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An mean of 1.7 lakh households successful the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) country are being covered regular by enumerators conducting the socio-economic survey.
M. Maheshwar Rao, Chief Commissioner of GBA, said the purpose is to screen 3 lakh households per day, arsenic the Karnataka authorities has acceptable October 19 arsenic the deadline to implicit the survey successful the GBA area.
“There are an estimated 46 lakh houses successful total, and by Tuesday evening, astir 3 lakh houses had been covered,” Mr. Rao said. However, the lack of enumerators has slowed archetypal progress.
According to Mr. Rao, 26,000 enumerators person been identified, of which astir 5,000 person been granted exemptions connected aesculapian oregon superior idiosyncratic grounds. About 18,000 enumerators person reported for work arsenic of Tuesday, portion astir 3,000 are yet to join.
“About 3,000 enumerators are inactive yet to study for duty. We person sent them messages 4 times, and this volition beryllium followed by notices and disciplinary action,” said Mr. Rao.
When asked astir enumerators being posted successful far-off areas, requiring regular question of astir 30 km, Mr. Rao explained, “Enumerators were fixed the enactment to take their preferred wards, which formed the ground for deployment. In immoderate cases, it was unavoidable, arsenic definite areas had less authorities employees, compelling america to delegate distant locations.”
To summation national participation, each metropolis corp commissioners volition clasp meetings with Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) to item the value and benefits of the survey. Additionally, Bengaluru residents person received messages containing links to the survey questionnaire, enabling them to implicit it online. “This information volition assistance the authorities successful aggregate ways, including argumentation formulation and payment strategy planning,” Mr. Rao emphasised.
Responding to concerns astir enumerators insisting connected Voter ID, Munish Moudgil, Special Commissioner (Revenue), clarified that respondents tin skip the elector ID question if they wish, though Aadhaar is mandatory.
He further added that migrant populations are besides being enumerated, based connected their willingness, to assistance grounds figures of migrant residents.
