First of its kind intensive household survey in Telangana State has evoked such an overwhelming response from the people that a jubilant Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao described it a ‘super hit’ and declared another general holiday on Wednesday as a mark of gratitude for the employees.
As only 91 per cent households could be covered till midnight last night, the Government also ordered continuation of survey on second day in Hyderabad and Warangal. The decision was taken in view of the large scale complaints from the people, specially in Hyderabad that enumerators did not turn up at their houses for taking the details.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation commissioner Somesh Kumar ordered the officials to cover all the colonies and localities on Wednesday which could not be completed on Tuesday.
State Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma said that district collectors were authorisied to take a decision on second day survey keeping in view the local situations. As Warangla had recorded only 86 per cent registration of households on the first day, the Collector decided to continue the survey on Wednesday.
Mehbubnagar was the highest with 99 per cent and Hyderabad was the lowest with only 77 per cent coverage of the households. GHMC was flooded with complaints from angry citizens that despite waiting for hours no enumerator turned up at their place. At some places residents held protest demonstration in the city, reflecting the deep anxiety that missing survey will result in their losing the benefit of Government schemes.