Modi govt 3rd most-trusted in world: report

AGENCIESrNEW DELHIrrThe findings have been published in its Government at a Glance report 2017.rIndia is at the third position on “Trust in government” chart with 73 per cent, following Indonesia, which is at second position with around 79 per cent people’s confidence. While Switzerland has been placed at the top with a whopping 80 per cent people having trust in their government. rThe report says that word trust depicts the “positive perception about the actions of an individual or an organisation”. rIt further states that the “positive perception” is largely determined “by subjective assessment of individuals”. The report also says that trust in government may lead to “effectiveness of government” and “economic development”. r“Trust in government leads to greater compliance with regulations and the tax system, facilitates social and political consensus, enhances the acceptance of policies that call for short-term sacrifices by citizens, and mobilises citizen engagement to enable open and inclusive governance processes,” the OECD report rsays. rrr Word trust depicts ‘positive perception about actions of individual or organisation’r ‘Positive perception’ determined ‘by subjective assessment of individuals’r Trust in govt may lead to “effectiveness of govt” & ‘economic development’r Leads to greater compliance with regulations, tax systemr Facilitates social & political consensus, enhances acceptance of policiesr Mobilises citizen engagement to enable open & inclusive governance processes