Top Scams in India
SCAMS IN INDIA
Named scandals in India | Scandal | Year reported | Scope INR crore | Location | Key players | Summary | 2012 Indian coal mining controversy | 2012 | 185591.34 | nation | Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the coal ministry, many electricity boards and private companies | coal blocks allotted, not auctioned, leading to estimated losses as per the Comptroller and Auditor General of India[1][2][3] | Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam | 2012 | 200000 | Karnataka | | [4][5] | Uttar Pradesh NRHM scam | 2012 | 10000 | Uttar Pradesh | Mayawati | [6][7][8][9][10] | 2G spectrum scam | 2010 | 176000 | national | Nira Radia, A. Raja, M. K. Kanimozhi, many telecommunications companies | communication bandwidth auctioned for lower than market value[11][12] |
2G SPECTRUM SCAM
Introduction:
The 2G spectrum scam involved politicians and government officials in India illegally undercharging mobile telephony companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they would then use to create 2G subscriptions for cell phones. In this particular process Rs. 1.76-lakh crore was scamed by the former telecom minister A Raja. The original plan for awarding licences was to follow a first come first-served policy to applicants. A. Raja manipulated the rules so that the first come first served policy would kick in not on the basis of who applied first for a license but who complied with the conditions.
Politicians accused: * A. Raja * M.K Kanimozhi * Pramod Mahajan
Corporations accused: * Unitech Wireless * Reliance Telecom * Swan Telecom
UTTAR PRADESH NRHM SCAM
Introduction :
Uttar Pradesh NRHM is a corruption scandal in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Where, politicians and bureaucrats are held responsible to scam a massive amount from the National Rural Health Mission which is estimated to be Rs.10000 crore. A central government program meant to improve health care delivery in rural area.
The NRHM scam came
Named scandals in India | Scandal | Year reported | Scope INR crore | Location | Key players | Summary | 2012 Indian coal mining controversy | 2012 | 185591.34 | nation | Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the coal ministry, many electricity boards and private companies | coal blocks allotted, not auctioned, leading to estimated losses as per the Comptroller and Auditor General of India[1][2][3] | Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam | 2012 | 200000 | Karnataka | | [4][5] | Uttar Pradesh NRHM scam | 2012 | 10000 | Uttar Pradesh | Mayawati | [6][7][8][9][10] | 2G spectrum scam | 2010 | 176000 | national | Nira Radia, A. Raja, M. K. Kanimozhi, many telecommunications companies | communication bandwidth auctioned for lower than market value[11][12] |
2G SPECTRUM SCAM
Introduction:
The 2G spectrum scam involved politicians and government officials in India illegally undercharging mobile telephony companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they would then use to create 2G subscriptions for cell phones. In this particular process Rs. 1.76-lakh crore was scamed by the former telecom minister A Raja. The original plan for awarding licences was to follow a first come first-served policy to applicants. A. Raja manipulated the rules so that the first come first served policy would kick in not on the basis of who applied first for a license but who complied with the conditions.
Politicians accused: * A. Raja * M.K Kanimozhi * Pramod Mahajan
Corporations accused: * Unitech Wireless * Reliance Telecom * Swan Telecom
UTTAR PRADESH NRHM SCAM
Introduction :
Uttar Pradesh NRHM is a corruption scandal in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Where, politicians and bureaucrats are held responsible to scam a massive amount from the National Rural Health Mission which is estimated to be Rs.10000 crore. A central government program meant to improve health care delivery in rural area.
The NRHM scam came