CORRUPTION Corruption is defined as the misuse of any power of public consequence for private gain. Corruption is not something new‚ as per Arthasastra of Kautilya ( around 3rd century B.C) : “Just as it is impossible not to taste the honey(or the poison) that finds itself at the tip of the tongue‚ so it is impossible for a government servant not to eat up‚ atleast‚ a bit of the king’s revenue.” “Just as fish moving under water cannot possibly be found out either as drinking or not drinking
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Corruption in India is a major issue and adversely affects its economy.[1] A 2005 study conducted by Transparency International in India found that more than 62% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or influence peddling to get jobs done in public offices successfully.[2][3] In its 2008 study‚ Transparency International reports about 40% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or using a contact to get a job done in public office.[4] In 2012 India has ranked 94th out
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Corruption in India. As the reverend Mahatma would have said that‚ the throng must have promised to do the same. Today‚ the same sentence but with “not” being superfluous‚ is agreeable. Recent time is witnessing a sharp fall in the values and morals of human beings. Evincing the very fact‚ India has been ranked 94th by Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. The former U.N. Secretary General‚ Kofi Annan said‚” Corruption
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Corruption in India is one of the most menacing threats that our economy has been battling with ever since the independence. At all levels of Indian bureaucracy corruption has seemingly taken its toll and has been corroding the structure of our nation. Be it private sector or public sector‚ Indian people have a tendency of misusing the public position/power in their favor to fulfill their motives and gain personal benefits. All these “allegations” are not solely based on observation but have statistical
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CORRUPTION IN INDIA India is the seventh-largest country by area‚ the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people‚ and the most populous democracy in the world & it is also well-known for corruption . First of all‚ what is corruption? It is an unethical method used by a people to gain advantage over others for their benefit. The basic inception of corruption started with our opportunistic leaders who have already done greater damage to our nation. corruption is one of the biggest
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CORRUPTION IN INDIA INTRODUCTION Political Corruption In India Is A Major Concern For The Country. It also plays as a barrier in development of the country and its people‚ 75% of the people experience 1st hand corruption. India was ranked 87th of 178 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index which is huge setback for India. India also tops the list in black money in the whole world Corruption undermines economic development by generating considerable distortions
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Corruption in India There is no doubt that corruption is the biggest problem to Indian growth since independence. Corruption can be seen everywhere. Corruption is not a new phenomenon in India. It has been prevalent in the society since ancient times. History reveals it was present even in the Mauryan period. It was practiced even in Mughal and Sultanate period. When the East India Company took control of the country‚ corruption reached new height. Corruption in India has become so common that
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Corruption In India “Corruption is Social Evil” “Power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” In its simplest sense‚ corruption may be defined as an act of bribery or misuse of public position or power for the fulfillment of selfish motives or to gain personal gratifications. It has also been defined as "Misuse of authority as a result of consideration of personal gain which need not be monetary". In recent Centuries India has earned a place among the THREE most corrupt
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Corruption in India Andrew Sanchez T he momentum of last year’s hunger strike by the anti-corruption campaigner Kisan ‘Anna’ Hazare currently sees India’s parliament wrestling with the formation of a national corruption ombudsman. Hazare’s campaign rests upon the proposition that the democratic ideals with which the Indian state was formed in 1947 are all too often subverted by the self-interest of public servants. Hazare’s supporters argue that this process has two primary effects. First‚ corruption
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We lack the wherewithal to catch and punish the corrupt Many of us believe that corruption is the biggest problem in India and if we could punish the corrupt by catching them‚ it would solve a lot of our problems. I would like to take a look at some of the root causes of corruption in India. The basic cause is that the government is not designed for accountability and delivering services to its citizens. This is a larger problem‚ which can be resolved if adequa-te effort is made to streamline
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