SURVEY
Voices From India’s Poorest District: Bolangir
Outlook asked GFK Mode to do a survey of this perpetually cursed, drought-prone Bolangirdistrict in Orissa. Twenty villages with a population of over 200 were selected.Touchingly, more than half of them think the government is doing enough to improve theirlives.
| Do you think the governments welfare schemes actually work? | |
| They are riddled with corruption | 63 |
| Yes, they work | 35 |
| DK/CS | 2 |
| Do you think the government policies are helping the rich more than the poor? | |
| No | 56 |
| Yes | 42 |
| DK/CS | 2 |
| Have the prices of daily commodities increased a lot in the last year? | |
| Yes, to some extent | 33 |
| Yes, to a great extent | 66 |
| DK/CS | 1 |
| In times of crises, like drought, did you get any help from the government? | |
| No | 82 |
| Yes | 18 |
| Is the government doing enough to improve your life? | |
| No | 47 |
| Yes | 52 |
| DK/CS | 1 |
| What is the one thing you want the government to do to radically change your life? | |
| Ensure employment | 15 |
| Improve infrastructure and health services | 3 |
| High government subsidies | 3 |
| Help in agriculture | 32 |
| Higher and cheaper loans | 47 |
| Have you ever participated in a government scheme? | |
| No | 20 |
| Yes | 80 |
| Do you think the schemes help/have helped in improving your life? | |
Those who have participated in government schemes: | |
Those who have never participated:
82
Have you ever tried getting work through state job schemes?
If yes, have you worked under such schemes?
| Does your child go to school? | |||
6-13 yrs | |||
| Does your child get mid-day meals in school? | ||
| Base: Children who go to school | 6-13 yrs | |
