Anti Corruption in India

Corruption is a problem that has stood out far and wide by the media over the past years. The government also seems to have taken steps to curb this threat, but not enough. According to the 2007 Global Integrity Index, a significant gap exists between the efforts in terms of planning and implementation. The legal framework is undoubtedly one of the best in the world, and has received high evaluation in terms of anti-corruption laws and institutions. An analysis conducted by Transparency India in 2007 to draw the attention of government the gaps between the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and the legal and institutional framework. The report concluded that while most of the standards conform to the UNCAC, the scope of whistleblower protection was still a problem.

Regardless of that, as mentioned above, the application of these laws and regulations in any form is incomplete and insufficient. The Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 provides that any person who participates in any type of active and passive corruption, extortion, bribery of foreign officials, abuse of authority and money laundering should be criminalized. Another law, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002, has been the active participation of the governments of the states that have laws to deal with this area of ​​interest. In 2005, Right to Information (RTI) Act, considered by many to be the most revolutionary and effective achievement in the fight against corruption in recent times, gives a citizen the right to request information from a public authority, and second is necessary to force within 30 days. In the first year of the National RTI, approximately 42. 876 requests for information were presented to the public authorities, central, and according to the Central Information Commission, there has been an increase of 8 to 10 times in these applications since then. Furthermore, less than 5% of the 1 million requests have been denied information as an exceptional case.

Despite all this, the main problem with the application of the strict laws for corruption is that political parties in power, despite a growing enthusiasts to stop this problem, are unable to time the common man striving to eradicate this problem. Even today, people are willing to pay any extra fee at the offices of government to work correctly, and this is the root cause of the problem. While there are people willing to pay under the table, the demand for them exist, and the country would never be able to get rid of this problem.

Another issue that has been continually plagues the legal framework is the lack of a program of protection for whistleblowers. After the murder of Satyendra Dubey, who had exposed the National Highway corruption scandal in the Authority, in 2003, the government has issued a resolution known as the Public Interest Disclosure Resolution (Pidre), authorizing the Central Vigilance Commission ( CVC) to be the 'Designated Agency to receive complaints against corruption. However, such actions would not be effective so far and the politicians who have power are able to threaten the complainant. Strict measures needed in the source for these initiatives to be effective.