Enumerators to survey one crore households in 11 days
Bengaluru, Apr 23 (DHNS): It will be a race against time for enumerators of the socio-economic and educational survey, also known as caste census, as nearly one crore households will have to be surveyed in the next eight days. So far, only 25.5 per cent of the 1.31 crore households have been surveyed during the last 11 days.
As per information uploaded on the Karnataka Backward Classes Department website, of the 1.31 crore households, only 33.52 lakh have been surveyed (25.57 per cent) in the last 11 days. About 1.52 lakh forms have been dispatched to the data entry centres, out of which 1.12 lakh have been digitised. In all, only 7, 388 forms have so far been approved, that is, a completion rate of 0.62 per cent.
Survey officials said that the pace of the survey will improve in the next few days.
According to a press release from the department, Tumakuru district tops the progress list with 56 per cent of the households surveyed, followed by Kolar (52.2 per cent) and Ramanagara (50.61 per cent). Vijayapura, Bengaluru Urban and Davangere are at the bottom half of the progress list.
Each of the 1.26 lakh enumerators has been given 110-150 households to survey. They are not given any daily target but will have to cover all the households by April 30. On completion of the survey of a household, the enumerator will have to provide the completed enumeration form to the supervisor. The supervisors, after verification, will have to send the forms to the data entry centres. The information is digitised at the centres where it is quality-checked and approved by the supervising officer.
Survey status as on April 22
Total number of households 1,31,39,063
Households surveyed 33,52,352
Forms received by data entry centres 1,52,296
Forms digitised 1,12,537
Quality checked forms 41,806
Approved forms 7, 388
Household survey completed 25.57pc
Do not use pencil, photocopy: CM
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday directed deputy commissioners to issue strict instructions to enumerators to fill up the census forms with pen and in the presence of respondents during the on-going socio-economic and educational survey.
Siddaramaiah held a video conference with DCs, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Zilla Panchayats to review the progress of the survey at his home office ‘Krishna’. Siddaramaiah said there were complaints that the enumerators were filling the forms using pencil and it gave rise to doubts that the information gathered could be manipulated later. Also, photocopies of the forms should not be used, he added.
The chief minister directed senior officers of the district administration to take personal interest and monitor the survey on a day-to-day basis.
He said the time frame of the survey, to end on April 30, will not be extended at any cost. Deputy commissioners of the respective districts will be held responsible for any lapses and delays in the socio-economic and educational survey, the Siddaramaiah said.