On November 6, 2024, Telangana’s Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar officially launched a statewide door-to-door survey at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) office in Hyderabad. Conducted by the State Planning Department, the survey aims to gather comprehensive data on the social, economic, political, caste, and educational status of all households across Telangana.
Survey Process
Two Parts
Scale of the Survey
Survey Timeline
Confidentiality Assurance
Purpose of the Survey
Summary/Static | Details |
Why in the news? | Telangana Launches Statewide Caste Census |
Conducted by | The State Planning Department. |
Purpose | To gather socio-economic, political, caste, and educational data for all households |
Survey Process | Door-to-door survey with enumerators visiting each household |
Enumerator Assignment | Each enumerator assigned to 150 houses |
Basic Information Collected | Name, address, religion, caste, marital status, Aadhaar (optional) |
Economic Data Collected | Income source, job details, self-employment, annual income, business turnover, tax, bank account |
Occupational Health Data | Caste-based occupation, daily wage labor, health hazards |
Special Categories | SC/ST/BC/EWS caste certificate verification, Denotified Tribes |
Welfare Benefits Data | Reservation benefits in education and employment, welfare schemes over the past five years |
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