12-16-2005, 08:43 AM
<b>Indians losing faith in Govt</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->This small survey carries a big message. About 1,000 Indians were quizzed as part of a global survey of public trust; the total respondents worldwide were 20,791. The message: public trust levels in national governments, private companies and voluntary organisations are on the decline.
And the cash-for-questions scandal has nothing to do with it.
Rather, the survey by the World Economic Forum suggests Indians still trust their government a lot.<b> More than they trust private companies (foreign or national), the United Nations or even voluntary organisations</b>. And a lot more than most of the 19 countries covered under the survey, including the USA, Germany and Great Britain.
But that trust is falling -- as in the rest of the world. In fact, the survey says public trust in the government has suffered its biggest fall in India since 2001, when the forum started tracking trust levels.
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Last year, the Indian government scored 55 points on the trust barometer. This year, the net trust rating (percentage trust minus percentage distrust) barely crossed 40.</span> [UPA govt. (Con-gress and commies are in power]
The surprising part of the survey conducted between June and August this year is that governments have the voluntary sector for company.
Non-governmental organisations -- trust leaders for the past four years -- too have been falling from grace. And how. Trust levels in NGOs came crashing down to 25 points this year (from last year's high of 62).<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And the cash-for-questions scandal has nothing to do with it.
Rather, the survey by the World Economic Forum suggests Indians still trust their government a lot.<b> More than they trust private companies (foreign or national), the United Nations or even voluntary organisations</b>. And a lot more than most of the 19 countries covered under the survey, including the USA, Germany and Great Britain.
But that trust is falling -- as in the rest of the world. In fact, the survey says public trust in the government has suffered its biggest fall in India since 2001, when the forum started tracking trust levels.
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Last year, the Indian government scored 55 points on the trust barometer. This year, the net trust rating (percentage trust minus percentage distrust) barely crossed 40.</span> [UPA govt. (Con-gress and commies are in power]
The surprising part of the survey conducted between June and August this year is that governments have the voluntary sector for company.
Non-governmental organisations -- trust leaders for the past four years -- too have been falling from grace. And how. Trust levels in NGOs came crashing down to 25 points this year (from last year's high of 62).<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->