Corruption in government and non government sectors in India

Pages: 243-246
Satpal (Independent Scholar, Political Science, Fatehabad, Haryana)

Corruption in all societies is as old as the power itself. However, the forms and manifestation of corruption have been continually changing. Almost all the countries in the world today are plagued with the cancer of corruption. However, its nature, volume and dimensions differ largely from country to country and from one environment to another. Corruption in India is one of the major setbacks. It exists from top to bottom level and as a result of this the poor and innocent people are suffering from it. Corruption is damaging our economic growth also. The absence of transparency and accountability in governance and administration and our people’s sense of helplessness weaken our democratic process. The failure of law to chatch the corrupt and then to deliver deterrent punishment to them has led to widespread cynicism among people. In this paper, an attempt has been made to find out the causes, consequences and measures to combat corruption.