As the Social and Educational Survey is set to conclude on Friday, only 43.5% of the targeted households have been fully surveyed in the Greater Bangalore Authority (GBA) area, as on Thursday evening.
However, official data reveals an interesting anomaly. The GBA limits had 44,19,432 targeted households, of which 19,24,770 (43.5%) have been fully surveyed and 29,40,205 (66.5%) marked as closed. This has created a strange situation where the GBA has recorded a completion rate of 105%.
This as a result of administrative inclusion of closed and unsurveyable households and that the tally covers not only households that completed the questionnaire but also those that were locked, refused participation, had migrated, or were identified as commercial or vacant premises.
The duplicate or overlapping Unique Household Identification (UHID) numbers being counted, along with closed households, has inflated the overall tally, pushing the reported progress beyond 100%, officials said.
The GBA area has been consistently among the slowest performing areas in the State. The officials attributed delays to resistance from several Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and reluctance among urban residents to share socio-economic details. The survey, conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, is set to conclude on Friday, with online extension open for voluntary participation until November 10.
