corruption_deadly disease in india

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Radha krishna Bijalwan :KHR2010SMBA21P006-Batch-21


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Corruption

As with many developing nations, corruption iswidespread in India.

India is ranked 83 out of a 180 countries inTransparency International's CorruptionPerceptions Index, although its score has improvedconsistently from 2.7 in 2003 to 3.3 in 2010.

Corruption has taken the role of a persistent aspectof Indian politics and administration.


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Corruption In Politics

Criminalization of Indian politics is a main problem.

The public trust in democratic processes in India is seriouslyundermined by opaque financing of electoral processes, widespreadbribery and other forms of corrupt practices.

The recent Global Corruption Barometer reveals that politicalparties are perceived by Indian citizens as one of the sectors mostaffected by corruption in the country, with a score of 4.6 on a 5point scale.

Although politicians are regularly involved in major corruptionscandals, investigations are rare and very few politicians and civilservants have been convicted.


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Corruption In Administration

A 2009 survey of the leading economies of Asia, revealedIndian administration to be not just least efficient out ofSingapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, Japan,Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, Philippines andIndonesia, further it was also found that working with the

India's civil servants was a "slow and painful" process.

Officials often steal state property. In Bihar, more than 80%of the subsidized food aid to poor is stolen.

In Government Hospitals, corruption is associated with nonavailability of medicines (or duplicate medicines), gettingadmission and consultations with doctors.

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Corruption In Judiciary

Corruption is rampant in the judicial system of India.

Court procedures are very slow and complicated, andthe court system is severely backlogged and

understaffed. This results in delays in the processing ofcases, and a loss of confidence in the law and in thejustice system.

In spite of the various legal provisions in place, theappointment of judges is not always free from politicalinterference.


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YEAR RANK RATING

200483

2.8 OUT OF

133 COUNTRIES

200590

2.8 OUT OF

145 COUNTRIES

200688

2.9 OUT OF

158 COUNTRIES

200770

3.3 OUT OF

163 COUNTRIS

200872

3.5 OUT OF

179 COUNTRIES

200984

3.4 OUT OF

180 COUNTRIES

2010

83

3.3 OUT OF 180

COUNTRIES

CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX


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Effects

The chief economic consequences of corruption are theloss to the exchequer.

Creates unhealthy climate for investment and an increasein the cost of government-subsidized services.

The Transparency International India study estimates themonetary value of petty corruption in 11 basic servicesprovided by the government, like education, healthcare,

judiciary, police, etc.., to be around Rs.21,068 cr. High-level corruption and scams are now threatening to derail

the country's credibility and economic boom


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Deficiencies in the present anti-corruption systems

Anti Corruption System At Central Government Level:

1)Central Vigilance Commission (CVC):

Lack of Adequate resources & Merely an advisory body

CVC cannot direct CBI to initiate enquiries against any officer ofthe level of Joint Secretary and above on its own It does not have powers over politicians

CVC does not have powers to register criminal case

It does not have any direct powers over departmental

vigilance wings Appointments to CVC are directly under the control of

ruling political party


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2)Departmental Vigilance Wings

officers in the vigilance wing of a department are

from the same department

In some departments, especially in the Ministries ,

some officials double up as vigilance officials

It does not have the powers to register an FIR

They also do not have any powers against politicians



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3)CBI

Overburdened

Directly under the administrative control of

Central Government



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Anti-corruption efforts

1) Right to information act:

The Right to Information Act was introduced in 2005

It is a law enacted by the Parliament of India giving citizens ofIndia access to records of the Central Government and StateGovernments.

computerization of services and various central and stategovernment acts that established vigilance commissions haveconsiderably reduced corruption or at least have opened up avenuesto redress grievances.

The 2007 report by Transparency International puts India at the70th place and states that significant improvements were made byIndia in reducing corruption.

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2)Jan Lokpal Bill :

The Lokayukta is an anti-government corruption organization in the Indian states

Social welfare worker Anna Hazare has led a movement to compel the Indian

Government to notify the Committee for the implementation of the Lokayuktaagainst corruption as an independent body and also giving enough powers to theLokayukta to also receive corruption complaints against politicians, bureaucratsand even sitting judges.

Anna Hazare has achieved this big success through his non-violence measures likefasting till death

The public also gave nation-wide support to Anna Hazare in his demand for strongand tough anti-corruption law.

Drafted by Justice Santosh Hegde (former Supreme Court Judge and presentLokayukta of Karnataka), Prashant Bhushan (Supreme Court Lawyer) and ArvindKejriwal (RTI activist).

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokayuktahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_corruptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_corruptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokayukta


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Salient Features of Jan Lokpal Bill

An institution called LOKPAL at the centre and LOKAYUKTA ineach state will be set up.

They will be completely independent of the governments.

Cases against corrupt people will not linger on for years anymore

The loss that a corrupt person caused to the government will berecovered at the time of conviction.

Lokpal will impose financial penalty on guilty officers, which willbe given as compensation to the complainant.


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Salient Features of Jan Lokpal Bill Cont

Its members will be selected by judges, citizens andconstitutional authorities and not by politicians, through acompletely transparent and participatory process.

Any complaint against any officer of Lokpal shall beinvestigated and the officer dismissed within two months.

CVC, departmental vigilance and anti-corruption branch of CBIwill be merged into Lokpal.

It will be the duty of the Lokpal to provide protection to thosewho are being victimized for raising their voice againstcorruption


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3) whistleblower:

Whistleblowers play a major role in the fight againstcorruption

A whistleblower (whistle-blower or whistle blower)is a person who tells the public or someone in authorityabout alleged dishonest or illegal activities(misconduct) occurring in a government department, a

public or private organization, or a company.

India currently does not have a law to protectwhistleblowers


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Anti-corruption police and courts

The income tax department of India, Central Vigilance Commission andCentral Bureau of Investigation all deal with anti-corruption initiatives.

There have been calls for the Indian government to create an anti-theft law

enforcement agency that investigates and prosecutes corruption ingovernment at national, state and local levels.

Special courts that are more efficient than the traditional Indian courts withtraveling judges and law enforcement agents are being proposed.

The proposal has not yet been acted upon by the Indian government.Certain states such as Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Pradesh Anti-corruptionBureau) and Karnataka (Lokayukta) have similar agencies and courts.


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Anti-corruption organizations

A variety of organizations have been created in India to activelyfight against corrupt government and business practices. Notableorganizations include:

5th Pillar is most known for the creation of the zero rupee note, a

valueless note designed to be given to corrupt officials when theyrequest bribes.

India Against Corruption is a movement created by a citizens from avariety of professions to work against corruption in India. It is currentlyheaded by Anna Hazare.

Jaago Re! One Billion Votes is an organization originally founded by

Tata Tea and Janaagraha to increase youth voter registration. They havesince expanded their work to include other social issues, includingcorruption.

Association for Social Transparency, Rights And Action (ASTRA) is anNGO focused on grass-roots work to fight corruption in Karnataka.


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Anti corruption websites

Ipaidabribe is a website that is very popular amongpeople who wants to report a bribe they were forced togive. It also gives various reports on corruption basisthe information presented to them by the people.

Another website is EkakiZunj which is a resourcecentre for various scams in India and user submitteddetails of various fraud.

Ejanmat is a site which carries out a voting between thegovernment and Anna Hazare's version of Janlokpalbill
http://www.ipaidabribe.com/http://www.ekakizunj.com/http://www.ejanmat.com/http://www.ejanmat.com/http://www.ekakizunj.com/http://www.ipaidabribe.com/


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