ABHISHEK BANSAL

Corruption in India

Corruption in India

Indian democracy is based on corruption

In 2003, only 15% of the government’s anti-poverty funds reached the poor.

In a study conducted in 2008, 40% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or getting a job through contacts.

Causes of Corruption

High rate of illiteracy-35.2%

Fixed and purchased vote bank

Fundamental rules in governance are still based on 1860s as amended but not implemented

Lack of articulated code of law for the politicians

Lack of auditing for the companies

Consequences of Corruption

Corruption suppresses economic growth and development.

It diverts the resources towards the politicians and poor become poorer

Roads in India are in a bad shape because the money sanctioned for development is never spent.

It has led to big issues in India

We will discuss some of the issues in the next slides.

Formation of New State-Telangana

The proposed state comprises 10 of Andhra Pradesh’s 23 districts

Born out of political calculation by the ruling party Congress

Elections in India start after nine months and Telangana will be a vote bank for Congress.

Several other states in India face the same problem but no action has been taken

Several protests have been done in Andhra Pradesh because of the Telangana issue

2G Spectrum

It involved politicians and government officials in India undercharging telephone company’s for licenses.

Telecom Minister, A Raja manipulated the rules for the 2G scam.

Licenses were issued on a first come first serve basis

A telecom company, Swan Telecom was given a license even though it did not meet the criteria

Common Wealth Games

Approx. 400 million dollars lost on Commonwealth Games.

Indian government purchases a bus for 100,000 dollars but the actual price of the same bus is 65,000 dollars.

Construction was so fragile that it failed before construction.

Steps to eradicate corruption

No steps have been taken to eradicate corruption

Corruption begins in mindNobody in India feels the

responsibility of eradicating corruption

It requires the awareness of social responsilbilty and moral values

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Works Cited

Bhowmick, Nilanjana. "World." World Indias Newest State Is Born Out of Political Calculation Not Cultural Identity Comments. Time World, 5 Aug. 2013. Web. 20 Sept. 2013.

"India Coalition Approves New State of Telangana." BBC News. BBC, 30 July 2013. Web. 20 Sept. 2013.