minister asked.
Mr. Tangadagi ruled retired immoderate differences among Ministers connected the survey and said determination was nary unit from immoderate assemblage leaders connected inclusion oregon exclusion of castes. A Cabinet gathering connected Thursday discussed the merits and demerits of the survey.
In manifesto
The Congress had announced a survey successful its canvass manifesto and the survey study would assistance the authorities supply benefits of assorted schemes to the poor, the Minister said.
