Corruption.

Corruption.

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Corruption is the spring of all prodigality and dis-orders which
loads us with billions of debt, it takes away the vigour of the army,
wisdom from our council and every shadow of authority and credit
from the most venerable parts of the country’s Constitution.

Bribery, Corruption, Kleptocracy.
Half of the Indians believe that Bribery solves problems.
Corruption has become a way of life of all of us.
Bribery is offering money or gift to bestow to influence recipient’s conduct.

Licence-Raj is the core of corruption.
¼ of the members of the Parliament faced criminal charges including
Human-trafficking, immigration rackets, embezzlement, rape, murder.
At the State level candidates with criminal record won the assembly seats.

In India, Truckers pay INR 5 billion every year as bribery to police and other agencies.


Mafia raj consists of municipal executives, urban development staff and revenue officials
Councillors, judicial officers, real estate developers, and law enforcement officers who
Develop and acquire and sell land in illegal ways.

All state funded construction activities such as road building, dams construction, bridges,
Roads are dominated by the construction mafia with the help of corrupt PWD
Officers, Panchayat officers, material suppliers, politicians and construction
Contractors in construction of highways, canals by shoddy construction and
Material substitution.

In Government and local body’s hospitals and state employee’s health hospitals
Corruption is associated with non-availability of medicines, fake and duplicate
Medicines, fixed charges for getting admission and availing diagnostic services.

International air-ports are known for theft of valuables from bags of incoming and outgoing passengers.


Indian Armed forces have witnessed corruption involving senior army officers from
Army Navy Air force wherein they were involved in selling weapons and arms
In the black market in the border districts of the country.

The Sukhna land scandal involved four Lieutenant Generals which has shaken the faith
Of the people of the country.

The police officers are involved in getting bribery of huge amounts for not arresting the culprits with scams of huge public money and crimes under the penal code.

The RTO and Police staff earns huge sums from Taxi, Rickshaw, private bus transporters and unauthorised vehicles drivers, plying passengers.

50% of the people have first hand knowledge of getting the job done in a public office.
Bribes at state border-lines is a routine scene in all parts of the country.

Corruption definition varies from country to country.
Political Campaign contributions are permissible in USA, but in other
Countries, it is an offence.

Commission to the middle man in international
military equipments deals is known as Kick-Back or Tipping money and
is permissible in some countries.

In Spanish countries it is known as Mordita= a bite.
In Arab countries, it is known as Bakshish=a gift.
In French countries it is known as dessons-de-table=under the table commission.
Pot-de-vin=wine pot.
Commission occulte=secret commission.
In Germany it is known as Schmiergeld=greasing money.



Mass scale corruption takes place in international Big deals in awarding contracts
by foreign governments. It is termed as greasing money.

In USA there are agencies that compromise with IRS arrears of Tax in huge sums,
Tax not paid over a period of years, or undisclosed income.

Political parties receive campaign contributions and other pay offs from Corporations.

In the field of Olympics, referees and scoring judges are bribed by cash or kind for
a favourable score for a particular athlete in a particular sport-event.




There has to be awareness in the general public. To raise awareness, public institutions have to take up this issue and expose these untoward elements and get them apprehended.
Computerisation, whistle-blowers, informers and creation of anti-corruption police and
Courts will help to curb it if not completely irradiate this evil.

Sukhram telephone scandal. HDW Submarine scandal. Bitumen scam.
Tansi land deal. JMM bribery scandal. St.Kitts case. Urea scam.
Anant Nag Transport subsidy scam. 1971 Nagarwala scandal. Bihar Fodder scam.
Churhat lottery scam.

Bofors. Animal Husbandry case. Harshad Mehta Fraud case. Hawala scandal.
Banglore Mysore infrastructure corridore. Kerala power scandal. Ketan Parekh scandal. Tehelka scandal, JayLalitha illegal income scandal, Army coffins scandal. Taj Corridor case. Telgi stamp paper scam, Nitish Katara murder case. Oil for food Natwarsingh scam. Antulay Cement scandal in Maharashtra.

Jessica Lall case. Babulal Katara human trafficking case. Moradabad forgery and land scam. Satyam scandal. Madhu Koda money laundering case. Madhu Koda havala and bullion trade case.