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Karnataka census data show discrepancies in the figures of the Muslim population, with variables fully informed in all documents. A key error fails 12.58% of the population as 18.08%.
Main Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah Duration An event (Photo: PTI)
The data of the Karnataka Census commissions and the backward classes have revealed a great discrepancy in the population figures of the Muslim community, which was classified in category II B.
The data, accessed exclusively by CNN-NEWS18, show the Muslim population with the decomposition of Subcast as 76,99,425.
According to the data, the population constitutes 12.87 percent of the general population.
A compilation of the entire population in different categories shows the Muslim population as 59,51,038 that includes 9.95 percent of the population.
While, in the recommendation of proposal for a greater reserve, the Muslim population under category II B is shown as 75,25,880.
Although that works up to 12.58 percent of the population, the axis of 18.08 percent under the column is wrongly mentioned: “% of the total population”, while the column should have labeled as “% of the total population of OBC” CNN -News18 has Leart.
What the cast census report says
The Caste Census report, presented to the Karnataka cabinet, has recommended improving the reserve for backward communities of 32 % existing to 51 percent.
According to government sources, the socioeconomic and educational survey, in summary, the census census also stressed that the population of BC is 70 percent.
The report also suggested that 51 percent reservations should be granted to BCS in educational institutions in the State.
He cited the example of Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand, which provide reserves of 69 and 77 percent respectively ashes according to the backward population, the sources said.
According to the survey report, the population of backward communities in category 1a is 34.96.638, 1b- 73,92,313, 2a 77.78.209, 2b-75.25,880, 3a- 72.99.9577 and the backward community in category 3b, soury, soury, soury, soury, soury, soury, soury, soury ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, e ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, e ,,,,, “,” ,, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, ” via-Vía-Vía-Vía-Vía-Vía-Vía-Vía-Vía-Vía-Vía
In this way, the total population of other backward castes is 4,16,30,153.
The sources, citing the report, affirmed that the scheduled caste and the population of scheduled tribes is 1.09,29347 and 42,81,289 respectively. The sample survey includes the population or 5.98,14,942.
The survey was initially in charge of Hantharaj in 2015 and then the Karnataka State Commission for the backward classes, President K Jayaprakash Hegde completed it and presented the report to the main minister Siddaramaiah in February 2024.
