The official survey to identify the poor, better known as persons living below the poverty line (BPL), is on. While the authorities have covered 372 out of the total 406 villages so far, the process to conduct the survey is not foolproof. At a meeting held recently, the district authorities asked the officials involved in the survey to conduct it in such a manner that no genuine person or family was left out. It is reported that the BPL families get various benefits under the schemes launched by the Union Government and the state government to the tune of about Rs 3 crore in the district each year. Last year, the total number of families included in the list of poor was about 28,000.