CT Ravi writes to CM over problems faced by enumerators during Social, Educational Survey
Bengaluru: BJP national former general secretary and MLC C.T. Ravi has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah highlighting the challenges faced by enumerators during the ongoing Social and Educational Survey, urging the government to immediately address technical and operational issues.
In his letter, Ravi pointed out that many enumerators, most of them schoolteachers, are struggling with the mobile app, network issues, and lack of technical knowledge. “In some cases, collecting details from a single household with four to five members is taking up to two and a half hours. On average, enumerators can cover only six to eight houses a day. Yet, additional households are being assigned to them,” he wrote.
The BJP leader said that complaints about OTPs not being delivered and data not being uploaded were common. “Instead of threatening enumerators with action for delays, the government must first solve these problems,” he added.
Ravi also criticized the government for not conducting pilot surveys or providing adequate training before launching the full survey. “Had a trial run been conducted, many of these issues could have been identified and resolved,” he said.
He noted that numbering of houses was inconsistent, with one house in one location and the next listed far away, forcing teachers to travel long distances. “In hilly and Malnad regions, poor network connectivity is a major challenge. Enumerators have to record answers to 60 questions in each household, but in many homes, people are unwilling to spend so much time. Female teachers face additional difficulties when visiting homes alone,” he said.
Ravi added that enumerators were under immense mental stress due to the workload, with some even falling ill. “The government must immediately address these issues and ensure a smooth and effective survey process,” he urged.
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'Someone must be held accountable': HC converts civil suit on Goa nightclub tragedy into PIL
Panaji (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed.In a stern observation, Goa bench of the High Court of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ashish Chavan said the local panchayat had "failed to take suo motu cognisance" of the club and had taken "no action despite complaints."
The division bench directed the Goa government to file a detailed reply on the permissions granted to the nightclub.
The High Court, while fixing January 8 as the next date of hearing, pointed out that commercial operations were continuing in the structure despite it having been served a demolition order.
The original petition was filed after the December 6 tragedy by Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar and Sunil Divkar, the owners of the land on which the nightclub was operating.
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Advocate Rohit Bras de Sa, the lawyer representing the petitioner, was made amicus curiae in the matter and has been asked to file a detailed affidavit in the matter.
In their petition, Amonkar and Divkar highlighted "the alarming pattern of statutory violations that have remained inadequately addressed despite multiple complaints, inspections, show-cause notices, and even a demolition order".
They contended that these violations posed "immediate threats to public safety, ecological integrity, and the rule of law in the state of Goa."
Investigations by multiple agencies into the nightclub fire have revealed various irregularities, including lack of permissions to operate the nightclub.
The Goa police arrested five managers and staff members of the club, while co-owners Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra have been detained in Thailand after they fled the country.
