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Despite 2 / 3 attempts , I could not download it
Then I filled in the survey online and got a feeling
that it is quite wide ranging , and without any focus !
Why did I feel this way ?
To get a feel , take a look at the following format of
the “ People’s Pulse “ :
SECTION A [ mandatory ]
Select your State / Constituency ( from drop-lists )
SECTION B [ mandatory ]
What do you think of the progress achieved by the
Central Government in the following sectors
? ( 5 point scale of : Very Poor / Poor / Good / Very Good / Excellent
) . Each of the 12 sectors to be rated separately , one after another
Affordable Healthcare / Employment
Opportunities / Rural Electrification / Farmer Prosperity /
Fight against Corruption / Swachh Bharat / Road Construction / Connecting
cities and towns by Airways / Up-liftment of Poor and Marginalized
/ National Security / Tackling Internal Security Threat / Economy
SECTION C [ mandatory ]
Do you think that the speed and the scale of govt work has improved
? YES …..NO
Are you feeling more optimistic than before about the future of India
? YES….. NO
SECTION D [ mandatory ]
How do you rate the performance of the Central Government ? ( 5 point scale as above )
SECTION E [ mandatory ]
How do you rate the performance of your State Government ? ( 5 point scale as above )
SECTION F [ mandatory ]
Which of the following issues
is a prime consideration when you are voting ? ( multiple choices /
choose any number of the following by ticking ✔ )
Price Rise / Law and Order Situation
/ Education / Employment / Cleanliness /
Corruption / Farmer welfare
SECTION G [ optional
]
Name the three most popular BJP leaders in your constituency (
one after another to be rated independently )
Rate each of these leaders on 5 point scale as shown
above :
Honesty and Integrity / Approachability
and Humility / Popularity among Youth & Masses
SECTION H [ optional
]
Name the three most popular BJP leaders in your State
Rate on following ( same as above 5 point scale ) :
Honesty & Integrity / Approachability
& Humility / Popularity among Youth and Masses
SECTION I [ optional
]
Please answer the following questions about your
MLA
* Name of your MLA
* Are you aware about his / her
initiatives ? YES
….. NO
* Is he / she , accessible
?
YES ….. NO
* Are you satisfied with his / her
work ? YES …… NO
* Does he / she solve people’s
problems ? YES
….. NO
SECTION J [ optional
]
Please answer the following questions about your
MP
* Name of your MP
* Are you aware about his / her
initiatives ? YES ….. NO
* Is he / she accessible
?
YES ….. NO
* Are you satisfied with his / her
work
? YES ….. NO
* Does he / she solve people’s
problems ? YES ….. NO
SECTION K [ mandatory ]
How happy are you with the condition of the following infrastructure in your
constituency ? ( Rating of each item separately , on 5 point
scale )
Roads / Power / Drinking
Water / Healthcare / Education /
Ration-related Issues / Job Opportunities / Law
and Order / Cleanliness
SECTION L [ mandatory ]
* According to you, which are the three
most popular Government Schemes ?
( Type free text in box )
* Do you have suggestions for PM Modi
? (Type free text in box )
* Do you listen to Mann ki Baat
? YES…………..
NO
* Will you be interested in volunteering
for BJP in 2019 Election ? YES…….NO
SUBMIT
The questions that passed my mind were :
* Is this a survey for
evaluating the performance of the ,
# Central Government or
of the State Government ?
#
Govt Schemes or the performance of the
local MLA / MP ?
* Is it to evaluate the present
performance or assess the future potential of BJP
leaders ?
* Is this a GOVERNMENT survey or a
BJP survey ?
* With as many as 13 SECTIONS (
distinct pages ) and a 5 point scale rating ( in most
questions ) , is this
not too clumsy for a Mobile App ?
My Suggestions :
# If this purports to be a “ Central Government “ survey , there should be no
mention /
reference to BJP .
Party can launch its own , separate Mobile App for evaluating the
performance of its
own MPs and MLAs and for assessing
the popularity / potential of its future candidates
for 2019 elections
I strongly recommend that Shri Amit Shah consider my following
suggestion :
ROMP - A
Panacea ? [ 06 Aug 2015 ]
If he does ,
* He will get far
better / precise feel of the “ People’s Pulse “
* He will
know whom to re-nominate / drop from 2019 candidature
* Voters will have an
assurance that their combined opinion will make a difference
* There will be a marked
improvement , not only in the attendance of the MPs and
MLAs , but
also in their behaviour within Lok Sabha / State Assembly
Amitbhai would do well to
launch ROMP
( may be a modified version ) before Rahul
Gandhi
comes out with something similar !
He may even want
to learn about “ People’s
Perception “ of the achievements of the
BJP government ( against is own 2014
Election Manifesto ), by implementing :
But
You have Promises to Keep [ 14
May 2016 ]
# There should be separate Apps for evaluating the performances of the,
* Central
Government
* State
Government
# Given the 5 point scale , most
respondents will tend to select the “ median “ point ,
viz : GOOD . In study after study , this “ tendency to
centralize “ has been observed
when deciding is
difficult / time-consuming . People like to select an option which is “
Safe “ – nothing to go wrong
! Well-designed surveys have only “ YES
.. NO “ or
“ TRUE…..FALSE “ type of selections
* In a Mobile App , no one has time ( or
patience ) to write ( free text ) in boxes
Avoid these
* List of “ Sectors “ or “ Issues “
or “ Infrastructure “ is quite long
Either make it
short ( 4 / 5 ) or do not make it mandatory to rate ALL
* If BJP leaders are really interested in
election related REFORMS , they may want to
look up :
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