Bengaluru, Sept. 26 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday directed district officials to complete the ongoing socio-educational survey by October 7, stating unequivocally that the deadline will not be extended.

He issued these firm instructions during a high-level video conference review meeting.

The Chief Minister stated that the initial technical glitches have been resolved and ordered officials to accelerate the pace of work immediately.

"You must achieve a daily progress rate of at least 10% to meet the target," he said, emphasising the goal of covering all 1.43 crore families in the state. Karnataka CM noted that with only 2.76 lakh families surveyed so far, a significant push is required.

Giving special focus to Ben...