As the enumeration of Scheduled Caste (SC) households in Bengaluru has just touched about 49% of the projected households, covered over the last month and a half, several reasons are now being attributed to poor coverage.
The Commission headed by retired Judge H.N. Nagmohan Das, which is monitoring the survey, the results of which would determine the internal reservation among the 101 SCs in the State, is now exploring reasons for poor response to even the online survey in the State capital. Less than 6,000 persons have completed the online survey, even though the commission had expected at least about three lakh persons to respond. On the other hand, the coverage across the State is 91%.
Commission pins hope on SC households in Bengaluru taking part in voluntary survey online
Flaw in projection?
“Several reasons are now being attributed to poor coverage in Bengaluru. The projected population was calculated on the anticipated annual growth at the rate of 1.5%, which may not have happened. With the City mostly having nuclear families, the size of the family may have shrunk over the years,” a source involved in the discussion told The Hindu. He added that there could have been actual “reverse migration” from Bengaluru during Covid-19 after job losses. This seems likely considering that several districts have reported a higher population than what has been estimated.
