India, Sept. 13 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that the state's Social and Educational Survey, popularly known as the caste census, will be carried out between September 22 and October 7 at an estimated cost of Rs.420 crore.

The survey will be conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, led by chairperson Madhusudhan R Naik, and will use a 60-question questionnaire to gather data on the social and educational status of the state's 7 crore people, news agency PTI reported.

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The commission has been directed to complete the work quickly and submit its report by December.

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