Friday, January 31, 2014

Bureaucrats are more corrupt than politicians.


Bureaucrats are behind corruption in India and they brain wash the politicians and make them to suggest policies to make attractive with populism. They design the programmes for implementation and the process of implementation ensures that money does not reach beneficiaries and comes back to politicians and bureaucrats through middlemen. The corruption is an art in India , and it has an effect of looking very genuine when bribe is demanded and transactions are carried out. Even to get a conveyance for a plot purchased, 50 % of the plot value is demanded as bribe and unless and until the money is paid the conveyance ie Katha Certificate is not given. Here politicians are not involved but only petty officials working in Village offices and sub registrar's offices. Of course part of the collections may be going to local politicians.To prevent corruption, as Kejriwal introduced a system, people should report on demand and payment of bribe with as much information as possible and there should be very serious and meaningful action imposing heavy penalties including dismissal from service the officials involved. Can the Govt with its bureaucrats take some preventive action?

 Dr.T.V.Gopalakrishnan 

(This comment in Business Standard is in response to the news Item  AAP to go all out against 'corrupt ministers' in Lok Sabha elections appeared in BS dated 31/1/14).

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