CORRUPTION ???CORRUPTION ???

CORRUPTION: A Global

PhenomenaPhenomena

Over US$ 1 trillion paid in bribes each year.

25% African states loose a combined GDP of

US $148US $148

EUR 6 billion per year due to corruption,

embezzlement and fraud in

Corruption and India

As per Transparency International, India at 87th

Position

The total amount of money involved in various The total amount of money involved in various scams in India over the last 12 years US$1.80 trillion

The present value of Indias total illicit financial flows, as per the (GFI) report is US$ 462 billion

Source: KPMG

Why we are so corrupt?

Root cause of Corruption in India

Bureaucracy

No accountability

Discretion

Political funding

How does it effect ?

FDI flows

GDP

Parallel Economy

LOKPAL: The origins

Originated in Sweden in 1809 with the establishment of Ombudsman

The success leads to adoption by Europe The success leads to adoption by Europe and the world.

Today more than 160 countries have the Ombudsman .

INDIA AND LOKPAL

42 years of Work-in-Progress

Santhanam Committee for the Prevention of Corruption in 1966.

Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC): Recommends formation of Lokpal and Lokyukta.Recommends formation of Lokpal and Lokyukta.

9 times since then the bill has failed to get through Parliament

Lower Bureaucracy

GOVT. VERSION Jan LokPal NCPRI

NO

Only Group A

YES

All those defined as

NO

Stronger central Only Group A

officers will be

covered.

All those defined as

public servants in

Prevention of

Corruption Act

would be covered.

This includes lower

bureaucracy.

Stronger central

vigilance

commission to deal

with lower officers.

CITIZENS CHARTER

GOVT. VERSION Jan Lok Pal NCPRI

NO

Citizen Charter is

already in place but

Yes

Violation of citizens

charter by an officer

NO

Separate grievances

panel under already in place but

needs to be

strengthened.

charter by an officer

should be penalized

and should be

deemed as

corruption.

panel under

different law.

PRIME MINISTERS INCLUSION

JAN LOKPAL NCPRI

NO

Only after he has demitted

YES

The permission for starting

YES

The full bench of the

GOVT. VERSION

Only after he has demitted

the office i.e. the PM

cannot be investigated till

the time he hold the post

of the Prime Minister.

The permission for starting

investigations or initiating

prosecution will have to be

given by a full bench of

Lokpal or Lokayukta.

The full bench of the

Lokpal should refer the

complaint to the CJI who

shall refer it to the full

bench of the Supreme

Court.

The Lokpal would take up

the investigation based on

the decision of the bench.

INCLUSION OF JUDICIARY

GOVT. VERSION Jan LokPal NCPRI

NO

For supreme court and

YES

Permission to register

NO

The Judiciary For supreme court and

high court judges,

investigations cannot be

started into those

allegations without the

permission of the Chief

Justice of India (CJI).

Permission to register

FIR against corruption of

any judge should be

granted by a seven

member bench of

Lokpal (the bench may

have majority of judicial

members)

The Judiciary

Accountability Bill needs

to be strengthened.

THE BIGGER ISSUESTHE BIGGER ISSUES

DO WE REALLY NEED A LOKPAL?DO WE REALLY NEED A LOKPAL?

IS ANNA THE TRUE

REPRESENTATIVE?REPRESENTATIVE?

MOBOCRACY

vs. vs.

DEMOCRACY

WILL IT HELP REMOVE

CORRUPTION AT GROSS-ROOT CORRUPTION AT GROSS-ROOT

LEVEL?

IS CORRUPTION REALLY BAD?

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