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
Advertisement
Tonk
Over
All
38
55
Advertisement
35
48
44%
62
45
65
52
56%
58
63
51
Advertisement
74
61%
42
37
49
26
39%
Advertisement
6
15
Advertisement
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.