Karnataka: Social and educational survey of Backward Classes to begin on August 23

Phase one focuses on household mapping

Vartha Bharati | 23-08-2025 | 11:46:00 IST

Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission chairman Madhusudhan R. Naik

Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission is set to begin its social and educational survey of backward classes across the state on Saturday, August 23, 2025.

Panel chairman Madhusudhan R. Naik urged citizens to cooperate fully to ensure that no household is overlooked and that the survey can be completed successfully within the stipulated 90-day timeline.

Naik explained that the first phase of the survey would focus on creating a comprehensive list of households and mapping them. This crucial preliminary step will enable the enumeration, serial numbering, and accurate mapping of every household.

Since every household in Karnataka is connected to electricity, no house will be left out. Electricity revenue registration numbers will be used to identify households, and residents will be surveyed accordingly.

This initial phase will lay the groundwork for a systematic and scientific second phase of the survey, which will take place during the Dasara holidays from September 22 to October 7. Naik noted that the school vacation period would help in ensuring smooth execution of the survey.

To assist with the survey, a special app has been developed by the e-governance and Energy Departments, in collaboration with the commission's advisory team and the Directorate of Electronic Delivery of Citizen Services (EDCS). Karnataka will deploy ESCOM meter readers for this task. These meter readers, in addition to their regular billing duties, will geo-tag each household and include it in the survey. The data collected will be uploaded to the EDCS servers.

Once validated, each household, including those in apartments and cluster dwellings, will be assigned a unique identification number. Stickers will be placed on each house to assist surveyors in identifying them during the second phase of the survey.

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Allahabad HC orders FIR against Rahul Gandhi in alleged dual citizenship case

17-04-2026 ¦ 17-04-2026 IST

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi (PTI File)

Lucknow (PTI): The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the registration of an FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with an alleged dual citizenship controversy.

The court also observed that after the registration of the FIR, the state government may seek the assistance of a central agency to investigate the matter.

The order was passed by a bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi on a petition filed by S Vignesh Shishir, who had challenged a January 28, 2026 order of a special MP/MLA court rejecting his plea for an FIR against Gandhi, who is also the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.

The special court had earlier held that it was not competent to adjudicate on issues related to citizenship.

The petitioner, a BJP worker from Karnataka, had sought registration of an FIR and a detailed probe into the matter, levelling allegations against Gandhi under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Official Secrets Act, the Foreigners Act and the Passport Act.

The complaint was initially filed before the special MP/MLA court in Rae Bareli. However, on the petitioner's request, the high court transferred the case to Lucknow on December 17, 2025.

The MP/MLA court in Lucknow subsequently dismissed the plea on January 28, 2026, prompting the petitioner to approach the high court, which has now ordered registration of an FIR.