Project On Corruption

8/17/2019 Project On Corruption

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Philosophy

Project

Topic :

Corruption

Submitted To : Mrs. Anjli Soni {Madam}

Philosophy Project


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Subitted By :

Manpreet Laddy Roll No:- 14

Introduction

Corruption in IndiaWhat is Corruption?Diferent concepts o CorruptionTypes o CorruptionDiferent examples o CorruptorsCauses o corruption

Consequences o CorruptionStatement o the roblem!ethodolo"y#b$ecti%es


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rimary Data & Secondary Data'ctual carryin" out o the ro$ect(uestionnaireData 'nalysisData interpretation)ypothesis %eri*cationSu""estionsConclusion+eerence

'c,no-led"ement

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also for their support in completing the project and giveme an opportunity to have such a great experience.

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IntroductionCorruption is rampant in India. It is like a cancer that is eatingaway at the innards of the country. %overnment employees aresome of the most corrupt people in India.&f course not all of

them are corrupt but a good percentage ofthem take bribesfrom those who approach them to get something done. If youwant to get a driving license or a ration card or a marriage

certificate or a birth or death certificate, mostprobably you

mayhave to greasesomeone's palm in the concerned office.

(orruption is a cause of serious concern for the people

of India. Since, it is adversely affecting all aspects of their life)social,spiritual, political,economical,educational,moral. It isspreading like tumour in all systems and administrations.*ence,it is a responsibility one very citi+en of India to make ourcountry free ofcorruption.


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Anti - Corruption Day :

9December

Corruption inIndia

A -- study conducted by/ransparency International in India found that more

than 0 of Indians had first)hand experienceof payingbribes or influence peddling to get jobs done in publicoffices successfully. 1 /ransparency International estimates that truckerspay 2S3 billion in bribes annually.

1 In -44 India was ranked 5th out of 467 countriesin/ransparencyInternational8s(orruption PerceptionsIndex. 1/he books estimates that corruption has virtually


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enveloped India growing annually by over 4-- percentand most bribery is accrued from the transportindustry, real estate and 9other public services

1 /he recent scams involving unimaginably big amountsof money, such as the % spectrum scam, are well known.

Corruption means any abuse of a position of trust in order

What is Corruption ?


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to gain an undue advantage. /his involves the conduct of bothsides that of the person who abuses his position of trust aswell as that of the person who seeks to gain an undue

advantage by this abuse. (orruption can occur in relation toofficials as well as between private persons. It is particularlyprevalent in certain kinds of transactions !for example, whenawarding public contracts", in certain economic sectors !forexample, in extractive industries", and in certain countries.(orrupt practices can range from small favours in anticipationof a future advantage to the payment of large sums of money

to senior members of governments.

Diferent concepts ocorruption :

In philosophical, theological, or moraldiscussions,corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation

from an ideal.

1 In economy , corruption is payment for services or materialwhich there cipient is not due,under law. /his may be calledbribery, kickback, or, in theMiddle :ast, baksheesh.


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1 In philosophical discussions, corruption takes the form ofcontrasting a pure spiritual form with a corrupted manifestation

in the physical world. Many philosophers, in fact,have regardedthe physical world as inevitably corrupt

1 In a moral sense, corruption generally refers to decadence orhedonism.

1 In theological or political debates, certain view points are some

times accused of being corruptions of orthodox systems ofbelief, which is to say, they are accused of having deviated fromsome older correct view.

Types o corruption :

The different types of corruption which are commonlyseen in our daily life; but no one is taking action against them.It can be categori+ed in three types. Political Corruption includes kidnapping, murder,violence, injustice etc. /o win in election, political leaders areusing wine, women, wealth and everything among the people.


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=> Administrative Corruption includes personslike higher authorities, officers, police officers, clerks, peons,etc. Proessional Corruption means related tobusiness. It includes duplicating medicines, duplicating import

itemsAtheft items, duplicating hygienic products etc. Mixturein spices, stones in cereals, animal fats in ghee, kerosene inpetrol etc . are under professional corruption. ll thesecorruptions are due to the leaders of this country, as well asthe citi+ens.

{Corruptors}


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Diferent examples o

corruptors : (orruption is an act done by taking undueadvantage of one's position, power or authority to gain certainrewards and favours.(orruption opposes development and growthIt is very harmful and detrimental for all aspectsof society andlife. It corrodes their beauty, values, strength and resources.

In India, the epidemic of corruption is spreading rapidlyin every fields and departments. =4> (ontractors and buildersare constructing weak and low standard roads, bridges andhouses.=> Students are engaged in mass copying.

=@> /eachers and examining body are indulge in leaking out

Buestion papers. =C> Doctors prescribe unnecessary medicines and pathologyexaminations for commissions. => /raders are engaged in over charging, adulteration andunder weighing.=E> %overnment officials take bribe for doing or sanctioning

any work or contracts. Scams in banks, financial institutions, sports, defencedepartment, religious places, and government projects arethe order of the day. *ence, it has become biggest threat to


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the social and economical development of India. /here istremendous loss of national wealth due to various scams.

Corruption makes Economic crisis

Causes o corruption inIndia : There are various causes ofcorruption in India. If every citi+en of a country will becomehonest, then that country will surely grow by leaps andbounds. *onesty leads to growth, development and progress inall aspects of life and society. /he opposite of honesty iscorruption. In order to cure society from this deadly socialpathology. Fe should know its causes.

{1} !a"# o e$e"tive mana%ement :


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Due to mismanagement anddisorgani+ation, there is a weak control on various

departments and their working. /his leads to lack of co)ordination and control among departments and levels oforgani+ation. /his uncontrolled and unsupervisedadministration gives rise to corruption on large scale.

{&} !a"# o e"onomi"al sta'ilit(: :conomical crisis and price hike are major causes of

corruption. :conomical crisis leads to unemployment andchange in standard of living. It develops a feeling ofinsecurity in the minds of affected people. Most of thepeople do not have patience and courage to face thissituation. /hey do not want to work hard again for achievingthe same position and post. /hey use various illegal short

cuts for achieving them.{)} !a"# o e$e"tive leadership:

%ood leaders can only leadpeople towards growth, development and progress. /hey playsignificant role in eradication of social evils. In India, thereis tremendous shortage of good leaders. country cannot

survive without honest and sincere leaders. /here is urgentneed of leaders like 9Mahatma %andhi ji 9.

{4} !a"# o values: *ome and educational institution play a


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significant role in character building of citi+ens. Moral valuesare only taught in most of these institutions. ?ut, they arenot properly inculcated in individual. /his is the basic cause

of corruption. Many parents and teachers do not practicewhat they preach. (hildren imitate parents. 9If parents arecorrupt, it is more likely that children will also become

corrupt9.

{*} !a"# o proper s(stem:In India, corruption exists in all

levels and areas of system. Gery few honest people survive inthis corrupt system. /hose who raise their voice againstcorruption are killed or forced to resign. Most of the people

involved in Indian system have take corruption as part and parcel of their duties. /hey don't have

hatred or ill feeling towards corruption. {+}!a"# o autonom(:

:stablishment and expansion of private andbusiness sector depend on approval of politician. Manypolitician misuse their authority and power. /hey have onlyone criterion for approval 9Pay us otherwise you will not getpaid 9. ?ribery has become necessary for the establishmentof an organi+ation. (ompanies and contractors securecontracts and government projects due to bribe.

{,} !a"# o %ood "ontrol and


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vi%ilan"e: In India, some agencies are

working day and night to stop corruption. ?ut some officialsof these agencies get tempted towards illegal commissionsand leave corrupt people without any penalty and punishment.(orruption breeds corruption. /o keep a check on corers ofpeople, more agencies and more honest officials are reBuired.

{} !a"# o emplo(ment:

Many unemployed educated youth fallprey to corruption. /hey are willing to pay huge amount for

jobs. Many employer take undue advantage of this situation./hey take bribe and give appointment letters. /he appointedemployee uses all means !legal and illegal " to recover his lostmoney as early as possible. /hey take bribe from candidates

for jobs. /hese traditions of corruption continue fromgeneration to generation without any check and control.

Who will save


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India FromCorruption

Consequences o

Corruption:

{1} !oss o National .ealth: /his is the greatest loss for the people ofIndia. Since independence, India is showing tremendous

growth in corruption !Heep deal to % spectrum scams" . Indialost billions and billions dollars of money in various scams.Instead of becoming independent affluent nation, India isdependent on international loans, grants and favors due to


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this tremendous of wealth in corruption.

{&} /a"#.ardness:

Due to corruption, India is behind in almostevery field)9sports, inventions, health, medicine, research,education, economy,defence, infrastructure,technology 9andso on. Many scientists do not have latest eBuipments andtechnology for research and development. Sportsmen do nothave proper facilities, eBuipments, coaching and training.

Many Doctors lack speciali+ed and modern skills of treatmentand diagnosis.

{)} Povert(: Due to corruption, government is unable to eradicatepoverty. ich are becoming richer by snatching the rights andwealth of poor. Garious packages, reservations for poor

people, minorities and backward community are announced bygovernment from time to time. ?ut these disadvantagedsections of society hardly get any benefits.

{4} Authorit( and po.er in .ron%hands:

Ineligible and incapable candidates areselected for various important positions. /hey pay and getselected. Due to their inefficiency, there exist many faultsand weaknesses in system and management. /he deserving andcreative candidates satisfy themselves with unsuitable jobs


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and positions.

{*} /rain drain:

(orrupt employers and mediators offer jobs tounskilled and incapable candidates by taking bribe. /hey gettheir share of wealth. ?ut nation loses its valuable share. Dueto lack of good opportunities in India, many creative andtalented Indian are serving developed nations. 9/his is atremendous loss for India9.

{+} Rise in terrorism and "rimes J &ne of the reasons for rise in

crimes is corruption in police administration. Policedepartments grant security and protection to the citi+ens.Fhen this departments get engaged in corrupt activities./hen there is no control on crimes and brutal killings.

Statement o theproblem :

To studyabout the awareness regarding corruption among the

ludhiana .

!ethodolo"y:


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0urvey Method refers to obtain firsthand information by practical work. In the field of

history, the reBuired information is collected by utili+ingthe area and then this collected information is analy+ed. Survey means to form gereralider orinspection of the conditions described in F:?S/:8SKew (ollegiate Dictionary. survey is a critical

inspection often official or provides exact information./he main theme of survey is to get first handexperiences.

#b$ecti%es:

4. To study about the problem of (orruption.

. To study the extent up to which the people areaware of problems of (orruption.

@. To study the extent up to which people face theproblem in their daily life.Sources o Data:


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There are mainly two types of data.{1} Primar( sour"es:

ata which is personallycollected for an investigation is called Primary sources.It is first hand information fetched from the sourcesPrimary sources. Primary sources are eyewitness icons./hey are reported by an actual observer in event.Primary sources include historical and legal documents,eye witness accounts, results of experiments, statisticaldata, pieces of creative writing and art objects.

{&} 0e"ondar( sour"es :

A secondary source is something written abouta primary source. Secondary sources include commentson; inter petitions of, or discussions about the originalmaterial. Fe can think of secondary sources as second)hand information. 9If I tell you something, I am theprimary source. If you tell someone else what I told you,

you are the secondary source9 .Secondary sourcematerials can be articles in newspapers or popularmaga+ines, book or movie reviews, or articles found inscholarly journals that discuss or evaluate someone


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else8s original rese

Actual carrying out ofthe Project :

Asfor as my study is concerned both the method of data

were used. I personally collected the information fromthe public. /he Luestionnaire designed by me keep inmind the objectives of study and comprises of relevantBuestion from all respect of study. Secondary Data wascollected from various websites # books. In allintroduction @- persons. Survey Method refers to first)

hand information. It is collected visiting to persons attheir place and then nalyses.

Data collection(uestionnaire:=4> KameJ=> Date of ?irthJ


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=@> geJ=C> %enderJ=> Marital statusJ

=E> LualificationJ=6> &ccupationJ=7> Fould you categori+e India as a developing country!NesAKo"=5> Do you think corruption become a part of business culture inIndia !NesAKo"=4-> Is India losing its status in the world due to corruption

!NesAKo"=44> Should Indian government make some codes of conduct forworkers !NesAKo" =4> Do high wages forbureaucrats reduces corruption!NesAKo"=4@> Does corruption adversely affect growth of India

!NesAKo"

=4C> Do like nna8s revolution against corruption!NesAKo"

=4> *ave you in the favor of $ok Pal ?ill !NesAKo"

=4E> Do you think Indian %overnment system increase corruption!NesAKo"=46> Is India becomes the most corrupted country in the world!NesAKo" =47> Fould you participate nna8s revolution against corruption!NesAKo"


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=45> Is lack of our tradition values main causes of corruption !NesAKo"

=-> Is corruption affected Indian :conomy

!NesAKo"=4> Do you think there should be transparency in every field!NesAKo"=> Is the ight to information decreases the level of

corruption in India !NesAKo"=@> Is la+y Hudiciary system a part of modern corruption!NesAKo"

=C> Is government employees are more corrupted then privateemployees !NesAKo"=> Do you think the present academic field based on meritsystem !NesAKo"=E> re the poor # illiterate people most affected by corruption!NesAKo"=6> Is corruption responsible for increases the cost of government

subsidi+ed services !NesAKo"=7> (an competion reduce corruption !NesAKo"=5> Do you think Indian government have been very few successfulattempts to fight corruption

!NesAKo"


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2(pothesis3eri"ation:

We have assumed that people of thecity are not aware about the evil ofcorruption. ?ut they take it as a routine

of life. :ven after the survey I can saythat they are not interested in taking anysteps against this dangerous problem./hey thought that hard steps taken by


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government can help the country to rid ofcorruption.

Su""estions to stopcorruption :

{1} 3alue edu"ation:Parents and teachers should in collate

moral values in children.9 Practice is more persuasive than


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preaching O. /he best way to inculcate values in children is notonly to preach but to set an example by actual doing. /heyshould set them selves as a models of good behaviour./hey

should not leave any stone unturned for achieving this greatpurpose.

{&} 5$e"tive and re%ular vi%ilan"e: Strict action should be takenagainst la+y and corrupt officials. Kumber of agencies and

officials should be increased. /hey should be properly trainedin the latest investigative skills. %overnment should superviseand monitor these agencies /hey should not delay their

investigation and inspection .

{)} Responsi'le "iti6en:9If an individual is corrupt, he cannot

expect those in power to be free from corruption 9. *ence, it isessential for every citi+en to perform his duties faithfully andto the best of their abilities. People of India should reportcases of corruption to vigilance department immediatelywithout delay.

{4} 0tron% and 5$e"tive leadershipand administration: ll those who are grantedpowers and authority by people should fulfill their promisesand pledge. /hey should strive their utmost to eradicate


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corruption from systems and administrations. %overnment andvigilance agencies should keep a check on their source ofincome and bank accounts. If any leader is not performing his

duties properly, then he should be immediately terminatedfrom the position. It should be performance based position.

{*} 7edia:Media has wider coverage and impact. It plays an

important role in changing the life of people. It shouldfreBuently expose the cases of corruption. It should educatepeople against corruption on regular basis. Hournalists andeditors should give complete information about the issuesrelated to corruption in their newspapers. eporters shouldgive more importance to the news and information oncorruption; they should report corruption cases immediately.

{+} !e%islation: %overnment should frame strict and stringentanti)corruption laws. Severe punishments and penalties shouldbe imposed on corrupt people. /he justice and proceedingsshould not be delayed. /he punishment should act as a goodlesson for other corrupt people.

{,} Transparen"(: :very process of selection, dealing andappointments of different fields should be made transparent.People should be made aware of reasons and merit for


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selection of candidates,contracts,tenders, etc.

{} Appointment and admissions:

Selection of students, managers,officers and executives should only be based on merit. It isthe responsibility of candidates and parents to criticallyexamine the selection and appointment procedures. /heyshould report irregularities to the higher authorities withoutdelay.

{8} Co-ordination and "ontrol: llgovernment and non)government agencies should work in co)ordination with media, educational institutions and corporatesectors to control and eradicate corruption. /hey should beunited in their efforts against corruption.

{19} Creative .riters: 9 Pen is mightier than sword 9. (reativewriters should write appealing articles and books againstcorruption. /hey should write interesting short stories basedon honesty.

{11} Colle%e and niversities:

/hese institutions should educate andtrain the youth against corruption. /hey should organi+esymposium, debates,groupdiscussion, seminars and lectures forthis purpose.


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{1&} ;ratitude:Fe Indian should show gratitude towards all

those honest people who sacrificed and laid their lives foreradicating corruption from our beautiful country. It is nowour turn to take this greatest responsibility and make ournation free from corruption.

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