Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announces fresh caste survey from Sept 22, says ‘many religions and castes exist in society…’

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that Karnataka will carry out a new Socio-Economic and Educational Survey from September 22 to October 7.

He explained that the caste census conducted in 2015 was never officially accepted by the government. Given that ten years have passed since that survey, he emphasised the need for a fresh exercise to reflect the current social conditions.

“Many religions and castes exist in society. There is diversity and inequality, too. The Constitution says everyone should be equal and social justice needs to be done,” the Chief Minister said, as reported by India Today.