Christian, Muslim sub-caste option created based on demand for upcoming survey

The welfare minister also added that people can submit complaints to the Backward Classes Commission if they have any objections to the survey list.

Koppal: Backward Classes Welfare Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi on Wednesday said that columns for Christian and Muslim sub-castes have been created in front of Hindu castes in the forthcoming Social and Educational Survey based on demand. However, he clarified that people are free to register their caste.

At a press conference, he said that people can submit complaints to the Backward Classes Commission if they have any objections to the survey list. A column has also been provided for atheists. The BJP is misleading people even before the survey begins, he charged.

He added that enumerators have been instructed to provide applications to the people a day before the survey.

The statewide survey, popularly known as the caste census, begins on September 22.