[Assam] Assam - Perspective !

[Ram Sarangapani]

Interesting,

The thing that surprised me most was this

"among 2,270 students and youths in the age group of 15 to 40 "

When did 40 become a youth?
"Is 40 the new 20?" :)

On another note, the question on ATMs - that really depends upon how common
ATMs are in "more than a hundred villages and towns across Assam" where the
survey was conducted.

--Ram

On 3/17/08, Buljit Buragohain <buluassam at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
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> From: Siddharth Barthakur <siddharthbarthakur at gmail.com>
> Date: Jan 31, 2008 8:58 PM
> Subject: Assam - Perspective !
> To: siddharthbarthakur at gmail.com
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> Dear All,
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> A questionnaire-based survey conducted in later part of 2007 among youths
> in Assam has revealed that their general knowledge is below par.Thissurvey was conducted by the monthly magazine for youth 'Jiban' among 2,270
> students and youths in the age group of 15 to 40 in more than a hundred
> villages and towns across Assam. Editor of "Jiban" Mr Suresh Ranjan Goduka
> is a TATA-RGVN (Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Nidhi) senior fellow, who led the
> survey team.
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> (1) 95 percent of the respondents do not know that there is a separate
> ministry for the northeast at the centre. 46 percent of those surveyed said
> there should be one!
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> (2) What is more surprising is that 62 percent of the respondents were not
> aware of Assam's population while 73 percent did not have a clue about the
> state's literacy rate.
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> (3) 38 percent of them did not know where money comes from at the ATMs,
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> (4) A small 5 percent of those surveyed thought Sensex has something to do
> with sex!
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> (5) At least 90 percent of those surveyed knew Baichung Bhutia is a
> footballer although 6 percent thought he was the king of Bhutan!
> The only silver lining, according to the highlights of the Youth Awareness
> Survey, is the health awareness level among the youths.
> (6) As much as 91 percent of the respondents knew that kissing does not
> spread AIDS and 93 percent were aware that jaundice is a water-borne
> disease.
> What is amazing is the lack of awareness among those surveyed about
> several common facts concerning Assam's history and politics.
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> (7) 37 percent of the youths surveyed did not know that the Assam Accord
> signed in 1985 to end the six-year-long anti-foreigners stir had set March
> 25, 1971 as the cut-off date for detection and expulsion of illegal migrants
> from the state.
> (8) 27 percent of the respondents thought that the Saraighat Bridge over
> the river Brahmaputra in state capital Guwahati was built by a king of the
> Ahom dynasty that ruled Assam for 600 years starting 1,228 AD. This bridge
> in fact was opened to traffic in 1962.
> Warm Regards.
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> Siddharth Barthakur
> Skype: siddharthbarthakur
> New Delhi
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