The Karnataka government has extended the time limit of social and educational survey in the state. State Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Sunday (October 19, 2025) that the government has decided to extend the last date for completing the Social and Educational Survey to October 31, 2025. This survey is also being widely called caste census.
He said that teachers will not be deployed for enumeration work during the remaining period of the survey. The survey, being conducted by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission, started on September 22, 2025 and was originally scheduled to end on October 7, 2025. However, the state government had later decided to extend the date of the survey till October 18 and also extended the Dussehra holidays in government and aided schools till October 18 so that the survey could be completed with the help of teachers deployed as enumerators.
Chief Minister held a meeting with ministers and officials
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday (October 19, 2025) met senior ministers, officials and Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission Chairman Madhusudan R. Chaired a meeting with Naik on the progress of the survey.
90 percent work has been completed in many parts of the state – Shivkumar
Shivakumar said, ‘Except Bengaluru South, Bidar, Dharwad, almost 90 percent of the survey work has been completed in all other parts of the state and it has been done well. In Bengaluru city, 67 percent work has been completed, out of which 20 percent has not been informed. We have extended the survey date to October 31, 2025. From now on we will not employ teachers for calculation work.
He told reporters, ‘There will be a holiday on October 20, 21 and 22 in view of the festival of Diwali. Other government employees engaged in enumeration work will be deployed to complete the survey. There will be online survey options available that anyone can use. This survey will run till 31 October. I request people from all communities not to miss this opportunity and participate in the survey and answer the questions. However, before extending the deadline, it was estimated that Rs 420 crore would be spent on this survey.
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