Nationwide opinion poll odds and ends

 

 

Private employment generation

Karnataka

Karnataka is regarded as an employment hub, but the people of the state do not seem to be too impressed. The only way to explain this anomaly is that expectation levels are very high here and Karnataka's citizens are difficult to please. Likewise, while the transport scenario in Karnataka may be far better than it is in many other states, it is probably the chaotic Bengaluru traffic that leaves people with a sense of dissatisfaction. Public transport

Social & communal harmony

Orissa

It is no surprise that Orissa is a laggard on the social and communal harmony scale. The events of Kandhamal are still fresh in the minds of the people, and it would need much doing for the state chief minister Naveen Patnaik to obliterate the negative fallout. Corruption in civil services

Corruption remains a major issue even in states ruled by men who, for whatever else they might be, enjoy squeaky-clean public images. Government health services

J&K

In trouble-torn Jammu & Kashmir, people are highly satisfied with government-run health services. And that is as startling as they get. Law & order situation

One of the most amazing findings of the survey: the people of J&K have given a high satisfaction rating to the law and order situation in the state. At 61%, J&K is way ahead of 'peaceful' states like Harayana and Himachal Pradesh. Corruption in civil services

In the five small states that have been ranked among the Top Five, people are worried about rampant corruption in the bureaucracy. That is probably presents an argument against the creation of small states. Small is not always beautiful.