Owing to various delays and the slow pace of enumeration in different parts of the state, the Karnataka Government has decided to extend the deadline for the ongoing Socio-economic and Educational Survey till October 12. In the limits of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), where the survey began late, the last date has been extended till October 24.
According to a memo issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, the timings of government and aided schools – which will reopen on Wednesday after Dussehra holidays – have been altered to facilitate the survey. Till the end of the survey, classes will be held from 8 am to 1 pm, after which teachers will have to carry out enumeration in households. In GBA limits, the revised school timings will be applicable till October 24.
Though the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes was yet to make a formal announcement regarding the same, the state government was of the opinion that extending the duration of the survey by a few days would result in the inclusion of a majority of households in the exercise.
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Data shared by the Commission on Monday evening said that of the total target of 1.43 crore households in the state, the survey was completed in 1.10 crore houses (80.39%). In the process, a population of 4.32 crore was covered by enumerators since the survey began on September 22.
In Bengaluru, where the Survey began last Saturday, 2.6 lakh of the target 39.82 lakh households have been covered so far.
The delay in the completion of the survey has been attributed to various factors. While the process saw some resistance from teachers – enrolled as enumerators – in the beginning, it progressed at a good pace in various districts after the state government warned of disciplinary action. Technical glitches, such as server issues, also affected the pace of the survey.