Headlines
72 percent respondents satisfied with Modi government performance: Survey
New Delhi, May 25
Over 72 percent of people
surveyed in an opinion poll said they were satisfied with the
performance of the NDA government with 56 percent stating that Narendra
Modi was an effective prime minister who had helped improve India's
image globally.
The survey by the CNN-IBN and IBN 7 news channels
said the respondents had shown "strong faith" in the Modi government
with 61 percent saying that the National Democratic Alliance government
has improved their economic condition while 63 percent said India's
economy had started looking up during the last one year.
A press
release said the survey was conducted by Axis MyIndia across 23 states
and more than 155 districts with a sample size of 20,00 across all age
groups and sections with a 70 to 30 urban-rural spread.
"The
survey findings show an overwhelming support for Modi. Over 72 percent
of the respondents said that they are satisfied with the performance of
the Modi government on account of development, skillful governance and
lower prices in the previous year. Fifty-six percent of the sample
believes that Narendra Modi is an effective prime minister and has
helped improve India's image globally," the release said.
A
nation snap poll, published by the India Today magazine in its latest
issue, had stated that Modi's popularity as prime minister had dipped
since he assumed power in May last year and that of Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi had gone up marginally.
It had said that to the
question "who should be the prime minister of India", 33 percent
respondents had favoured Modi compared to 57 percent in August last
year. The figure for Gandhi was six percent in August last year and 11
percent now.
The CNN-IBN IBN7 release said most respondents in
the survey felt that corruption and inflation have either come down or
have stagnated at the very least.
"Employment opportunities have gone up as per 62 percent of the respondents," it said.
On
the issue of the relationship between the government and the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh - the ideological fountainhead of Bharatiya Janata
Party, 32 percent of the respondents felt that there was no interference
by RSS in the affairs of the government.
"On the impact of
controversial statements such as those relating to 'ghar wapsi',
approximately 31 percent of the respondents felt that such statements
do not dent the image of the government at all whereas approximately 33
percent felt that such statements do have an adverse impact. Overall 43
percent of the respondents felt that those making controversial
statement should be controlled," the survey said.
On the
government's initiatives, the survey said 85 percent respondents
endorsed Swachch Bharat as one of the best initiatives and 76 percent
supported Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.
It said initiatives
such as Make in India and Digital India also received a positive
response with 43 percent and 42 percent support respectively "though
there was some ambiguity with regard to the land bill".
"Respondents
also felt that PM Modi has effectively utilized every possible
communication tool to reach out to varied audiences. 30 percent stated
that radio (Mann Ki Baat) has been used very well while 23 percent
endorsed the use of TV, 20 percent gave a thumbs-up to the use of social
media platforms while 17 percent and four percent mentioned public
rallies and interventions in parliament, respectively as effective tools
for communication used by PM," the release said.