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The Corruption of

IndiaCiara Jasso

Adam Lang

Corruption

S Wrongdoing on the part of an authority or

powerful party through means that are

illegitimate, immoral, or incompatible with

ethical standards

What causes corruption?

S Lack of leadership

S Lack of stability

S Lack of effective management

S Lack of awareness

S Diminished values

S Diminished patriotism

S Low literacy rate

Areas of Concern

S Politics

S Property

S Service – education, health care, banking

S Income Tax – favorable treatments

S Armed Forces – black market

S Religious Institutions – selling baptism certificates

India was ranked 85th on the

Corruption Perceptions

Index in 2014

Corruption is

prevalent across the

world.

Suresh Kalmadi

The Common Wealth Games

S Corrupt deals

S Inflated contracts

S Large budgets

S Venues not ready

S Basic equipment not arrived

S Remains Lok Sabha MP

A. Raja

2G Spectrum Scam

S Undercharging mobile telephone companies

S Received Rs 3,000 crore as a bribe

S Charged with criminal breach of trust by a public servant, criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery

S former Union Cabinet Minister for Communications and Information Technology

Mayawati

Taj Heritage Corridor Case

S allegedly used her status as chief minister to amass large amounts of personal wealth

S intended to upgrade tourist facilities near the Taj Mahal

S BJP backed out and then started saying that the project was not cleared by the Environment Ministry

Lalu Prasad Yadav

Fodder Scam

S accused in 63-odd cases

S embezzlement of Rs. 950 crore

S hardly any action has been taken

against him owing to his

'connections' in the government

Madhu Koda

Exploited Natural Resources

S scam worth over Rs. 4000 crore

S licensing illegal mining leases and stashing away the wealth amassed during the undertaking

S received a 30% share

S arrested on charges of money laundering and is still in prison following the rejection of numerous bail applications.

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Accumulation of Disproportionate Assets

S one of the most corrupt ministers

in the country despite not being

directly involved in any major

scams

S appointments of tainted officers

and mishandling of his power as

chief minister

Karunanidhi

The King of Corruption

S accused of lending support to the LTTE and was indicted for abetting the LTTE in the interim report which oversaw the investigation into Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.

S institutionalized corruption in the South

S leading player in the cash for votes scams that are common in the southern region, as well as notorious foe extreme nepotism shown under his rule

Jayalalithaa

46 Corruption Cases

S Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

S Rs. 70 million coal import scam,

Tansi land deal case, case of

disproportionate assets and

colour TV case, amongst many

others

Sources

S https://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/10-corrupt-indian-politicians-134933044.html

S https://vikramvgarg.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/why-india-is-corrupt-and-what-the-middle-class-can-do-about-it/

S http://corruptioncontrol.com/Types_of_Corruption.html

S http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/corruption

S http://blog.iese.edu/ethics/2014/11/06/corruption-10-possible-causes/

S http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-ranking-on-global-corruption-index-improves/articleshow/45358144.cms