Karnataka Begins Comprehensive Enumeration of Scheduled Castes

Karnataka Begins Comprehensive Enumeration of Scheduled Castes

Karnataka Begins Comprehensive Enumeration of Scheduled Castes The Karnataka government has embarked on an ambitious project to enumerate Scheduled Castes across the state, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced Monday. The effort, intended to last until May 23, is designed to gather comprehensive data on 101 scheduled castes.This enumeration will be executed in three phases, with a significant part of the process conducted between May 19 and 21.…

Karnataka To Conduct Census Of Scheduled Castes From May 5 To 17

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that the state will conduct a census of Scheduled Castes (SCs) from May 5 to 17, and will collect detailed population data of all SC sub-castes in the state.

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