Karnataka Chief Minister on Tuesday announced holiday for government and government aided schools in the state from October 8 to October 18 so that the teachers involved in the work can complete the ongoing social and educational survey, called ‘caste survey’.

The survey was supposed to be completed on Tuesday. However, due to lag in work in many districts, the Chief Minister, along with his cabinet colleagues, decided to extend it for another 10 days.

“We were supposed to end (the survey work) on October 7. But in some districts, the survey is almost completed, while in some districts it was lagging,” the chief minister briefed reporters after a meeting with the ministers and officials.

“For example, in the Koppal district, 97 per cent of the survey has been completed. The survey was 6

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