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71% Villagers Say There's High Corruption In Government Welfare Schemes

Survey in four randomly selected districts shows over half of them are not satisfied with government schemes.

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RURAL INDIA POLL

71% Villagers Say There’s High Corruption In Government Welfare Schemes

Outlook asked Cfore to survey government schemes and partnerships in four randomly selected districts— Tonk (Rajasthan), Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh), Rangareddy (Andhra Pradesh), and Saran (Bihar). In all, 1,013 villagers were surveyed. Not surprisingly, over half of them are not satisfied with governmentschemes.

 

Jhansi

Ranga
reddy

Saran

 Tonk

Over
All
Do you have easy access/knowledge about government’s welfare schemes?
 Yes

 38

 55

 35

 48

 44%
 No

 62

 45

 65

 52

 56%
Are you a beneficiary of government schemes? 
 Yes

 58

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 63

 51

 74

 61%
 No

 42

 37

 49

 26

 39%
If yes, how satisfied are you with government schemes?
Very Satisfied

 6

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 15
 9
 11
 10%
Somewhat Satisfied
 27
45
37
41
38%
Dissatisfied
 47
30
23
32
33%
Very Dissatisfied
 20
10
 31
 16
 19%
Have you ever paid a bribe to get the benefits from a welfare scheme?
 Yes
 32
21
30
37
30%
 No
 68
79
70
63
70%
Is there corruption in government welfare schemes?
High Corruption
81
68
71
63
71%
Little Corruption
17
25
28
34
25%
No Corruption
2
7
1
3
4%
Is there a community/private welfare activity in your area? 
Yes
17
29
23
36
26%
No
25
37
32
26
30%
Don't know
58
34
45
38
44%
If yes, who is delivering better results?
Community/ private
49
42
36
37
41%
Government
21
23
26
22
23%
Joint efforts*
23
31
29
28
28%
No opinion
7
4
9
13
8%
* Collaboration between government and NGOs
Does community/private participation in welfare schemes bring more accountability? 
Yes
42
78
48
57
56%
No
23
18
10
29
20%
Can't say
35
4
42
14
24%
Are you willing to pay for community/private schemes or should the government provide these services?
Yes
57
51
61
63
58%
Prefer subsidised/ free services
43
49
39
37
42%
Are you satisfied with the development in your area in the past 12 months?
Yes, very much
4
21
14
18
15%
Yes, somewhat
47
51
55
45
49%
Not at all
49
28
31
37
20%

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Methodology
: The survey was conducted between February 20 and March 5, ’08. In all, 10 villages were selected in each district, five within 10 km of a city/town, and five beyond 10 km. Households were randomly selected. In addition, there's a booster sample of 30-50 respondents who have been beneficiaries of at least one government scheme. In all, 1,013 villagers in the four districts were interviewed using a structured questionnaire.

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