Group 5.

2 Section B
5.2. Is Higher Level Governance Sustainable? Akash Kumar (UM19085)
Questionnaire Bipasha Pradhan (UM19090)
Deeksha Mohapatra (UM19093)
Sankalp Gupta (UM19121)
5.2.1: Social Saurav Rath (UM19132)
5.2.1.1: Relationship with public
5.2.1.1.1: How often the elected representatives visit their respective
constituencies in a month?
5.2.1.1.2: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how will you rate the
Government’s efforts for social inclusion of people irrespective of race, caste?

5.2.1.2: Culture
5.2.1.2.1: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how sensitive is the Government
to your culture and values?
5.2.1.2.2: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how would you rate the initiatives
taken by the govt to maintain intercultural harmony?
5.2.1.2.3: Do you think that Govt is taking initiatives to inculcate good values and
respect to various cultures in the minds of our children?? (Yes/No)
5.2.1.2.4: Do you think that the Government is taking initiatives to preserve our
culture and traditions? (like languages, religion, caste etc.) (Yes/No)

5.2.1.3: Values
5.2.1.3.1: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how much is the Government
sensitive to individual and societal values?
5.2.1.3.2: Do you think Government is able to settle conflict of interest among
different groups? (Yes/No)
5.2.1.3.3: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how proactively do you think
Government is working for social support for senior citizens?

5.2.1.4: Ethics
5.2.1.4.1: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how would you rate the
Government’s effort in curbing corruption?
5.2.1.4.2: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how effective are the
Government’s efforts in upholding the right to privacy?

5.2.2: Economic
5.2.2.1: Unemployment
5.2.2.1.1: According to you what might be the percent of unemployment in the
society?
1- 0-10% 2- 10-20% 3- 20-30% 4- 30-40% 5- above 40%
5.2.2.1.2: Out of all the initiatives that the Government takes, what percent of
those are towards reducing unemployment?
 5.2.2.1.3: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how effective is Government’s
skill development programs effective in making the youth employable?

5.2.2.2: Inflation
5.2.2.2.1: Has the Government been able to control the prices of healthcare?
(Yes/No)
5.2.2.2.2: Has the Government been able to control the prices of essential
commodities? (Yes/No)

5.2.2.3: Wages
5.2.2.3.1: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), do you think Government is doing
enough to lower the gap between the rich and the poor in the society?
5.2.2.3.2: Do you think the minimum support wage provided by the Government
is enough for sustenance of individual? (Yes/No)
5.2.2.3.3: Do you think that the daily wage workers have-
1. Insurance 2. safe working conditions 3. medical facilities 4. All
5.2.2.3.4: Do you think that there is wage parity among people of different
gender, caste, age etc. for equal work? (Yes/No)

5.2.2.4: Efficiency
5.2.2.4.1: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how efficient is the Government
in providing the final resolution to the issue?
5.2.2.4.2: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), is the resource allocation done
equitably across all institutions?

5.2.3: Environmental
5.2.3.1: Awareness
5.2.3.1.1: On an average what is the percentage awareness of public with respect
to environmental threats today?
5.2.3.1.2: What percentage of government policies are directed towards
protection of environment?

5.2.3.2: EPA policies

5.2.3.2.1 On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how effectively do you think
natural resources are conserved in Bhubaneswar?
5.2.3.2.2: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how effectively do you think
plastic ban measure in Bhubaneswar will help protect the environment in the long
run?
5.2.3.2.3: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how feasible do you think the
policies are?
 5.2.3.3: Implementation
5.2.3.3.1: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), How effectively has the
Government implemented the policies?
5.2.3.3.2: What percentage of government policies towards environment are
implemented effectively?

5.2.4: Technology
5.2.4.1: Digital Initiatives
5.2.4.1.1: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), rate the statement: Government
is taking up enough initiatives to digitalize society.
5.2.4.1.2: According to you what percent of the people from the economic
weaker section of society are empowered digitally through Government’s
initiatives?

5.2.4.2: Digital Infrastructure

5.2.4.2.1: According to you, what percentage of the society is encompassed from
the current digital infrastructure?
5.2.4.2.2: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how much do you think is the
digital infrastructure resilient to provide a safe and secured digital environment?
5.2.4.2.3: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how effective do you think smart
city mission has been?

5.2.4.3: Digital Literacy

5.2.4.3.1: According to you, what percentage of the society is digitally literate?
5.2.4.3.2: How many programs are there to promote digital literacy amongst EWS
and other vulnerable sections of the society?
5.2.4.3.3: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how satisfied are you with the
promotion and implementation of government run programs like Digital India?

5.2.5: Institution
5.2.5.1: Rules and regulations
5.2.5.1.1: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how much will you rate for the
uniformity of the rules and regulations across all sections of the society?
5.2.5.1.2: Do you feel the Government is facilitating in the measures for
complying to the requisites to follow the rules and regulations? (Yes/No)

5.2.5.2: Principles of Justice

5.2.5.2.1: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how much faith do you have in
the Judiciary?
 5.2.5.2.2: According to you is the current judicial system capable of handling the
number of cases? (Yes/No)
5.2.5.2.3: Do you think the judiciary is sensitive towards the emotions of the
society while delivering judgements? (Yes/No)
5.2.5.3: Norms and Conventions
5.2.5.3.1: Are the decisions taken for implementation of a project follows the
prescribed conventions and standardization? (Yes/No)
5.2.5.3.2: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how much cordial and mutual
understanding is adhered to while taking a decision?

5.2.6: Governance
5.2.6.1: Frequency of Interactions
5.2.6.1.1: How often does the local representative visit your community?
5.2.6.1.2: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), How involved do you think the
public is when it comes to ideation for a new policy?
5.2.6.1.3: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how often are feedback taken
from public with respect to appropriate execution of a new policy?

5.2.6.2: Decision Making Method

5.2.6.2.1: According to you, Does the Government take the decisions with the
help of inputs from-
1. Think Tanks 2. General Public 3. Both 4. None
5.2.6.2.2: From the public, does the Government take the inputs from all the
sections of the society while framing policies or implementing decisions- (Yes/No)
5.2.6.2.3: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), Do you think the government
takes proper time and implements its decisions in a proper way with minimum
errors (e.g. De-monetization. GST implementation, Kashmir Issue)

5.2.6.3: Problem Solving Approach

5.2.6.3.1: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how much do you think is the
Government’s problem-solving approach, people centered?
5.2.6.3.2: On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), how much do you feel are the
Government’s problem-solving approach is data driven?
5.2.6.3.3: Do you think the Government’s problem-solving approach is designed
to scale? (Yes/No)