Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes (KSCBC) is reportedly considering obtaining employee data from private establishments to add “greater depth” to primary data collected during the Social & Educational Survey.

The physical enumeration phase of the exercise concluded on October 31, covering 6.13 crore people, about 89.48% of the state’s estimated 6.85 crore population.

As per the Economic Survey of Karnataka 2024–25, cited by Deccan Herald, around 24.35 lakh people are employed in the organised sector, including both public and private employment. Of these, 10.28 lakh work in the public sector, while 14.07 lakh are employed in private firms.

“We are thinking about obtaining information from private establishments, but no final decision has been taken yet,” DH

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