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**Karnataka Teachers Spared from Socio-Economic Survey Duty, Minister Assures**
**BANGALORE, June 21, 2025** – Karnataka’s Minister for School Education, Madhu Bangarappa, has announced that teachers will not be required to participate in the upcoming socio-economic and educational re-survey, popularly known as the caste census.
Speaking to the press on Saturday, Minister Bangarappa stated that he had personally conveyed his concerns to the government regarding the potential disruption to the education system. “Involving teachers in data collection would significantly impact teaching in schools for several weeks,” he explained. “I have made it clear that I cannot allow this. The government will make alternative arrangements to conduct the survey.”
The State Cabinet recently approved the fresh Socio-Economic and Education Survey, a decision made after discarding a decade-old survey report. The Minister’s statement comes as a relief to educators who were facing the prospect of being diverted from their teaching responsibilities. The government is now tasked with finding alternative personnel to carry out the extensive data collection required for the survey.
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