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- Arun Dev

BENGALURU: The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday held another round of discussions on the Social and Educational Survey report, commonly referred to as the caste census, but once again stopped short of reaching a decision, with Law and Parliamentary Affairs minister HK Patil confirming that the deliberation remained "incomplete".

Most ministers have submitted their written responses to chief minister Siddaramaiah, while a few are yet to do so.

"The cabinet today once again discussed the Social and Educational Survey report, the discussion was incomplete. The chief minister had earlier asked the cabinet ministers to give their opinion in writing and most of the ministers' opinions have reached the chief minister except three or four," Patil told reporters after the meeting.

"The subject will be discussed in the next cabinet meeting or the one after that, after getting certain details and studying them," he added.

The Thursday's meeting marks the latest in a series of delays by the Congress-led government in deciding on the caste census report. The meeting on May 10 was also inconclusive, with ministers receiving additional data, including population statistics broken down by taluks and districts, prompting calls for a more detailed review.

The cabinet convened a special meeting on April 17 exclusively to debate the report, but it too ended without a resolution.