Bhubaneswar: The first ever survey of social and educational conditions of people belonging to 208 other backward class (OBC) section was kicked off in Odisha on Monday. As many as 25,000 families across the state were registered during the OBC survey on the first day.
The survey, which is being conducted in both online and offline modes, will continue across the state till May 27. The Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes is conducting the survey in all 314 blocks and 114 civic body areas in Odisha.
The OBC people can also register their details for the survey online (www.oscbc.odisha.gov.in) free of cost. In offline mode, heads of the families or any senior person can provide family data at the survey counters set up at the Anganwadi centres and schools. Anganwadi workers and teachers have been engaged as enumerators.
The survey is being done to collect information with a questionnaire on the kind of houses they live in, their livelihoods, access to infrastructure, hospitals, schools, markets, colleges, etc.
State SC, ST Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Jagannath Sarka said the survey is being conducted with an aim to find out the social and educational status of backward classes. It is crucial for focused planning for their socio-economic development, he said.
Commenting on the opposition’s allegations, Sarka said, “Our Chief Minister never played caste politics. The survey would help us plan more effectively for the OBC population.”
(with inputs from IANS)
