Corruption is global phenomenon, but I believe it is our religion in India. It is omnipresent and is rampant in our society. No department, no sector, no industry, no social strata of life is free from its shackles.
Today, we celebrate the 64 years of independence, but are we truly independent from this intractable problem. The answer is NO. I don’t know how and when we will be able to contain this menace. But here is an A to Z of departments and professions where one sees widespread corruption.
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Admissions
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Want to get your 4 year old admitted in a reputed school or aspire for a seat in the Engineering College or the Medical College, a few lakhs can do the trick.
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Business
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A lucrative deal or to accelerate your business pace or for that insider trading, embezzlement, tax evasion or accounting irregularities, pay the concerned personnel and all is done!
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Customs
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Getting the rare Scotch Whiskey or Gold or the electronic goods, more than that is stipulated by the law, from foreign shores?? No problem. A share or a bribe to the officials and it’s all yours without a hitch.
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Diplomats
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Passing country’s confidential information to other countries or doing shady deals, misuse of power is corruption in this elite sphere.
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Engineers
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Passing illegal layouts and designs, conniving to use sub-standard materials, favoritism in awarding contracts, daily reports of engineers arrested for disproportionate assets speaks volumes about the corruption in this field.
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Forest Department
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Illegal logging of bamboo, timber, sandal wood and even poaching of endangered species is done with the assistance of forestry officials.
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Government Office
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The most common place where corruption is deep-seated. For a routine transaction or approval, the government official uses his position or power by accepting a bribe or a benefit in any form.
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Hospitals
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Non-availability of essential drugs or spurious drugs at the chemist shop, favoritism in getting admission, consultation with the doctors or availing diagnostic facilities, accepting gifts in cash or kind by pharmaceutical companies that’s corruption in medical facilities for you.
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Income Tax
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Another department where corruption is extensively practiced. Bribe the officials for a favorable tax treatment.
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Judiciary
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The second most corrupt department in India is the judiciary. Bribing the judges, lawyers and clerical staff helps to delay in disposal of cases, passing the verdict in your favor or reducing the sentence…
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Kings
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Some have been designated as Kings of Corruption, like Suresh Kalmadi, YSR Reddy, A Raja!!
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Land and Property
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In cities and villages throughout India, Mafia Raj consisting of municipal and other government officials, elected politicians, judicial officers, real estate developers and law enforcement officials, acquire, develop and sell land in illegal ways and they often steal the state land too!
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Municipal Services
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Maintenance of roads, supply of clean and potable water to the masses, street lighting, removal of garbage, sanitary and healthcare facilities, registration of births and deaths in the area, maintenance of bridges and heritage buildings, operating schools on primary level, opening of dispensaries and health clinics, naming of streets and houses and much more, are under the purview of Municipalities and none of these are free from corruption.
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NGOs
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The Aids and Grants which are received by the NGOs, is it used for the designated purpose and development? The answer is NO
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Organizers
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The charity organizers, the event organizers, the games organizers all pocket a ‘bit’ of the green notes in their pockets.
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Passport Office
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Ah!! Almost everybody can say ‘Yes’ to corruption in this office. Rarely would have anybody got a passport without greasing a few hands!
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Queens
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Then there are Queens of Corruption too, like J Jayalalitha, Mayawati who have siphoned crores of public money into their party funds and their personal acoounts.
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Religious Institutions
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The Religious institutions are not free from corruption. Recently it was found that religious charities are being set up and used as covers for the trafficking of young girls and children from the North East. Some of the Church of North India are making money by selling Baptism certificates.
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Sports
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The match fixing, the bribes while selecting the Hockey players or the IPL controversy, the shabby treatment given to players or pathetic sporting facilities all shout loudly about the corruption in Indian sports.
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Transport
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A confirmed seat in the train or a few hundreds to the traffic cop to avoid paying the fine for violating traffic rules, irregularities in contracts, favoritism in awarding tenders in Railways or Airports shows the corruption in Transport industry.
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Urban Development Authorities
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The gaps in preparations for the Common Wealth Games are glaring examples of corruption on a mega scale!! So much so that the prestige of the country is on stakes!
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VIPs
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VIPs facing criminal charges, including human trafficking, immigration rackets, embezzlement, rape and even murder, go scot free or are not tried in the court of law, or the Criminals making it to the Lok Sabha is all due to corruption in the system.
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Water Supply & Sewerage
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A water pipeline connection on payment of a bribe, buying pumps for water supply with motor drives for installation at places where there is almost no electricity… is corruption!
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Xaminer
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The medical examiners forge the diagnostic or post-mortem reports, the exam-examiners edit the marks for some benefit.
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You
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You mean WE the common masses. Even we are not free from corruption. Every person sees his/her benefit first and thus manipulate the people or the circumstances around.
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Zoos
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Yeah, even the zoos are not free from corruption… there is corruption in procurement of food and meat for the animals…
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Oooh!! That’s a lot of corruption! I guess it’s time for action. Who is going to take the first step to curb this menace??
YOU?? ME?? WE!!
18 Responses
Such a sad situation, isn’t it? Sadly it seems to have become a way of life.. Nobody bats an eyelid on most of these things these days..
Yes, we have to change, and we need systemic change to ensure that people who are involved in corruption pay for it.. That of course is not easy.. nor is it going to be quick..
Loved the post. You know my comments about it already. Judiciary is the second most corrupt stream. Such a sad state, but what can be done about it? So far as there will be black money doing rounds, corruption will be going strong.
There is corruption, cuts and bribes all over the world. The difference about in India is that if you have the cost of Rs 100 for a project, Rs 90 is eaten away by these leeches and parasites. And only 10% gets expended in the project. Whilst in the US or elsewhere,, if the actual project cost is USD 100, the agreed price will be USD 110 and USD 100 goes into the project and USD 10 into pockets,
Me and then We.
You have compiled an entire dictionary of corruption…. And surprisingly and sadly it is all true 🙁
Everything you stated here is true. Of course, we have to take the first step.
Well what can i say , and yet there are people who will say india is doing great and we are developing BUt for who I dont know..
corruption is all over , every country but at least in other countries its not petty corruption , its at high level and the work STILL gets done and proper work.. here in india even a PEON wants his cut.. and work still does not happen ..
problem is us people too we talk and talk and do nothing and if someone talks we bite their head off ..
Bikram’s
“You” followed by “Zoos”..you almost made me feel like an animal or shud I say puppet in the hands of Corruption.
Like Narayan Murthy once said, when it comes to bribes, we need a law to punish the receiver. Not sure how practical this is, but dont think, any thinking has gone into his suggestion.
You followed by Zoos, you almost made me feel like an animal or shud i say puppet in the hands of a corrupt system.
Like Narayan Murthy had once said, when it comes to bribes, there shud be a law to punish the receiver. Not sure how practical this is, but think, any thinking has gone into his suggestion.
Agree with Rachna! It all starts with ME as pointing fingers is of no use:(
Such a sorry state of affairs! Yes each one of us is responsible for bringing about this menace and letting it spread wider and wider. So unless WE stop ourselves and bring about stringent actions to solve this problem, it will become even more vicious than it already is 🙁
this truly was A to Z of corruption. comprehensively covered & yes the final onus is on I, me, myself
We have reached beyond that level in corruption that English’s 26 alphabets are not enough!
Directory of corruption! But it’s so sad to know that corruption exists in every corner of the country! This is the main root cause for any problems that’s existing or that could arise in our country. We want more Anna Hazare’s to come and fight back corruption is it? That said, sometimes even we fall are to be blatamed. To get things done quickly, we bribe these officers! It’s such a shame! I bribed a passport authority to get my passport renewed in a day’s time, without any hassle! A verbal recommendation and a box of swiss chocolates did this for me!
We have not fallen voluntarilly,but,made to fall into the politically corrupt muck.
Even if filth is thrown at us, we reconcile that we are better off than muck.
Shilpa,country has never seen such situation ever since independence.
Corrruption,loot–Corruption,loot is all that mattersto the rulers.
We are spineless spectators.
This is perfect. You actually have noted everything in corruption. Sharing this post…
that is seriously a lot of corruption..!! loved your post..following you!!
great post!! love reading your a to z posts 🙂