The Karnataka government is hoping to receive the much-awaited report of the Social and Educational Survey-2025 conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes by January 2026.
According to the government sources, the commission is yet to get secondary data from certain government departments, even as other data processing is being undertaken. “We expect that the secondary data will be made available by departments that have so far not complied with the Commission’s request by the end of December. We are hoping to receive the report from the Commission by January end,” sources said, adding that the compilation of data would not take much time.
Earlier deadline
The commission headed by Madhusudan Naik had earlier been tasked with submitting the report by December 2025. After completing the door-to-door survey by October 31 and online window closing on November 10, about 6.15 crores of the estimated 6.85 crores population in Karnataka was covered in the survey which commenced of September 22.
Meanwhile, the commission has asked government departments for secondary data to understand adequate representation in government services, sources said. Adequate representation is mandated by Article 16(4), which is derived from secondary data and backwardness under Article 15(4) through data compilation from the survey. Incidentally, the previous commission had not considered adequate representation and relied heavily on backwardness.
