India, Oct. 20 -- The Karnataka government has extended the ongoing Social and Educational Survey, popularly known as the caste census, until October 31, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced on Sunday.

Shivakumar clarified that teachers will no longer be deployed for enumeration work during the extended period, news agency PTI reported.

The survey, conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, began on September 22 and was initially scheduled to conclude on October 7. The deadline was later pushed to October 18, coinciding with an extension of Dasara holidays for government and aided schools to allow teachers to participate as enumerators.

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