Accountability and Transparency of Budget Process Questionnaire

Respondent background information

1. Name ____________________________

2. Gender
Male, Female, Other

3. Age
0-25, 26-39, 40-59, 60+

4. Education
Illiterate, Literate, Metric, Intermediate, Graduate, Other

5. Mobile Number ____________________

6. Employment status
Student, Unemployed, Employed, Retired, Other

7. Please describe your job function _________________

8. Above or Below Poverty Line

B.P.L., A.P.L., Other

9. I am a resident of state of _________________

10. I consider myself a resident of

Rural area, Urban area

11. Would you like to receive S.M.S. from T.I.I. in the future?
Yes/ No

Budget Awareness

1. Do you believe that citizens should be aware of India’s budget and its processes?

Yes/ No

2. Are you aware of India’s union budget?

Yes/ No

If Yes, can you clearly identify the total amount of India’s union budget for the current fiscal year?

Yes/ No
3. Are you satisfied with the budget allocations for the current fiscal year?
Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

4. Are you aware of whether Indian citizens are allowed to participate in the budgetary process?

Yes/ No

5. Do you believe that citizens should participate in India’s budgetary process?

Yes/ No

6. Do you understand the difference between state and union budget?

Yes/ No

7. Do you believe that transparency in the budgetary process is of high importance?

Yes/ No

8. Do you believe that India’s budget process is fair and transparent?

Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

9. Can you identify the ministry in government of India that prepares the budget?
Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

10. Are you aware of the Economic Survey of India?

Yes/ No

11. Do you believe that the budget is executed as per the established timeline?
Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

12. Do you believe that budget documents and information should be available to the public?
Yes/ No

13. Have you tried to obtain information on union or state budget?

Yes/ No

If Yes, were you able to easily obtain desired information?

Yes/ No

Was the information available free of cost?

Yes/ No

Were the documents available to download online?

Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

14. Do you believe that the union budget is easy to understand for the general public?
Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know
15. Do you believe that the budget should be made easier to understand for the general public?
Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

16. Have you seen at least one official budget document prepared by Government of India?

Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

17. Can you identify at least some sources of government revenues?

Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

18. Can you identify at least some sources of government expenditures?

Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

19. Can you identify at least some government liabilities?

Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

20. Do you believe that all citizens are under an obligation to pay taxes?

Yes/ No

21. Do you believe that you pay adequate taxes?

Yes/ No

22. Do you believe that those with more wealth should pay higher amount of taxes?
Yes/ No

23. Are you willing to pay higher taxes if it means better quality services by government?
Yes/ No

24. Do you understand GST and its types?

Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

25. Do you think the government clearly defines how it intends to utilize tax revenues?
Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

26. Do you believe that quality of services will improve if citizens participate in budget process?
Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

27. Can you differentiate between development projects funded by the state and those funded by
political parties for political support?
Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know

28. Do you believe that Government of India takes adequate measures to spread public awareness
regarding the budget?
Yes/ No/ I Don’t Know
29. Do you believe that government of India should make more efforts to educate public regarding the
budget?
Yes/ No

30. Do you believe that information on budget process should be included in school curriculum?

Yes/ No

31. Would you attend training/ information sessions on budget to increase your knowledge and
awareness?
Yes/ No/ Maybe