Corruption in India
ABHISHEK BANSAL

Corruption in India
 Indian democracy is
based on corruption
 In 2003, only 15% of the
government’s antipoverty funds reached
the poor.
 In a study conducted in
2008, 40% of Indians
had firsthand experience
of paying bribes or
getting a job through
contacts.

Causes of Corruption
 High rate of illiteracy-
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35.2%
Fixed and purchased vote
bank
Fundamental rules in
governance are still based
on 1860s as amended but
not implemented
Lack of articulated code of
law for the politicians
Lack of auditing for the
companies

Consequences of Corruption
 Corruption suppresses
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economic growth and
development.
It diverts the resources
towards the politicians and
poor become poorer
Roads in India are in a bad
shape because the money
sanctioned for
development is never
spent.
It has led to big issues in
India
We will discuss some of the
issues in the next slides.

Formation of New State-Telangana
 The proposed state comprises 10
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of Andhra Pradesh’s 23 districts
Born out of political calculation
by the ruling party Congress
Elections in India start after nine
months and Telangana will be a
vote bank for Congress.
Several other states in India face
the same problem but no action
has been taken
Several protests have been done
in Andhra Pradesh because of the
Telangana issue

2G Spectrum
 It involved politicians and
government officials in
India undercharging
telephone company’s for
licenses.
 Telecom Minister, A Raja
manipulated the rules for
the 2G scam.
 Licenses were issued on a
first come first serve basis
 A telecom company, Swan
Telecom was given a
license even though it did
not meet the criteria

Common Wealth Games
 Approx. 400 million
dollars lost on
Commonwealth Games.
 Indian government
purchases a bus for
100,000 dollars but the
actual price of the same
bus is 65,000 dollars.
 Construction was so
fragile that it failed
before construction.

Steps to eradicate corruption
 No steps have been taken
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to eradicate corruption
Corruption begins in mind
Nobody in India feels the
responsibility of
eradicating corruption
It requires the awareness of
social responsilbilty and
moral values
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Works Cited
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Bhowmick, Nilanjana. "World." World Indias Newest State Is Born Out of Political
Calculation Not Cultural Identity Comments. Time World, 5 Aug. 2013. Web.
20 Sept. 2013.
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"India Coalition Approves New State of Telangana." BBC News. BBC, 30 July 2013. Web. 20 Sept.
2013.