Prime Minister Narendra Modi achieved an approval rating of 75 per cent in February, as compared to the 65 per cent recorded in September 2023 (last wave), in handling his job as the Prime Minister of the country, according to the Ipsos IndiaBus PM Approval Rating Survey.
Interestingly, some cities and groups gave PM Modi exceedingly high ratings for his performance as the PM â north zone (92 per cent), east zone (84 per cent) and west zone (80 per cent); Tier 1 (84 per cent), Tier 3 (80 per cent) cities; 45+ age group (79 per cent), 18-30 years (75 per cent), 31-45 years (71 per cent); Sec B (77 per cent), Sec A (75 per cent), Sec C (71 per cent); females (75 per cent), males (74 per cent); full-time parent/homemaker (78 per cent), employed part-time/full-time (74 per cent), etc.
The survey recorded slightly lower ratings in metros (64 per cent), Tier 2 (62 per cent) cities, and self-employed (59 per cent) persons. The lowest rating came from the south zone (35 per cent).
Commenting on the findings of the survey, Parijat Chakraborty, Country Service Line Leader, Public Affairs, Corporate Reputation, ESG and CSR, Ipsos India, said, âSome of the big bang initiatives like opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya (92 per cent approval rating in north zone validates it), temple in the UAE, taking a stand on global issues independent of the influence of any Western power, initiatives in space, hosting the G20 Summit successfully in India, and giving a fillip to Make in India, have all contributed to the spike in the approval ratings of the Prime Minister.”