Social and Academic Survey hits hurdle in Bengaluru as enumerators protest

The Social and Academic Survey, popularly referred to as the caste survey, confronted hurdles on its first day in Bengaluru on Saturday after enumerators staged a protest demanding that their grievances be addressed.

Round 100 enumerators staged a sit-in on the Malleswaram municipal workplace. The survey, which started throughout Karnataka on September 22, will proceed until October 7. In Bengaluru, it's scheduled to be carried out over two days.

In keeping with sources within the Higher Bengaluru Authority (GBA), the protesting enumerators cited private challenges, together with caring for ailing members of the family and coping with well being problems. A girl reportedly introduced her particular youngster to the protest web site to focus on why she couldn't take part within the train.
Deputy Chief Minister D Okay Shivakumar later met the agitators, most of whom are authorities academics. “I attraction to the folks to participate within the survey,” he instructed reporters.

The state authorities is conducting the survey at an estimated price of Rs 420 crore.