Gross Domestic Behaviour: Decoding the civic behaviour across states

India Today

In a first-of-its-kind survey, India Today's survey gauges the 'Gross Domestic Behaviour (GDB)' across 21 states and one Union Territory.

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00:00Get the pulse of the nation India's first ever civic survey

00:20Is a husband justified in beating his wife?

00:25Does an employer have the right to employ from only a certain religion?

00:32Is it okay to litter the roads?

00:36Is it okay to pay bribes?

00:39Should only male family members have the right to take the final decision?

00:46A survey where each state will be ranked on how it thinks and how it behaves

00:54A barometer assessing India's civic sense public sentiment

01:02Decoding the social fabric of modern India A deep dive into actions and attitudes shaping

01:14our society A mirror to all our states

01:18Where they rank on GDP Gross Domestic Behaviour

01:30The results will blow your mind Expect the unexpected

01:37This never seen, never attempted socio-civic survey

01:44on India Today Gross Domestic Behaviour

02:15So why is it essential to gauge the Gross Domestic Behaviour of India?

02:21While we may have ways means to measure economic growth of our country

02:25And India is moving towards super power among that measure

02:29India may be positioning itself to become the world's third largest economy

02:33With a projected GDP Gross Domestic Product of 7 trillion dollars

02:39Or roughly estimated to rupees 581 lakh crores

02:44All of this by 2030

02:46But and there's the big but

02:48Its social fabric does not show a similar forward movement

02:53And the making of a great nation is not just about economic power

02:56With it there is a need to come a strong civic consciousness

03:01Social correctness, exemplary public behaviour

03:04And sadly sadly while we are zipping on the economic highway

03:08Our socio-civic growth has been riddled with potholes

03:11Whether we admit it or we don't

03:13It's that one uncomfortable truth that could well prove to be that dark undertone

03:19Our less than perfect civic conscience

03:22To assess exactly where the country stands on that

03:25From the India Today group in collaboration with data analytics firm How India Lives

03:31Embarked on a first of its kind

03:33A pioneering survey across 98 districts in 21 states and 1 union territory

03:39Asking 9188 Indians not about their income, assets or even their politics

03:45But about decency, empathy, integrity, gender parity, religious tolerance

03:52A measure that we are now calling at India Today their gross domestic behaviour

03:59And on the basis of these questions we've ranked each state

04:02Once again before we even get into the rankings

04:05Look at it as a mirror to our society

04:08As a possible mirror to your state

04:10And not as a way of one upmanship

04:13That my state is better than yours

04:15It's very possible some states have just been more honest than others

04:20Let me introduce our guests

04:21They've come from all walks of life

04:23And today will be with us giving their opinion on how India behaves

04:28Tavleen Singh, author, columnist with us

04:30Kushal Mehra is the host

04:33The Karvaka podcast

04:35Trisha Shetty, advocate, activist for gender equality

04:38Dilip Cherian, communication consultant, image guru

04:41Kamlesh Singh, he's a storyteller at Teentaal, he's in the studio with me

04:45Kaushik Dekha, executive editor, India Today magazine

04:48Before we get on to our first question

04:50What we've done viewers

04:52We have asked 30 questions under 5 chapters

04:55You can call them 5 banner heads

04:57Be it civic consciousness, public safety

05:01This one is gender attitude

05:03And then we're going to also ask about

05:06Religious tolerance, discrimination

05:10How they look at that

05:11Let's move to the chapter of gender attitude

05:14Before I ask you the first question

05:16Or I take you through the first question that was asked

05:19I want to bring in Kaushik Dekha

05:21Kaushik, there have to be many challenges with a survey like this

05:24Primarily because a lot of us

05:26You know, in principle will accept

05:29That yes, this is not the way of being

05:32This is correct civic consciousness

05:34And answer in that regard

05:36But really don't practice it when it comes down

05:39You know, to everyday lives

05:41This has always been the problem with surveys like this

05:44That whenever you pose a question like

05:46If you ask a husband, do you beat your wife?

05:49Probably he would not say in public

05:51Even if he does so

05:52That he beats his wife

05:54Or in certain cases that if you hear

05:57If you ask people

05:58Mostly over 90% have said that

06:01Oh, it's important to send a girl child for education

06:06But in a country where the Prime Minister has to run a program

06:09To encourage people, incentivize people

06:12To take their daughters to schools

06:14So you know what they have said

06:16And what exact reality is

06:19There is a variance

06:20But the encouraging factor, the positive factor

06:23Is that people know what is the right thing to do

06:26So the next probably challenge for the country as a whole

06:29Is that we have to walk that path

06:31You have to walk that path

06:32So you know, if you're going to be horrified

06:33By looking at a certain state which thinks it's ok

06:36You know, to beat their wives

06:38Then one must also take it with a pinch of salt

06:40Possibly that state is just being more honest

06:42Than the one which says that

06:43Oh, it's a terrible crime to do so

06:45Alright, with that let's quickly dip in

06:47And before I do so, Kaushik, one quick word from you

06:49Were these questions when they were asked

06:52Were these in-person communications?

06:54Yes, in-person, in-person communication

06:56No telephone interview, person-to-person

06:58And as you can see from the numbers

07:01The gender division was equal almost

07:0351-49%

07:05And rural-urban divide was also almost equal

07:07Almost the same

07:08Alright, so with that let's quickly dip in

07:10To the first question that we asked

07:11Under the banner of gender attitudes

07:14How India views gender

07:16Is a husband justified in beating his wife

07:19If she objects to his decision

07:21Regarding household chores

07:23So how has the entire India responded

07:27The 20 states that we were talking of

07:2983% says no, a husband should not beat their wives

07:32Just 16% says it's ok if the husband beats his wife

07:36If the wife doesn't agree with him

07:38Let's look at the micro data in that

07:4098% in Uttarakhand are opposed to

07:42Such kind of domestic violence

07:4431% in Andhra Pradesh says it's fine

07:48They've backed the notion

07:49Nothing wrong in a husband raising his hand

07:51If his wife doesn't quite agree with him

07:53Let's move on to the second question

07:55Under gender attitudes

07:56Should male members of the household

07:58Have the final say in major household matters

08:02This is how India views it

08:05At the cross-domestic behavior

08:0769% say yes

08:0930% say no to that question

08:14Look at the micro data in that

08:1675% in Kerala are opposed to

08:18Male members having the final say in household matters

08:21And look at the other part

08:2396%

08:25Because 96% of UP thinks that's the case

08:30Ultimately the decision making lies

08:32With the head of the family

08:34And de facto the head of the family

08:36Will be a male member

08:39Just look at that number there

08:41The second, third question that was asked

08:43Should a woman be free to marry

08:46Whomever she wants

08:47Even against the wishes of her parents

08:5032% say yes

08:5267% say no

08:55Out of which 67% in Kerala

08:58Think women should be free to marry

09:00Against the wishes of their parents

09:02A whopping 92% in Chandigarh

09:05Say absolutely not, nothing doing

09:07The parents have to confirm

09:09Only then a woman should

09:11Pick her partner in marriage

09:13Very honest some would think

09:15Very worrisome the others would think

09:17Should a woman be free

09:19The other question that was posed

09:21Should a woman be free to make decisions

09:23About using the money she earns

09:25Without requiring approval from male family members

09:2769% of India

09:2969% of India says

09:31Of course it's her money, she's made it

09:3331% say no

09:35She needs to confirm with her family members

09:37Whether she needs to spend this money

09:39Or where she wants to spend it

09:40Microdata

09:4291% in Kerala

09:44Who have posed this question say

09:46Women are free to handle their money

09:48With ever which they want

09:50A whopping 70% in Odisha say

09:53Women should take her family's approval

09:56Before making any expenditure

09:59Just let that sink in

10:01You know it's interesting

10:03Because look at the parity in terms of

10:05States that think that it's alright

10:07That a woman should be beaten

10:09A woman should not make her own decisions

10:11The woman should confirm with family members

10:13Before she marries

10:15Once again it's a mirror to society

10:17It's not to shame and name a particular state

10:19Alright the other question that was asked

10:21Should female members of the family

10:23Be encouraged to take up a job

10:25Outside their homes

10:2784% of India

10:29Said of course what's wrong with that

10:31Let them take a job outside homes

10:3315% say no they need to be at home

10:35There is no working outside for women

10:37Microdata

10:3998%

10:41You know it's very interesting

10:43Because you know

10:45There are two pieces of data which we'll talk about later

10:4798% in Uttar Pradesh

10:49Are willing to encourage

10:51Their daughters to take up jobs

10:53Outside their home

10:55While 38% in Gujarat

10:57Are opposed to this idea

10:59Which is very interesting

11:01There was an earlier question

11:03When asked about women

11:05On who should take the final decision

11:07With what I was talking about

11:09The contradiction in Uttar Pradesh

11:1196% in UP had said

11:13A male member will take that decision

11:15But in this regard

11:17Whether a woman should work outside home

11:1998% in Uttar Pradesh

11:21Says that yeah she's free to take that decision

11:23Understandably 96% of the men

11:25Have given them

11:27The liberty or the permission

11:29To take this particular number

11:31Should

11:33Should daughters in the family

11:35Be encouraged to study or pursue education

11:37As much as their sons

11:39We still live in a country

11:41Where money is spent more on the son's education

11:43And a daughter's education is an afterthought

11:45Whether we like it or not

11:47However 93% of India says yes

11:4993% of India

11:51Says same amount of money

11:53Should be spent on a daughter and a son

11:55It's only 6% which says nothing doing

11:57Sons are more important than daughters

11:59Break it down 98%

12:01In Odisha believe daughters have the same

12:03Right to education while

12:0522% in Gujarat don't agree

12:07With this notion 22%

12:09Says nothing doing a son is more important

12:11Ultimately

12:13Alright now let that sink in

12:15Viewers let's get you

12:17The last final question which was asked

12:19Should women vote for the same candidate

12:21As the male members of their family

12:2351%

12:25Say yes a woman should

12:27What the male members of the family

12:29Want in terms of where to

12:31Vote 48% know that

12:33She owns her own

12:35Vote and she should go and cast it

12:37Where she wants to microdata

12:3993% in Kerala want women to make

12:41Their own voting choices

12:43A whopping 91%

12:45In Uttar Pradesh say

12:47Women should vote for the same candidate

12:49As the men in their

12:51Family well you know at least

12:53Where voting is concerned women have

12:55You know sprung up a surprise or two

12:57In many states now a vote bank

12:59That doesn't quite follow gender stereotypes

13:01But having said that

13:03We put in all the questions there

13:05Startling revelations before we

13:07Actually tabulate

13:09The data and bring to you

13:11On where states stand

13:13In terms where it comes down

13:15To gender attitude from

13:171 to 20

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