Survey to collect knowledge for welfare insurance policies: Karnataka govt in HC

The Karnataka authorities on Tuesday maintained earlier than the excessive court docket that the socioeconomic and academic survey would collect statistical knowledge to formulate welfare insurance policies. “We've caste on this nation which kinds lessons we can't ignore by dwelling in an igloo or ivory towers,” senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi stated, showing for the state authorities. He insisted that there was no approach the federal government may provide you with a rational coverage with out the help of information. He rejected the fees that the federal government would mine the information.

A bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and justice CM Joshi resumed listening to on pleas difficult the survey that started on Monday and on requests for an interim keep.

Senior advocate Ashok Haranahalli questioned the necessity for a separate survey now when the Authorities of India had already notified the date for a census. “The state is now conducting a recent survey with out taking a choice on the earlier survey for which it spent ₹100 crore and now one other ₹420 crore is being spent on one other survey,” he stated.
The Backward Lessons Fee had notified 1,561 castes in an arbitrary method and the continued enumeration had not been backed by any research.

Senior advocate Vivek Subba Reddy stated that within the new record, sub-sects are became castes, and the principle castes are became sub-castes leading to an unscientific grouping of communities. One other senior advocate Sriranga stated 67 new castes had been included within the Brahmin neighborhood, questioning the place the brand new ones got here from. The federal government needs to finish the survey in an awesome hurry in the course of the Dasara trip when most individuals are on a trip.