India and Corruption: 5 things Transparency Intl's report tells us
11 years, 8 months ago

India and Corruption: 5 things Transparency Intl's report tells us

Firstpost  

A new report reveals a lot about how Indians view corruption and how they deal with it. Armed with the responses of 1,025 respondents the Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer offers interesting insights into how Indians view corruption and how despite their idealism, believe a bribe may be the only way to get things done. Indians don’t trust the media, but trust the government even less When it comes to reporting corruption, despite around 41 percent believing that the media was also complicit in corruption, the largest number of the respondents preferred to inform the news media of incidents of corruption rather than the government body or the institution in which the corruption was taking place. So despite not trusting the media Indians believe government services work only when you have influence The study also offers an explanation about why Indians prefer to use the services of touts, middlemen or pretty much anyone who claims to have some form of personal influence in the government services. Most Indians surveyed say they are willing to fight the endemic corruption they are used to encountering in public services and believe that despite the government’s constant claims, there is insufficient action being taken to tackle it.

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Corruption erodes trust, undermines democracy: CJI Sanjiv Khanna
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Corruption erodes trust, undermines democracy: CJI Sanjiv Khanna

Hindustan Times  

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has described corruption as a “hydra-headed monster” that undermines public trust and hinders the ideals of democracy, emphasising that the success of India’s anti-corruption ombudsman, the Lokpal, hinges on public trust and citizen engagement. “When moral turpitudes like corruption and bribery creep into governance, public trust begins to erode,” said the CJI on Thursday, …

International Anti-Corruption Day: The ongoing fight against corruption in India
3 months, 3 weeks ago

International Anti-Corruption Day: The ongoing fight against corruption in India

India Today  

On December 9th each year, the world comes together to observe International Anti-Corruption Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the global scourge of corruption and the need for collective action to curb it. This article explores the ongoing fight against corruption in India, the government’s actions, and the role of citizens, organisations, and international bodies in combating this …

Bribery a way of life: 66% businesses in India paid bribes to govt officials in last 12 months, claims survey
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bribery a way of life: 66% businesses in India paid bribes to govt officials in last 12 months, claims survey

Live Mint  

It seems bribery remains a way of life in India when wanting to get work done at government departments. According to a report by online platform LocalCricles, around 66 per cent of businesses surveyed across 159 districts have admitted to paying bribes to government officials in the last 12 months. The report also said that 54 per cent business firms …

Telangana: Officials Taking Bribes Through Money Apps
4 months ago

Telangana: Officials Taking Bribes Through Money Apps

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: Government officials in the district allegedly do not bother to receive bribes through mobile apps like Google Pay and Phonepe. Recently, a mandal-level officer in Yedapally mandal received Rs 10,000 from a petitioner which came to the notice of district collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu and MLA P. Sudarshan Reddy. Paying money through mobile apps could be evidence for the …

India ranks 93 in Global Corruption Index: List of most & least corrupt nations
1 year, 1 month ago

India ranks 93 in Global Corruption Index: List of most & least corrupt nations

Hindustan Times  

Transparency International unveiled the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index on Tuesday, disclosing a list of the world's most corrupt countries. The report highlighted minimal progress in addressing public sector corruption, as the global average for CPI remained stagnant at 43 for the twelfth consecutive year. The report said, “The 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index released today by Transparency International shows that most …

Corruption In India Pervades All Levels, Not Even Sparing IAS, IPS and Judicial Service: Madras High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Corruption In India Pervades All Levels, Not Even Sparing IAS, IPS and Judicial Service: Madras High Court

Live Law  

While making critical remarks against corrupt practices prevalent among all levels of society, the Madras High Court noted that in present-day India, “Corruption has become deep-rooted and is galloping unchecked and unhindered. There is little doubt that corruption in present-day India pervades all levels and all services, not even sparing the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service and Judicial Service.” …

The Oracle case shows India’s anti-corruption laws are paper tigers
2 years, 5 months ago

The Oracle case shows India’s anti-corruption laws are paper tigers

Live Mint  

Corruption dominates the current public discourse in our country. FII holdings of bearish bets on indices spike Soon, pay highway toll based on size of vehicle, road stress Manufacturers’ confidence may fizzle out on weak global macros Firms, retail borrowers wary amid soaring rates The FCPA also has accounting provisions which require that companies covered under its ambit maintain accurate …

India’s rising corruption: Can we shake off this ‘national neurosis’?
5 years, 9 months ago

India’s rising corruption: Can we shake off this ‘national neurosis’?

Deccan Chronicle  

A media headline of June 23 — “CBI books arms dealer in IAF trainer aircraft case” — once again brings to fore the question every Indian must ask: Is corruption a “national neurosis”? According to Black’s Law Dictionary, “corruption” is “depravity, perversion, or taint; an impairment of integrity, virtue or moral principle; especially impairment of a public official’s duties by …

Delhi Cong claims corruption has increased under AAP govt
6 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Cong claims corruption has increased under AAP govt

The Hindu  

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Maken on Friday alleged that the Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Delhi, which had promised to provide a corruption-free administration, was now “neck-deep in corruption”. Quoting two surveys — one by Transparency International India and the other by the Centre for Media Studies — Mr. Maken said that the Aam Aadmi Party government had failed …

On the scam trail
7 years, 8 months ago

On the scam trail

The Hindu  

WHEN John Maynard Keynes, in the context of the crisis of the Great Depression of the 1930s, suggested that the government should actually pay people to dig holes in the ground and then fill them up as a way of generating mass employment, it may have sounded perverse, but had a sound public-benefit logic that became influential in the evolution …

Corruption: What are we to do?
7 years, 10 months ago

Corruption: What are we to do?

Deccan Chronicle  

Wherever and whenever two or more Indians meet the conversation inevitably moves to corruption. What Justice Potter Stewart of the US Supreme Court said in the context of obscenity — “I know it when I see it” — seems equally applicable to corruption. According to the International Monetary Fund “it is the extra amount paid to somebody or for something …

Corruption in public services has declined: CMS survey
7 years, 11 months ago

Corruption in public services has declined: CMS survey

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Ahead of the third anniversary of the National Democratic Alliance government, a survey has found that both popular perception as well as experience of corruption in public services has declined. The finding of the survey, CMS- India Corruption Study 2017, conducted by New Delhi based think tank Centre for Media Studies, which compares corruption in public services between …

India has highest incidence of bribery in Asia Pacific: Transparency International Survey – Firstpost
8 years ago

India has highest incidence of bribery in Asia Pacific: Transparency International Survey – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Transparency International survey says 69% in India said they had to pay bribe to get public services. Japan had the lowest incidence of bribery in the region: 0.2% Berlin/New Delhi: India has got the dubious distinction of having the highest bribery rate in the Asia Pacific, with a survey showing that more than two-thirds of Indians had to pay ‘tea …

India has highest incidence of bribery in Asia Pacific: Survey
8 years ago

India has highest incidence of bribery in Asia Pacific: Survey

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Over 900 million people–one in four–across the 16 nations in the Asia Pacific region paid a bribe in the past year when trying to access basic services like education or healthcare. Among them India has the highest bribery rate of 69%, said a survey released by anti-graft Transparency International on Tuesday. For the survey, TI spoke to 21,861 …

70 per cent think demonetisation can help curb corruption: Survey
8 years, 3 months ago

70 per cent think demonetisation can help curb corruption: Survey

India TV News  

As many as 70 percent of respondents in a survey conducted last month agree that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation initiative can help curb corruption in the long term. In another survey, conducted by citizens connect platform LocalCircles, a majority of citizens also say that demonetisation policy, which is focused on reducing black money and increasing cashless transactions, will help …

Bribery in India: How to minimise bribe-giving and taking
8 years, 9 months ago

Bribery in India: How to minimise bribe-giving and taking

Firstpost  

They actually encourage and nurture bribery. It would also prevent defence deals from being scuttled just because someone does not want to push the bribe-taker The present bribery laws are a farce. It would also prevent defence deals from being scuttled just because someone does not want to push the bribe-taker This is the second and final part of a …

Indian laws: Designed to protect and promote bribery all the time
8 years, 9 months ago

Indian laws: Designed to protect and promote bribery all the time

Firstpost  

India’s legislators have not applied their minds to the basic flaw in the legal framework and process at work. Could it be that a part of the bribe that the authorities take for giving a driving licence or a ration card eventually finds its way into the pockets of the lawmakers themselves? The giver of the bribe dare not complain …

Around 70% of Indian cos not averse to one unethical act to meet financial goals: EY survey – Firstpost
8 years, 11 months ago

Around 70% of Indian cos not averse to one unethical act to meet financial goals: EY survey – Firstpost

Firstpost  

44% surveyed considered practices such as entertainment, personal gifts or services, cash payments or misrepresentation of financial performance acceptable means to meet business targets Around 70% of India Inc feels that at least one form of unethical conduct is justified to meet financial targets even as the perception of bribery and corruption being widespread in the country has gone down …

Is transparency in lobbying the silver bullet for controlling corruption?
9 years ago

Is transparency in lobbying the silver bullet for controlling corruption?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The recent sting by news portal Naradanews showing Trinamool Congress legislators accepting cash to lobby for a private company has once again exposed the dark underbelly of corruption in Indian politics. Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, a Lok Sabha MP from Biju Janata Dal has brought a private member bill titled The Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Bill, 2015, which …

Tackling corruption in India
9 years, 6 months ago

Tackling corruption in India

Live Mint  

Last year on the campaign trail, Narendra Modi touted the catchy slogan, “Na khaunga na khane dunga”. India’s corruption ecosystem In a paper that came out in July in the India Policy Forum, published by the Brookings Institution and National Council for Applied Economic Research, we address three pressing questions about India’s corruption ecosystem: What are the underlying factors driving …

Indian corruption scandal: Dozens linked to bribery claims die mysteriously
9 years, 8 months ago

Indian corruption scandal: Dozens linked to bribery claims die mysteriously

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. More than 2,000 people, including Madhya Pradesh’s former Education …

Every urban family spends 4,400 annually on bribes-IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Every urban family spends 4,400 annually on bribes-IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: An average urban household in India spends Rs 4,400 on bribes annually while a rural household spends Rs 2,900 on it, a survey by a government agency on accounted wealth has revealed. The survey conducted by National Council of Applied Economic Research showed that the maximum amount of bribe was spent for general work, admission and police personnel. …

66% of businesses believe in some form of bribery: Survey | IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

66% of businesses believe in some form of bribery: Survey | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Mumbai: A whopping 66 per cent of businesses in the country believe that some form of bribery is acceptable, in spite of increased regulatory actions and public outcry against corruption, according to a survey. As many as 80 per cent believe that corruption is still widespread, with 52 per cent saying offering gifts to win businesses is "justifiable to help …

Corruption not even whispered since Modi govt came to power: FM
10 years, 2 months ago

Corruption not even whispered since Modi govt came to power: FM

India TV News  

Davos: Emphasising that steps are being taken to tackle corruption, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the word ‘corruption' has not even been whispered since the new government came to power. Acknowledging that India has suffered because of corruption, the Finance Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has been addressing such issues by way of new laws. Jaitley was …

Making India Inc. accountable
10 years, 3 months ago

Making India Inc. accountable

The Hindu  

The winter session of Parliament witnessed a noisy debate on the black money controversy. The Global Financial Integrity Report, released in December 2013, shows that 60 per cent of black money generated in developing countries such as India happens because of corporate tax evasion. A 2012 White Paper on Black Money brought out by the Finance Ministry had observed that …

Perception of corruption in India improves marginally
10 years, 3 months ago

Perception of corruption in India improves marginally

The Hindu  

India has marginally improved its ranking on the global Corruption Perception Index this year, on the back of prosecutions of high-level officials and hope that the new leadership will reduce corruption, Transparency International said on Wednesday morning. “The two point increase reflects the prosecution of high level politicians and civil servants associated with the 2G and coal block allocations, a …

’Steep rise’ in magnitude of corruption: CJI
11 years, 1 month ago

’Steep rise’ in magnitude of corruption: CJI

The Hindu  

Stating that corruption has a tendency to breed like “cancer” in society, Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam today said a change in attitude was needed to check the “steep rise” in the magnitude of graft. “It seems that the consequences of corruption are well known, perhaps not well realized,” said Sathasivam who also advocated independence of institutions to facilitate …

Collusive corruption a formidable challenge: CBI
11 years, 1 month ago

Collusive corruption a formidable challenge: CBI

India TV News  

New Delhi : CBI Director Ranjit Sinha today said “collusive corruption” in which there is a willing bribe-giver is emerging as a “formidable” challenge for institutions fighting corruption. Frequently, the supply side is given less attention.“Those who pay bribes are sometimes depicted as innocent parties, victims of extortionary practices of wily public servant,” Sinha said during the seventh Interpol global …

Shocking: Indian truckers pay Rs 22,000 cr bribes a year on roads
11 years, 3 months ago

Shocking: Indian truckers pay Rs 22,000 cr bribes a year on roads

India TV News  

New Delhi: Corruption on Indian roads by enforcement agencies is an open secret.You may have often seen policemen openly taking bribes from truck drivers and conductors on the roads. A study conducted across a dozen major transport hubs covering over 1,200 truck drivers has revealed that in 60% cases, cops and officials extort money from truckers by stopping them without …

Nothing can justify bribe-taking, say former top cops
11 years, 11 months ago

Nothing can justify bribe-taking, say former top cops

India TV News  

Mumbai, Apr 12: Former chiefs of Maharashtra and Mumbai Police expressed disgust over video pictures of 36 policemen caught taking bribes and said corruption in the force had to go. "However, action against these defaulting officials will set a precedent and help reduce corruption," he added.Another former Maharashtra director general of police, K. Subramanyam, said "something must be wrong" that …

Corruption in India a ‘fact of life’, say U.S. diplomats
11 years, 11 months ago

Corruption in India a ‘fact of life’, say U.S. diplomats

The Hindu  

“American interference” was the political catchphrase of the 1970s. But the Americans themselves saw a different villain, according to a U.S diplomatic cable sent from New Delhi during that period: “India’s ‘united givers fund,’ the Congress party.” Its “collectors” — sometimes “politicians themselves, sometimes a ‘bagman’ for the party, sometimes, most recently, eve a bureaucrat” — approach large and small …

Make the laws realistic to go after corruption
12 years, 4 months ago

Make the laws realistic to go after corruption

The Hindu  

The recent expose of massive corruption in government has made people wonder whether crookedness is a typical Indian trait. Lack of clarity and transparency makes our laws fertile breeding grounds for corruption because the bureaucracy has arrogated to itself the powers to interpret laws at their discretion. It appears that the purpose of regulation is not to enforce responsible behaviour …

Bribe-givers can’t get away: Manmohan
12 years, 5 months ago

Bribe-givers can’t get away: Manmohan

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the government was mulling over incorporating provisions in the Prevention of Corruption Act to penalise bribe-givers as well, besides giving the law more teeth to tackle corporates indulging in corrupt practices. “We are considering amendments to the Act not only in view of the judicial rulings on its provisions but also with the …

Bribes gradually becoming legal for the Indian taxman
12 years, 9 months ago

Bribes gradually becoming legal for the Indian taxman

Firstpost  

Slowly, silently, the ethical norm that bribery should be illegal is giving way to the pragmatic idea that if you can’t avoid it, try and look the other way or even seek to gain from it. Last year, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ruled that four Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MPs, who took cash bribes from the Congress to save PV …

Celebrate India’s 'poor' corruption perception index
13 years, 3 months ago

Celebrate India’s 'poor' corruption perception index

Firstpost  

In the case of corruption, thanks in large part to Anna Hazare and his movement, the past year has seen a dramatic increase in the media coverage of corruption. In reports that could cause Anna Hazare to make his case stronger and push the government into a corner, Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index has been quoted in large sections of …

The Anna-Baba show is over, now let's deal with corruption
13 years, 9 months ago

The Anna-Baba show is over, now let's deal with corruption

Firstpost  

Somewhere in 2010 or so, I started getting much more gloomy about India’s problem of corruption. Genuine institutional reform is.The problem of corruption will resist quick fixes proposed by people who only dimly understand it. Under the topic of `impartially enforcing rules’, the puzzle is: How do we get humble civil servants in enforcement agencies to go about doing their …

Why Paying Bribes Should Be Legal
13 years, 11 months ago

Why Paying Bribes Should Be Legal

NPR  

Why Paying Bribes Should Be Legal toggle caption David Kestenbaum/NPR Say you have a tax refund coming to you. Sponsor Message Under current Indian law, Basu writes, once a bribe is given, the bribe giver and the bribe taker become partners in crime. But if the law were changed as Basu suggests, once a bribe is given and the bribe …

Corruption is the symptom of closed and opaque economic and political structures, says Rahul
14 years, 3 months ago

Corruption is the symptom of closed and opaque economic and political structures, says Rahul

The Hindu  

India will not be a nation until the aam aadmi 's “progress is based not on who he knows but on what he knows,” Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi told cheering delegates at the 83rd plenary session at Burari here on Sunday. On a day when his mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi declared war on corruption, Mr. Gandhi's devastating …

India A 'Superpower' In Corruption
14 years, 3 months ago

India A 'Superpower' In Corruption

India TV News  

According to a global survey by Transparency International, nearly 54 per cent people in India paid a bribe in the past one year, a claim which appears to be highly understated. India, according to the survey, is the ninth most corrupt country in the world.Transparency International's Global Corruption Barometer Survey, released on global anti-corruption day measures public perception on corruption …

Corruption in the neoliberal era
14 years, 4 months ago

Corruption in the neoliberal era

The Hindu  

In a season for scandal, allegations of large scale corruption have captured political India's attention. There have been many instances where sections of the private sector have made huge gains through means that are “unfair,” even if not illegitimate and not associated with credible allegations of corruption. This was one more instance where unfair business practices and state patronage at …

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