Corruption in context of

India:
Quick hints and links
भष‍टाचार-भारतीय पिरपेक‍य मे
Version 1 (5th April 2011)

Dr. Dhirendra Devarshi

C-8, Prithvi Raj Road, Jaipur
डॉ धीरेन‍द देविषर,
सी-8, पृथ‍वीराज रोड जयपुर
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 What is corruption:
Individual level
• lack of integrity or honesty (especially
susceptibility to bribery)
• (Integrity could be intellectual, financial or
moral).
• Abuse of public office for private gain.
• use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
• inducement (as of a public official) by
improper means (as bribery) to violate duty
(as by commiting a felony);

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• Administrative Corruption:
– that alters the implementation of policies,
such as getting a license even if you don’t
qualify for it
• Political Corruption:
– that influences the formulation of laws,
regulations, and policies, such as revoking
all licenses, and gaining the sole right to
operate the beer or gas monopoly.

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• Bribery: An offer of money or favours to influence
a public official.
• Nepotism: Favouritism shown by public officials to
relatives or close friends.
• Cronyism: Favouritism shown to old friends
without regard for their qualifications, as in political
appointments to office
• Fraud: Cheating the government through deceit.
• Embezzlement: Stealing money or other
government property.

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What is corruption: Country
level
• The word corruption means the
destruction, ruining or the spoiling of a
society or a nation.
• A corrupt society stops valuing
integrity, virtue or moral principles.
• It changes for the worse.
• Such a society begins to decay and sets
itself on the road to self destruction.

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Former President A P J Abdul
Kalam on corruption
• "A cancer-like situation is engulfing the
political-bureaucratic-judicial system,
which is harmful for growth. Certainly the
country needs chemotherapy at this
critical hour,"
• "Establishing a corruption-free India is a
major challenge. I propose a youth
brigade as the solution. 'I can do it. We
can do it. India will do it', should be the
spirit,"
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 Cause of corruption
• Corruption is an age old phenomena.
• two main causes of corruption are-
– Selfishness and
– greed

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Who indulges in corruption?
• Greedy & Selfish
• Those who are not self regulated, i.e. those
whose locus of control lies externally.
• Those who behave only when they fear that
someone is watching them. Such people tend to
break law when they feel that no one is
watching them. (In other words they will try to
have sex with their mothers and sisters if they
are sure that no one shall come to know.)

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• "Freedom is actually a bigger game than
power. Power is about what you can control.
Freedom is about what you can unleash.“

- Harriet Rubin
• "Mastering others is strength. Mastering
yourself is true power.“

- Tao Te Ching

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• http://www.ca
rtoonindia.co
m/

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Corruption rating

Source- Wikipedia

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 Most and least corrupt
countries
• Transparency International CPI 2010
– A Berlin-based NGO releases annual list of the most and
least corrupt countries in the world.
– The index is called- Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
– The scale ranks countries from 0 to 10 (0 being the most
corrupt, 10 being the least)
– Total 178 countries were studied in 2010
• Methodology
– Short
– Detailed
• CPI table with rank and other details

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 CPIs of select countries (TI,
2010)
• Denmark 9.3 (Rank-1)
• Switzerland 8.7 (Rank-8)#
• UK 7.6 (Rank-20)
• USA 7.1 (Rank-22)
• India 3.3(Rank-87)
• Pakistan 2.3 (Rank-143)
• Somalia 1.1 (Rank-178, Last)
• # Is it not quite strange that a country like Switzerland whose
banks are facilitating corruption in other coutries is ranked at 8th
position!

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• http://ww
w.cartoon
india.com
/

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• "Nearly all men can stand
adversity, but if you want to
test a man’s character, give
him power.“

- Abraham Lincoln

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• “Power tends to corrupt; absolute power
corrupts absolutely.”
- Lord Acton

• "Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute

power attracts the absolutely corruptible.“

- Frank Herbert

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• "It has often been said that power corrupts. But
it is perhaps equally important to realize that
weakness, too, corrupts. Power corrupts the
few, while weakness corrupts the many. Hatred,
malice, rudeness, intolerance, and suspicion are
the faults of weakness. The resentment of the
weak does not spring from any injustice done to
them but from their sense of inadequacy and
impotence. We cannot win the weak by sharing
our wealth with them. They feel our generosity
as oppression.“

- Eric Hoffer

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• "Power does not corrupt men;
fools, however, if they get into a
position of power, corrupt
power.“

- George Bernard Shaw

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• Bright future awaits the honest.
Shady past haunts the corrupt

• Greedy eaters dig their graves with

their teeth.
A French Proverb

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Satire on Corruption in
Indian Literature

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 Harishankar Parsai
हिरशंकर परसाई

• सरकार कहती है िक हमने चूहे पकडने के िलये चूहेदािनया रखी

है.एकाध चूहेदानी की हमने भी जाच की. उसमे घुसने के छेद से
बडा छेद पीछे से िनकलने के िलये है. चूहा इधर फंसता है और
उधर से िनकल जाता है. िपंजडे बनाने वाले और चूहे पकडने वाले
चूहो से िमले है. वे इधर हमे िपंजडा िदखाते है और चूहे को छेद
िदखा देते है. हमारे माथे पर िसफर चूहेदानी का खचर चढ रहा है.

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 Harishankar Parsai
हिरशंकर परसाई
• एक और बडे लोगो के कलब मे भाषण दे रहा था.मै देश की िगरती
हालत,मंहगाई ,गरीबी,बेकारी,भषाचारपर बोल रहा था और खूब बोल रहा
था.मै पूरी पीडा से,गहरे आकोश से बोल रहा था .पर जब मै जयादा मिमरक हो
जाता ,वे लोग तािलया पीटने लगते थे.मैने कहा हम बहुत पितत है,तो वे
लोग तािलया पीटने लगे.और मै समारोहो के बाद रात को घर लौटता हूं तो
सोचता रहता हूं िक िजस समाज के लोग शमर की बात पर हंसे,उसमे कया
कभी कोई किनतकारी हो सकता है?होगा शायद पर तभी होगा जब शमर की
बात पर ताली पीटने वाले हाथ कटेगे और हंसने वाले जबडे टूटेगे .

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• “Corruption and hypocrisy
ought not to be inevitable
products of democracy, as
they undoubtedly are today” 

• Mahatma Gandhi

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• भषाचार भारत के िलए कोई नयी बात नही है
और इसे केवल मौजूदा सरकार से जोडकर नही
देखा जा सकता है कयोिक िपछली सरकारो के
कायरकाल की जाच हो तो वहा भी वही बात
होगी....

– नोबेल पुरसकार सममािनत अथरशासती अमतयर सेन

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• देश मे भषाचार के मुदे को बढा चढा कर पेश िकया जाता है
जबिक भारत मे सुधारो को बखूबी लागू िकया गया है.
• भषाचार कई देशो मे पाया जाता है. वही नाटक है. बस
िकरदार अलग होते है.
• भारत की समसया यह है िक यहा भषाचार के िलए िकसी को
सजा नही होती है जबिक अगर अमेिरका मे आप पकडे जाते हो
तो भगवान भी आपको नही बचा सकता.
• पोफेसर भगवती

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• "देश की अथरवयवसथा भले ही बढ रही हो लेिकन हमारे
नैितक मूलय िगर रहे है. हमे ये नही भूलना चािहए िक
केवल बेहतर िवकास अपने आप मे हमारा लकय नही होना
चािहए. उससे जयादा जररी है िक हम कैसा समाज
बनाना चाहते है और कैसे मूलय उसमे डालना चाहते है.“
• सोिनया गाधी

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• ‘हम इसिलये अब तक िजंदा है कयोिक हमे मारने के िलये
िकसी के पास फुसरत नही है।’
• शरद जोशी

पढे - जीप पर सवार इिललया

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 भष‍टाचार
• राशन की दुकान पर, देख भयंकर भीर
‘कयू’ मे धका मारकर, पहुँच गये बलवीर
पहुँच गये बलवीर, ले िलया नंबर पिहला
खडे रह गये िनबरल, बूढे, बचचे, मिहला
कहँ ‘काका' किव, करके बंद धरम का काटा
लाला बोले - भागो, खतम हो गया आटा
– Kaka Hathrasi

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• िबना िटकट के टेन मे चले पुत बलवीर
जहा ‘मूड’ आया वही, खीच लई जंजीर
खीच लई जंजीर, बने गुंडो के नकू
पकडे टी. टी. गाडर, उनहे िदखलाते चकू
गुंडागदी, भषाचार बढा िदन-दूना
पजातंत की सवतंतता का देख नमूना

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 ‍ ‍ कककक ‍ कककककक
‍
Kaka Hathrasi

• कभी घूस खाई नही, िकया न भषाचार

ऐसे भोदू जीव को बार-बार िधकार
बार-बार िधकार, वयथर है वह वयापारी
माल तोलते समय न िजसने डंडी मारी
कहँ 'काका', कया नाम पायेगा ऐसा बंदा
िजसने िकसी संसथा का, न पचाया चंदा

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 Kaka Hathrasi कककक कककककक
• मन मैला तन ऊजरा भाषण लचछेदार
ऊपर सतयाचार है भीतर भषाचार
झूठो के घर पंिडत बाचे कथा सतय भगवान की
जय बोलो बेईमान की! लोकतंत के पेड पर कौआ करे िकलोल
टेप-िरकाडरर मे भरे चमगादड के बोल
िनतय नयी योजना बनती जन-जन के कलयान की
जय बोलो बेईमान की!
• महँगाई ने कर िदए राशन – कारड फेल
पंख लगाकर उड गए चीनी-िमटी-तेल
कयू मे धका मार िकवाडे बंद हुई दक
ू ान की
जय बोलो बेईमान की!
• डाक-तार-संचार का पगित कर रहा काम
कछुआ की गित चल रहे लैटर-टेलीगाम
धीरे काम करो तब होगी उनित िहनदुसतान की
जय बोलो बेईमान की!
• चैक कैश कर बैक से लाया ठेकेदार
कल बनाया पुल नया, आज पडी दरार
झाकी-वाकी कर को काकी फाइव ईयर पलान की
जय बोलो बेईमान की!
• वेतन लेने को खडे पोफेसर जगदीश
छ:-सौ पर दसतखत िकए िमले चार-सौ-बीस
मन ही मन कर रहे कलपना शेष रकम के दान की
जय बोलो बेईमान की!
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• खडे टेन मे चल रहे कका धका खायँ
दस रपये की भेट मे थी टीयर िमल जाएँ
हर सटेशन पर पूजा हो शी टीटीई भगवान की
जय बोलो बेईमान की!
• बेकारी औ भुखमरी महँगाई घनघोर
िघसे-िपटे ये शबद है बनद कीिजए शोर
अभी जररत है जनता के तयाग और बिलदान की
जय बोलो बेईमान की!
• िमल मािलक से िमल गए नेता नमक हलाल
मंत पढ िदया कान मे खतम हुई हडताल
पत-पुषप से पािकट भर दी शिमको के शैतान की
जय बोलो बेईमान की!
• नयाय और अनयाय का नोट करो िडफरेस
िजसकी लाठी बलवती हाक ले गया भैस
िनबरल धके खाएँ तूती बोल रही बलवान की
जय बोलो बेईमान की!
• पर-उपकारी भावना पेशकार से सीख
बीस रपे के नोट मे बदल गई तारीख
खाल िखच रही नयायालय मे, सतय-धमर-ईमान की
जय बोलो बेईमान की!
• नेताजी की कार से कुचल गया मजदरू
बीच सडक पर मर गया हुई गरीबी दरू
गाडी ले गए भगाकर जय हो कृपािनधान की
जय बोलो बेईमान की!   
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• “The more corrupt the state,
the more laws.”

–  Publius Cornelius Tacitus (56-

117 AD)

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 Acts and rules to fight
corruption
• Prevention of Corruption Act,
1988
• Prevention of Money Laundering Act
• RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT,
2005

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 Lokpal Bill (Ombudsman
Bill)
• Government of India Lokpal Bill
– The Government of India has drafted a
Lokpal Bill. However, critics and NGO has
strongly objected to this bill.
• Jan Lokpal Bill
– A Bill drafted by NGOs, experts and activists.
• Deficiencies in Govt Lokpal Bill according to ‘
’
• Advantages of civil society’s Bill

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 Bodies to fight corruption
• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
• Chief Information Commission (CIC)
• Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI)
• Office of the Comptroller and
Auditor General (C & AG)

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 International efforts to fight
corruption
• United Nations Convention against Corruption
• Anti-Bribery Convention came into force in 1999.
• Thirty-eight countries are parties to the 
OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and have adopted the
2009 Anti-Bribery Recommendation. Complying with the
Convention requires unwavering support from the OECD and its
Working Group on Bribery. Country monitoring and extensive
follow-up help to ensure that these countries win the fight against
bribery.

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 Civil Society Initiatives
• India Against Corruption
• Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
(MKSS)
• Transparency International India
• Centre for Media Studies (CMS)
• Parivartan

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 Public figures against
corruption
• Anna Hazare ‍ ककककककक
‍ (1938- )
• Kiran Bedi कककक कककक
• Arvind Kejriwal (कककककक‍‍ क कककककककक)
• Prashant Bhushan पशान‍त भूषण
• Arnab Goswami अरनब गोस‍वामी
• Baba Ramdev बाबा रामदेव
• Santosh Hegde सन‍तोष हेगडे

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• DGCA will now test the flying skills of pilots
before granting licences
• http://www.timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/just-like-
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 Indicators, Indices etc
• World Bank Governance Indicators
• Global Integrity Index
• Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
• Bertelsmann Transformation Index
• Bribe Payers Index

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 On the Y-axis, the number of points is shown, while the X-axis shows the
respective rank. India scores 513 points for Governance Index, or rank 105 among
all 211 countries, which is considered "average". (Source-
http://esl.jrc.it/dc/govwbi08/gov_fvb.htm)
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 Persons who laid their lives
fighting corruption in India

Satyendra Kumar Dubey

Shanmugam Manjunath Yashwant Sonawane
शन‍मुखं मंजुनाथ यशवंत सोनवणे
सतयेनद दूबे
(1978 - 2005) (19?? - 2011)
(1973 - 2003)

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What an ordinary individual
can do
• Be vigilant about –
– Rights of a citizen
– Protest against indiscrimination, favoratism,
• Do not indulge yourself in corruption.
• Take an oath that -
– Name dropping for not paying fines for any
offence
– Jumping the queue
– You will not

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I do not want to lay my life but yet
want to fight corruption
Do not –
– vote corrupt politicians.
– show respect for a corrupt official, politician, journalist
etc.
– be friendly with a corrupt person
– invite a corrupt person for any official or family function.
– attend functions organized by corrupt persons.
– attend functions organized to felicitate or honour corrupt
persons.
– attend election meetings of corrupt politicians
– be ignorant about anti-corruption laws.
– vote parties whose election manifesto is silent about
issue of corruption.

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 A step ahead
• Build public opinion against corruption
and corrupt person.
• Boycott corrupt persons.
• If you have any firm information about
corrupt persons pass it on to persons
with integrity and willingness to act
against corruption (media persons,
activists, whistleblowers, NGO)

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 I can go to any extent
• File a police case.
• Complain higher officials.
• Seek remedy from Honourable court
• Organize press conference of public meetings to expose
corrupt bureaucrats, politicians etc.
• Organize rallies or protests.
• Write articles to create awakening and to expose
corruption.

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• Citizen's guide to fighting corruption
• http://cvc.nic.in/cfciguide.pdf
• CITIZENS' GUIDE TO FIGHT
CORRUPTION - Airports Authority
of India

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 References
• Youth for Good Governance :
Distance Learning programme - Module III
Introduction to Corruption. World Bank
• What is corruption
http://www.thegeminigeek.com/what-is-corrup
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_India
• http://www.cartoonindia.com/
• http://www.manjul.com/

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 Check the following as well
• http://www.voices-against-corruption.org/
• I Paid Bribe : http://www.ipaidabribe.com/
• http://www.jaagore.com/
• http://www.transparency.org/
• Corrupt Cities:
A Practical Guide to Cure and Prevention Robert
Klitgaard Ronald MacLean-Abaroa H. Lindsey
Parris
• Gonzalez_2000_Reducing_Corruption WorldBank_
• National Anti-Corruption Strategy (Draft)

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 Books on corruption
• Kohli, Suresh (1975). Corruption in India: The Growing
Evil.
• Dwivedy, Surendranath; Bhargava, G. S. (1967). Political
Corruption in India .
• Gupta, K. N. (2001). Corruption in India. Anmol
Publications Pvt Ltd.
• Halayya, M. (1985). Corruption in India. Affiliated East-
West Press .
• Guhan, Sanjivi; Paul, Samuel (1997). Corruption in India:
Agenda for Action. Vision Books .
• Vittal, N. (2003). Corruption in India: The Roadblock to
National Prosperity. Academic Foundation.
ISBN 8171882870 . Excepts
• V. Raghunathan () The Corruption Conundrum And Other
Paradoxes And Dilemmas
• Godfrey Harris () Corruption (How To Deal With Its Impact
On Business And Society)
• Dr. Sunil Sondhi () Corruption : The Asian Experience
• Dr. Sunil Sondhi () Corruption And Corporate
Goveranance In India
• C P Srivastava () Corruption: India's Enemy Within
• Dr A Ranga Reddy () Dimensions Of Crime And Corruption
In India
• Debashis Basu, Sucheta Dalal (1993) The Scam: Who Won, who
Lost, who Got Away South Asia Books

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• Veena Kapur, A. S. Kapur Constitutional Provisions Exploited For Corruption In India
• R. K. Laxman Common Man Tackles Corruption
• Anuradha K Rajivan Perspectives On Corruption And Human Development (2 vols)
• J. R. Vij Crime And Corruption In India
• Ganguly Tk A Discourse On Corruption In India
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 Corruption in India: the roadblock to national
prosperity
 By N. Vittal
• Corruption in system or society depends on three factors. The first is
individual’s sense of values, the second is the set of social values
which are accepted by society as a whole and third, the system of
governance or administration.
• Unfortunately, the impact of corruption is so all-pervasive that
perhaps the nation has become benumbed to the adverse impact of
corruption.
• .. discussion about corruption, many a time, resembled discussions
like what Mark Twain has said about weather: “everybody talks about
it but nobody seems to be able to do anything about it”
• Corruption is anti-national, anti-economic development and anti-poor.
• India is a snake whose head is in 21st century and whose tail is in 17th
century.

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• So far as Indian politics is concerned the voter knows that
our entire political system is based on corruption.
• The voter considers that all parties are corrupt. The only
difference is may be that some are more corrupt than
others and some have been found out and exposed and
others have not yet been exposed.
• With 6 percent as the conviction rate in our criminal courts,
corruption is low risk, high profit business.
• 10 public sectors account for large no. of bribery and
employ two-third of public servants.
• The war against corruption is mother of all wars.

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