Caste Census Kicks Off Across Telangana

Hyderabad: Finding fault with the previous BRS government for not disclosing the data and not providing benefits on the Samagra Family Survey, the residents, especially women, enthusiastically responded to the Congress government's caste census asking to provide beneficial schemes based on caste census.

The caste census has been kicked off across the state on Wednesday while the enumerators have participated in pasting stickers in all residences in Greater Hyderabad limits, the staff started collecting details in filling in forms in districts.

Around 11.30 am on Wednesday, the Gajularamaram circle Deputy Commissioner of GHMC L.P. Malla Reddy was busy in monitoring the enumerators at ward No, 126 of Jagadgirigutta of Qutbullahpur constituency while the enumerators started pasting stickers on the main doors of residents.

Mixed response was evoked among the residents, especially at Jagadgirigutta, where women found fault with the previous BRS government which did Samagra Family survey in a single day and failed to disclose details and did not provide any benefits.

''All our family members had stayed indoors when the BRS government had done the survey, and we expected benefits. Nothing has happened. I expect some positive note from the Congress government by doing this survey," said N Eeswramma, a resident of Jagadgirigutta.

Gajularamaram deputy commissioner Mala Reddy said that at least 700 enumerators have participated in the circle in pasting stickers on doors of residents by explaining about the caste census. First three days, we would paste stickers on the main doors of resident's houses and later we would initiate collecting details.

The state government-initiated caste census programme from Wednesday across the state by collecting details from 1.14 crore residents and at least 88,000 enumerators are participating. In the districts, the enumeration kicked off by collecting data from people.

In Nalgonda district, Collector Ila Tripati inspected several places where the enumerators started collecting details. The Collector explained to the enumerators how to collect details and explain to the people the use of caste census which is being done by the government.