India, Feb. 6 -- The Telangana government on Wednesday claimed that the caste-based socio-economic survey conducted in Telangana was the most scientific, transparent and accurate population study since Independence.

State irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, who made a powerpoint presentation for the MLAs and MLCs in the state assembly hall, told the reporters this was the first-ever field-based caste survey undertaken after the 2011 Census, making all figures cited by opposition parties false and fictitious.

Reddy, who headed the cabinet sub-committee for the caste survey, said the state government had ensured the highest level of accuracy in data collection. "No authentic caste-based data had been compiled in th...