Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday said the door-to-door caste survey will commence on November 6 in Telangana. A district collectors conference will be held on Tuesday to provide them with a roadmap for ensuring success of survey.
Meanwhile, the Telangana Commission for Backward Classes started its public hearings. The first one was held in Adilabad on Monday, and the second will be conducted in Nizamabad on Tuesday.
“Telangana will stand as a role model in the country in conducting a caste survey. The Congress govt will go by the opinion submitted by the people during the survey,” Bhatti said after holding a meeting with intellectuals, officials, civil society organisations, among others. The meeting aimed to elicit opinions from experts on how to improve the questionnaire or questions that would be asked of families by the enumerators during their door-to-door visits for data collection.
The participants made suggestions, with some of them asking the deputy CM to ensure that no legal problems are faced. A few others suggested that it would be a heavy work burden for each enumerator to cover 15 households in a day and that this number should be reduced to 10 houses per day.
Some participants suggested adding more questions, according to the deputy CM’s office. Bhatti said all sections, castes, and communities would be consulted for a final questionnaire to be prepared before November 6. The Planning Department, which is the nodal agency for conducting the survey, has prepared a draft questionnaire, which is yet to be finalised.
BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar participated in the meeting through video conference facility and said 56 houses were covered as part of the pilot project of the survey in four districts. He reiterated that the Congress is committed to fulfilling all its poll promises made to people..
Meanwhile, the Telangana Commission for Backward Classes started its public hearings. The first one was held in Adilabad on Monday, and the second will be conducted in Nizamabad on Tuesday.
“Telangana will stand as a role model in the country in conducting a caste survey. The Congress govt will go by the opinion submitted by the people during the survey,” Bhatti said after holding a meeting with intellectuals, officials, civil society organisations, among others. The meeting aimed to elicit opinions from experts on how to improve the questionnaire or questions that would be asked of families by the enumerators during their door-to-door visits for data collection.
The participants made suggestions, with some of them asking the deputy CM to ensure that no legal problems are faced. A few others suggested that it would be a heavy work burden for each enumerator to cover 15 households in a day and that this number should be reduced to 10 houses per day.
Some participants suggested adding more questions, according to the deputy CM’s office. Bhatti said all sections, castes, and communities would be consulted for a final questionnaire to be prepared before November 6. The Planning Department, which is the nodal agency for conducting the survey, has prepared a draft questionnaire, which is yet to be finalised.
BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar participated in the meeting through video conference facility and said 56 houses were covered as part of the pilot project of the survey in four districts. He reiterated that the Congress is committed to fulfilling all its poll promises made to people..
