Siddaramaiah bats for Karnataka’s caste census report, says his govt will publish data
1 year, 2 months ago

Siddaramaiah bats for Karnataka’s caste census report, says his govt will publish data

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Siddaramaiah said under the previous government of the party in the southern state in 2014-15, the Karnataka State Permanent Backward Classes Commission was entrusted with conducting the caste census Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he has urged the State Commission for Backward Classes chairperson K Jayaprakash to submit the caste census report and asserted that once that is done, his government will definitely publish the data. We are very clear what our direction is, those actions will be taken.” Sitting next to Gandhi, Siddaramaiah said under the previous government of the party in the southern state in 2014-15, the Karnataka State Permanent Backward Classes Commission was entrusted with conducting the caste census. The caste census report was ready, but the coalition government’s chief minister, H D Kumaraswamy, did not receive it. Jayaprakash had last week said he would submit the caste census report to the state government in November.

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Eshwarappa questions CM on the caste census report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Eshwarappa questions CM on the caste census report

The Hindu  

Former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has expressed doubts over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s intentions with his recent statement on taking up the socio-economic survey report for Cabinet’s assent. In a press conference in Shivamogga on Monday, Mr. Eshwarappa said he would welcome the Chief Minister’s statement on Cabinet taking up the caste census report submitted by the Karnataka State Commission …

YSRCP is using caste survey report to its advantage, alleges Congress leader
9 months, 1 week ago

YSRCP is using caste survey report to its advantage, alleges Congress leader

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji on March 14 alleged that the State government did not make public the caste census report deliberately even two weeks after the completion of the process, as it wanted the YSR Congress Party alone to benefit by it. In a statement, Mr. Shivaji said the ruling party had “suppressed” the report as it …

Caste survey report puts Siddaramaiah in a fix
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste survey report puts Siddaramaiah in a fix

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah appears to have opened a Pandora’s box by finally accepting the socio-economic and education survey, generally known as caste survey report, as leaders from his own party belonging to dominant Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities questioned the caste survey submitted to the CM on Thursday. Karnataka State Permanent Backward Classes Commission chairman K Jayaprakash Hegde submitted a …

Karnataka: Hegde commission submits caste survey report to CM
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: Hegde commission submits caste survey report to CM

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka’s much awaited socio-economic and education survey report, popularly known as the caste survey report, was submitted to chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday by the chairman of state’s backward classes commission, K Jayaprakash Hegde, setting the state’s political pot boiling ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah receives the 'Caste Census' report submitted by K Jayaprakash Hegde, chairman …

OBC panel submits caste census report finally
9 months, 3 weeks ago

OBC panel submits caste census report finally

The Hindu  

The long-pending final report of the Socio-economic and Educational Survey of Karnataka was submitted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Thursday. In the run-up to the Assembly elections, the Congress had promised to accept the caste census report and Mr. Siddaramaiah had also on multiple occasions reiterated it. Opposition to survey Conducted in 2015 by the Kantharaj Commission during the …

Karnataka: Panel all set to submit caste survey report
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: Panel all set to submit caste survey report

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes is all set to submit the much-awaited report on the socio-economic education survey, also known as caste survey, to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday. Successive governments, including Siddaramaiah’s, had dragged their feet on accepting the report that had been mired in controversies. The report is coming at a time when the Congress …

Karnataka: Caste survey report by Jan 31, says panel chief
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka: Caste survey report by Jan 31, says panel chief

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka State Commission For the Other Backward Classes will submit the caste survey report to the Siddaramaiah government before January 31, commission chairman Jayaprakash Hegde said on Thursday. OBC Commission chairman Hegde’s tenure ended in November last year, but chief minister Siddaramaiah had extended it by two months “The report is almost ready and it will be submitted to …

Caste census not done systematically, fresh survey should be done: Yediyurappa
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Caste census not done systematically, fresh survey should be done: Yediyurappa

Hindustan Times  

Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said state's Socio-Economic and Education Survey, popularly known as the "caste census," was not done systematically, and urged the Congress government in Karnataka to get a fresh survey done and present the facts before the people. Caste census not done systematically, fresh survey should be done: Yediyurappa Karnataka's two dominant communities -- …

Have not opposed caste census, says Shivakumar after Kharge’s charge
1 year ago

Have not opposed caste census, says Shivakumar after Kharge’s charge

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said he is not opposed to the state’s caste survey but wants it to be done in a scientific and systematic manner, in a clarification that came amid deep divisions within the ruling Congress on the subject and a day after party president Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the former’s stand on the caste …

Karnataka defers caste census report plan due to this SHOCKING reason | Details inside
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka defers caste census report plan due to this SHOCKING reason | Details inside

India TV News  

The Karnataka government has deferred its plan to release the caste census report by about a month. Earlier it was said by the state government that Backward Classes Commission Chairman Jayaprakash Hegde will submit the caste census report on November 24. The reason given for not releasing the report of the Socio-Economic and Education Survey, also known as the Caste …

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah signals willingness to embrace 'caste census' report amid internal strife
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah signals willingness to embrace 'caste census' report amid internal strife

India TV News  

In the midst of internal divisions within the ruling Congress party, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hinted at his commitment to accepting the Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, commonly known as the "caste census." Siddaramaiah, expressing alignment with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's stance, emphasised the importance of conducting a caste census across the country to ensure "equal share for all - …

Will conduct caste census in Telangana if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Will conduct caste census in Telangana if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday pledged to conduct a caste census in Telangana if his party comes to power in the state. When I speak on caste census, neither the PM nor the Telangana CM say anything," Rahul Gandhi said during a public meeting in Bhupalpally district of the poll-bound state. The Bihar government recently published its caste census …

Caste census report in Karnataka to be published after submission: Siddaramaiah
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste census report in Karnataka to be published after submission: Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he has urged State Commission for Backward Classes chairperson K Jayaprakash to submit the caste census report and asserted that once that is done, his government will definitely publish the data. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah Asked about the matter at a press conference at the All India Congress Committee headquarters here, party leader …

Rahul Gandhi says Congress Chief Ministers to act on caste census in their states
1 year, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi says Congress Chief Ministers to act on caste census in their states

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that Chief Ministers of the states ruled by the party have decided to act on caste census in states, calling it a 'historic decision'. Speaking at a press conference, Gandhi said that the Congress Working Committee met earlier in the day for four hours and discussed the caste census. Our Chief Ministers have …

Karnataka puts caste survey data in cold storage
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka puts caste survey data in cold storage

The Hindu  

The publication of the caste survey data by the Bihar government has had a ripple effect in Karnataka, with the focus now on the Congress government’s move to accept and release the State’s socio-economic and educational survey report that was finalised in 2018. The survey, conducted by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission and popularly called the caste census, has …

Release Of Caste Census Would Not Divide Society: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
1 year, 2 months ago

Release Of Caste Census Would Not Divide Society: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday stated that the caste census involving socio-economic and educational status would not divide society and stated that figures socio-economic status and caste are needed to initiate steps to bring in equality among the members of various communities of the society. When in power in 2017, Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister had gone in for …

Congress leaders ask Karnataka to release caste survey report
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress leaders ask Karnataka to release caste survey report

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: By the time our government’s tenure ended the report was not completed.If he submits the report, let’s see., Siddaramaiah said. Two senior Congress leaders, including former Union minister M Veerappa Moily, on Tuesday mounted pressure on the party-led Karnataka government to make public the findings of the state’s caste survey conducted during the previous tenure of Siddaramaiah as the …

Karnataka caste census: Report likely to be submitted in November, but unlikely to be publicised before LS polls
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka caste census: Report likely to be submitted in November, but unlikely to be publicised before LS polls

The Hindu  

Amid clamour to publicise the Socio-Economic and Education Survey conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes in 2015-2016, dominant caste groups are coming together to oppose the report, which is likely to be submitted in November this year. Mounting pressure Pressure is mounting on the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government to accept the census report after the Bihar government publicised …

Backward Classes Commission yet to submit report on caste census, says Siddaramaiah
1 year, 2 months ago

Backward Classes Commission yet to submit report on caste census, says Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

The Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission has not yet submitted a report on the caste census, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in Belagavi on Tuesday. Earlier, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that he is in favour of Kuruba community getting included in the Scheduled Tribes list. He said that he is not a casteist leader but he is only worried about the all-round …

Karnataka’s caste census too will be released ‘when time comes’: Ministers
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka’s caste census too will be released ‘when time comes’: Ministers

The Hindu  

Welcoming the release of the findings of the caste survey by the Bihar government, Minister for Backward Classes Shivaraj Tangadagi and Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa said the caste census conducted in Karnataka too will be released at an appropriate time. Fielding reporters queries in Mysuru on Tuesday, Mr. Tangadagi said a survey had been carried out to gather …

After Bihar, all eyes on Karnataka's 8-year-old unreleased caste census report
1 year, 2 months ago

After Bihar, all eyes on Karnataka's 8-year-old unreleased caste census report

India Today  

After the release of the Bihar caste census report, all eyes are now on Karnataka's unreleased caste census conducted during the first term of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in 2015. Commenting on the same, former Karnataka CM Kumarswamy said, “The Siddaramaiah government in 2014 constituted the caste census committee, spending more than 180 crores. He promised Karnataka citizens to release the …

We will accept caste census report, says Siddaramaiah
1 year, 5 months ago

We will accept caste census report, says Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Accusing the former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy of not accepting the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes report on caste census, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the Congress government would accept the report. Such census and studies are necessary to eliminate discrimination in society,” the Chief Minister said after the ground-breaking ceremony of Kaginele Mahasamstana Kanaka Guru Peetha mutt …

Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah vows to get caste-wise census report commissioned during his first tenure
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah vows to get caste-wise census report commissioned during his first tenure

India TV News  

Caste-based census: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday vowed to bring out the caste-wise census report which he had commissioned during his first tenure at the office from 2013-18. Siddaramaiah alleged that the then Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy during whose stint the caste-based census report was prepared, scuttled its tabling by threatening the then Backward Classes Welfare Minister Puttaranga Shetty. …

Delay in making caste census public questioned in Legislative Council
2 years ago

Delay in making caste census public questioned in Legislative Council

The Hindu  

The delay in making public the report on the social and economic survey of 2015, popularly called the caste census, was questioned in the Legislative Council on Friday. Nanjundi Vishwakarma sought to know from the government the reasons for not disclosing the report on the caste census, which had been conducted by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission in 2015 …

Karnataka CM Bommai Faces Opposition’s Ire to Release Caste-Based Census Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka CM Bommai Faces Opposition’s Ire to Release Caste-Based Census Report

News 18  

As the chorus for caste-based census gets shriller with a cross-party delegation led by Nitish Kumar meeting PM Narendra Modi on Monday, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai is facing the heat of the opposition who demand that the 2015 Socio Economic Caste Census report be made public. Once the report is ready, we will take it to the cabinet for …

Parliament proceedings | No proposal to release 2011 caste census data: MHA
3 years, 9 months ago

Parliament proceedings | No proposal to release 2011 caste census data: MHA

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that there was “no proposal at present to release the report of the caste census” carried out in 2011. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the Socio-Economic and Caste Census, 2011, was conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development and the then Ministry of Housing and …

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