Essay practice 1
Corruption In India
Corruption is a global
evil. Corruption in India is the main problem since Independence.Mostly
underdeveloped and developing countries are greatly effected by corruption.
Corruption is closely associated with bribery which means given or take profit
for some illegal work. Corruption has progressively involved in every sphere of
Indian society. Corruption is a cancer that is not restricted to any particular
political party. It infects the whole system. An honest politician has become
an oxymoron. In India, people with an honest image are very few. In India, According to the Corruption Perception Index 2009 Report
released by Transparency International, India's rank is 84th among 180
countries effected with corruption. The corruption methods also improve with
the development of the nation.
There are many causes of
corruption in India. Nexus between Bureaucracrats, Politician and criminals is
the main cause of corruption in every country. Lack of ethical qualities and
morality among administrators and politicans, complete lack of public
corruption, illiteracy among people, poor economic infrastructure – all these
are corruption to tighten grip over the people. Complex laws and procedures to
eliminate corruption discourage the people for taking steps against corruption.
Corruption prevailed at large scale during elecetion times and votes are bought
with the help of bribary.
Corruption has a worst
impact on our economy and could malign our image in international scenario. more citizen
friendly, accountable and transparent. More and more courts should be opened
for speedy justice. Lokpals and Vigilance Commissions should be more powerful
and of independent nature so as to provide speedy justice. Other measures are -
strict laws should be made; political interference should be minimized; power
to make policies in public interest should be vested with independent
commission; people should have a right to questioned the elected
representatives and get answer; funding of elections should be banned and there
should be State funding of election expenses for candidates and persons with
criminal records should be denied tocontest elections. More areas of public
interest should be covered under Right to opposition against allowed
Information, which will empower the citizens to ask for more information.
Stringent actions will be taken against corrupt officials. Immediate function
which needs to be done is to literate the people.
Whistle blowing is an
honourable technique against corruption, recently in news. Whistle blower is a
person who raises a concern about wrong doing occurring in an organization.
Whistle blower frequently faces reprisal from organization. Whistle blowing
policy should be made mandatory with clear cut guidelines for prosecuting
intimidation of or retaliation against complainant and an act for the
protection of "Whistle blower" should be made.
The life and future of
the nation is secure only when the nation is corruption free. Corruption is
destruction and it cannot control unless citizen of country become an active
partner to control it. Co-operation of the people to tackle this problem is
must. Honest and dedicated persons in public life could be the most important
instrument to tackle corruption. Priority should be given to make all public
offices more people-friendly in reality. The fight against Corruption may well
begin with simple acts of documentation. Media also can play a significant role
to abolish the corruption by exposing the corruption. In last, for the
development of the country, it is the duty of every citizen to make joint
efforts to free the country from the clutches of this corruption.
Major
Factors Responsible For Corruption
- The most important factor is
the nature of the human being. People in general, have a great thirst for
luxuries and comforts and as a result of which they get themselves
involved in all unscrupulous activities that result in monetary or
material benefits.
- Moral and spiritual values are
not given utmost importance in educational system, which is highly responsible
for the deterioration of the society.
- The salary paid to employees is
very less and as a result of which they are forced to earn money by
illegal ways.
- The punishments imposed on the
criminals are inadequate.
- The political leaders have
spoiled the society completely. They lead a luxurious life and do not
even care about the society.
- People of India are not
awakened and enlightened. They fear to raise their voice against
anti-social elements prevailing in the society.
Measures
towards control / eradication of corruption in india
There
are some specific measures to control increasing corruption.
- The Right to Information Act
(RTI) gives one all the required information about the Government, such as
what the Government is doing with our tax payments. Under this act, one
has the right to ask the Government on any problem which one faces. There
is a Public Information Officer (PIO) appointed in every Government
department, who is responsible for collecting information wanted by the
citizens and providing them with the relevant information on payment of a
nominal fee to the PIO. If the PIO refuses to accept the application or if
the applicant does not receive the required information on time then the
applicant can make a complaint to the respective information commission,
which has the power to impose a penalty up to Rs.25, 000 on the errant
PIO.
- Another potent check on
corruption is Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). It was setup by the
Government to advise and guide Central Government agencies in the areas of
vigilance. If there are any cases of corruption or any complaints thereof,
then that can be reported to the CVC. CVC also shoulders the
responsibility of creating more awareness among people regarding the
consequences of giving and taking of bribes and corruption.
- Establishment of special courts
for speedy justice can be a huge positive aspect. Much time should not
elapse between the registration of a case and the delivery of judgment.
- Strong and stringent laws need
to be enacted which gives no room for the guilty to escape.
- In many cases, the employees
opt for corrupt means out of compulsion and not by choice. Some people are
of the opinion that the wages paid are insufficient to feed their
families. If they are paid better, they would not be forced to accept
bribe.
The one thing that needs
to be ensured is proper, impartial, and unbiased use of various anti-social
regulations to take strong, deterrent, and timely legal action against the
offenders, irrespective of their political influences or money power. Firm and
strong steps are needed to curb the menace and an atmosphere has to created
where the good, patriotic, intellectuals come forward to serve the country with
pride, virtue, and honesty for the welfare of the people of India.
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