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