Hyderabad, Feb. 5 -- Telangana Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Wednesday that the caste-based socio-economic survey conducted by the Congress-led state government was the "most scientific, transparent, and accurate population study since Independence."

"This was the first-ever field-based caste survey undertaken after the 2011 Census, making all figures cited by opposition parties false and fictitious," the state's minister said.

The Socio-Economic, Educational, Employment, Political, and Caste (SEEEPC) survey, conducted in just 50 days, covers 96.9 per cent of households. Additionally, from passing a resolution in the Cabinet to submitting the final report, the entire process was completed within exac...