Corruption is a great problem, a menace and of course a burning issue. It’s termed as an evil and a curse. The word corrupt (Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, to abuse or destroy, or break, when used as an adjective, literally means ‘utterly broken’). In modern English usage, the words; corruption and corrupt have several meanings. Corruption (philosophical concept), often refers to spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from ideals. However, in practical life, political corruption is the abuse of public power, office, or resources by government officials or employees for personal gain.
Systemic corruption is the complete subversion of a political or economic system. Police corruption is a specific form of police misconduct, designed to obtain financial benefits and other personal gains, and career advancement in exchange for not pursuing, or selectively pursuing, an investigation or arrest. Corporate corruption, is to corporate criminality and the abuse of power by corporate officials, either internally or externally.
In particular, political and bureaucratic corruption in India are major concerns. A 2005 study conducted by Transparency International India found that more than 45% of Indians had a first hand experience of paying bribes or influence peddling to get jobs done in public offices successfully. In 2010, India was ranked 87th out of 178 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index.
The year 2011 has proved to be a watershed in the public tolerance of political corruption in India, with widespread public protests and movements, led by social activists, against corruption and for the return of illegal wealth stashed by politicians and businessmen in foreign banks over the past six decades, since independence. Criminalisation is also a serious problem in contemporary Indian politics. Many of the Indian Parliament members face criminal charges, including human trafficking, immigration racketing, embezzlement, rape and even murder.
As far as money laundering is concerned, India tops the list of black money holders in the entire world, with almost US$1456 billion in Swiss banks in the form of dark treasure. According to the data, provided by the Swiss Banking Association Report, India has more black money than the rest of the world, combined together. To put things in perspective, Indian-owned Swiss bank account assets are worth 13 times of the country’s national debt.
By nature and character, people in India, more or less have been against corruption, but by and large, they were silent spectators. However, recently there has been an upsurge in the movement against corruption. India against Corruption (IAC) is a people’s movement to demand comprehensive reforms in anti-corruption system in India. Several eminent citizens have come together to force the Government of India to enact the Jan Lokpal Bill. This initiative is supported by a good majority of citizens of India, including political and religious leaders, social reformers, right to information activists and even bureaucrats.
In crusade against corruption, this modest work is an humble effort in order to create an awakening against the menace, known as corruption in our country. We would feel proud, if this small endeavour even stirs the calm weters and helps in strengthening the campaign against corruption, further. It may also be taken as a gesture of solidarity with the torchbearers in the movement, against corruption.
Systemic corruption is the complete subversion of a political or economic system. Police corruption is a specific form of police misconduct, designed to obtain financial benefits and other personal gains, and career advancement in exchange for not pursuing, or selectively pursuing, an investigation or arrest. Corporate corruption, is to corporate criminality and the abuse of power by corporate officials, either internally or externally.
In particular, political and bureaucratic corruption in India are major concerns. A 2005 study conducted by Transparency International India found that more than 45% of Indians had a first hand experience of paying bribes or influence peddling to get jobs done in public offices successfully. In 2010, India was ranked 87th out of 178 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index.
The year 2011 has proved to be a watershed in the public tolerance of political corruption in India, with widespread public protests and movements, led by social activists, against corruption and for the return of illegal wealth stashed by politicians and businessmen in foreign banks over the past six decades, since independence. Criminalisation is also a serious problem in contemporary Indian politics. Many of the Indian Parliament members face criminal charges, including human trafficking, immigration racketing, embezzlement, rape and even murder.
As far as money laundering is concerned, India tops the list of black money holders in the entire world, with almost US$1456 billion in Swiss banks in the form of dark treasure. According to the data, provided by the Swiss Banking Association Report, India has more black money than the rest of the world, combined together. To put things in perspective, Indian-owned Swiss bank account assets are worth 13 times of the country’s national debt.
By nature and character, people in India, more or less have been against corruption, but by and large, they were silent spectators. However, recently there has been an upsurge in the movement against corruption. India against Corruption (IAC) is a people’s movement to demand comprehensive reforms in anti-corruption system in India. Several eminent citizens have come together to force the Government of India to enact the Jan Lokpal Bill. This initiative is supported by a good majority of citizens of India, including political and religious leaders, social reformers, right to information activists and even bureaucrats.
In crusade against corruption, this modest work is an humble effort in order to create an awakening against the menace, known as corruption in our country. We would feel proud, if this small endeavour even stirs the calm weters and helps in strengthening the campaign against corruption, further. It may also be taken as a gesture of solidarity with the torchbearers in the movement, against corruption.
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