{"id":5918,"date":"2025-10-05T18:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T12:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/?p=5918"},"modified":"2025-10-05T18:20:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T12:50:31","slug":"5918","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/?p=5918","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Register Solely as &#8216;Madiga&#8217; in Caste Survey,&#8221; KH Muniyappa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ds-message _63c77b1\">\n<div class=\"ds-markdown\">\n<h3><strong>Bengaluru Civic Workers Urged to Assert &#8216;Madiga&#8217; Caste Identity in Upcoming Survey<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>BENGALURU<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 In a significant push to ensure accurate demographic representation, Karnataka&#8217;s Madiga Mahasabha has launched an awareness campaign directed at the city&#8217;s civic workers, instructing them to strictly register under their specific sub-caste, &#8216;Madiga&#8217;, in the upcoming 2025 Socio-Economic and Educational Survey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The campaign was inaugurated by Karnataka&#8217;s Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Minister, K.H. Muniyappa, at a gathering held at the Putanna Shetty Town Hall in Bengaluru.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>A Doorstep Initiative for Community Development<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Addressing the assembled civic workers from across Bengaluru&#8217;s 198 wards, Minister Muniyappa framed the survey as a critical tool for community advancement. He emphasized the government&#8217;s proactive approach, assuring workers that officials would reach out to them directly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">&#8220;We will come to your very doorstep for this survey, and you must be present on that occasion,&#8221; Muniyappa stated. &#8220;We are coming together for the development of the community and for the benefit of our future generations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">He stressed that an accurate count is essential for securing rightful government benefits and schemes. &#8220;If our community&#8217;s population is not correctly recorded, it is a loss for all of us. You must understand this. The population figures are available in all commission reports; you must register accordingly in the central survey and the upcoming one,&#8221; the Minister added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5921\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5921\" src=\"https:\/\/indianow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KH-Muniyappa-Caste-Census-Awareness-Program-7-1024x473.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indianow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KH-Muniyappa-Caste-Census-Awareness-Program-7-1024x473.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/indianow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KH-Muniyappa-Caste-Census-Awareness-Program-7-300x139.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/indianow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KH-Muniyappa-Caste-Census-Awareness-Program-7-768x355.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/indianow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KH-Muniyappa-Caste-Census-Awareness-Program-7.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Write &#8216;Madiga&#8217;, Not Broader Terms&#8221;: Bengaluru Civic Workers Told Ahead of Key Survey (Uses a powerful quote as the headline)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Clarity on Caste Enumeration: &#8220;Write &#8216;Madiga'&#8221;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">A core message of the event was the need for precise and uniform caste identification. Leaders explicitly instructed civic workers to avoid broader, generic caste categories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">&#8220;In the survey being conducted in Bangalore city, community civic workers must register their caste as &#8216;Madiga&#8217;,&#8221; Minister Muniyappa directed. &#8220;Under no circumstances should you register as Adi Karnataka, Adi Dravida, or Adi Andhra. Please register only your original caste, &#8216;Madiga&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Further clarifying the procedural details, he specified, &#8220;In your caste column, you should write Religion: Hindu, Caste: Madiga. The caste code number B-061 must be used.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5919\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5919\" src=\"https:\/\/indianow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KH-Muniyappa-Caste-Census-Awareness-Program-8-1024x473.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indianow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KH-Muniyappa-Caste-Census-Awareness-Program-8-1024x473.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/indianow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KH-Muniyappa-Caste-Census-Awareness-Program-8-300x139.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/indianow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KH-Muniyappa-Caste-Census-Awareness-Program-8-768x355.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/indianow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KH-Muniyappa-Caste-Census-Awareness-Program-8.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caste Clarity Drive: Bengaluru Launches Campaign for Accurate &#8216;Madiga&#8217; Enumeration (Focuses on the purpose of the campaign)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">*<strong>Media Updates: +91-93531 21474 [WhatsApp] |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mailto:indianowme@gmail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">indianowme@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong>*<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Cross-Party Support for the Campaign<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The event demonstrated broad political consensus on the issue, with attendance from leaders across party lines. The gathering included Minister R.B. Thimmapur, former Union Minister A. Narayanaswamy, former MP L. Hanumanthaiah, Legislator Dr. Thimmayya, former Legislator Dharmasen, the Minister&#8217;s Personal Secretary Dr. H. Nataraj, former Mayor Narayan, Ashok Salappa, and community leaders Shivappa, Dadi Babu, Kogilu Venkatesh, Dodderi Venkatesh, Purushottam, Mutturaj, and Dr. Muthyalapp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The unified presence of these figures underscored the campaign&#8217;s importance to the community&#8217;s political representatives, who are mobilizing to ensure maximum participation and accurate data collection in the forthcoming survey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ds-theme\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ds-flex _0a3d93b\">\n<div class=\"ds-flex _965abe9 _54866f7\">\n<div class=\"_17e543b db183363\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"button\" aria-disabled=\"false\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_5918\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only  \" data-element-id=\"5918\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/indianow.me\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bengaluru Civic Workers Urged to Assert &#8216;Madiga&#8217; Caste Identity in Upcoming Survey BENGALURU\u00a0\u2013 In a significant push to ensure accurate demographic representation, Karnataka&#8217;s Madiga Mahasabha has launched an awareness campaign directed at the city&#8217;s civic workers, instructing them to strictly register under their specific sub-caste, &#8216;Madiga&#8217;, in the upcoming 2025 Socio-Economic and Educational Survey. 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