"instrumentality of State") which is required to reply expeditiously or within thirty days. The Act also requires every public authority to computerise their records for wide dissemination and to pro-actively publish certain categories of information so that the citizens need minimum recourse to request for information formally. This law was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came fully into force on 13 October 2005.[1] Information disclosure in India was restricted by the Official Secrets Act
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So how many of you know what is corruption? And position at which India stands in corruption? Well‚ India stands at 2nd position after China in corruption. So to define corruption in bookish terms is dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power. Corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement. Government‚ or ’political’‚ corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts
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Alexandra Galanis Professor Petros Vamvakas International Political Economic Relations 03 October 2013 Proposal A country that I am interested in understanding more and can relate to is the country Brazil. Brazil faces with the topic of corruption in its government. Brazil is an emerging economy‚ however what is really holding Brazil back? Brazil not only struggles to improving its education system‚ but its healthcare and infrastructure. Education in Brazil has been a major issue for years
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Corruption in India: Corruption in India is a consequence of the nexus between Bureaucracy‚ politics and criminals. India is now no longer considered a soft state. It has now become a consideration state where everything can be had for a consideration. Today‚ the number of ministers with an honest image can be counted on fingers. At one time‚ bribe was paid for getting wrong things done but now bribe is paid for getting right things done at right time. In India‚ corruption attacks the fundamental
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CORRUPTION Corruption is defined as the misuse of any power of public consequence for private gain. Corruption is not something new‚ as per Arthasastra of Kautilya ( around 3rd century B.C) : “Just as it is impossible not to taste the honey(or the poison) that finds itself at the tip of the tongue‚ so it is impossible for a government servant not to eat up‚ atleast‚ a bit of the king’s revenue.” “Just as fish moving under water cannot possibly be found out either as drinking or not drinking
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Over the last few years‚ the issue of corruption--the abuse of public office for private gain--has attracted renewed interest‚ both among academics and policymakers. There are a number of reasons why this topic has come under recent inspection. Corruption scandals have toppled governments in both major industrial countries and developing countries. In the transition countries‚ the shift from command economies to free market economies has created massive opportunities for the appropriation of rents
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Corruption in India is one of the most menacing threats that our economy has been battling with ever since the independence. At all levels of Indian bureaucracy corruption has seemingly taken its toll and has been corroding the structure of our nation. Be it private sector or public sector‚ Indian people have a tendency of misusing the public position/power in their favor to fulfill their motives and gain personal benefits. All these “allegations” are not solely based on observation but have statistical
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A person who is corrupted lacks integrity or honesty; it is someone who uses a position of trust for dishonesty. In this case a position of trust is a Police Officer. Police corruption is when an officer misuses his/her authority to fulfill there needs and wants. There are many different forms of corruption; gratuity‚ involving free meals and discounts; bribery‚ involving the exchange of money or other goods between an officer and a suspect; theft and burglary‚ involving officers stealing property
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CORRUPTION IN INDIA AND THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN COMBATTING CORRUPTION (Part 2) Corruption? Corruption is a black mark in our Indian economy. It is slowly stopping the growth of our country. The term corruption is in born in the society. The word is prevalent among the politicians and government offices. Corruption is defined as a way of saving wealth for the family and for their personal use. The people who indulge in corruption are also aware of the societal damage they create. But because of their
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To eradicate corruption we require individuals who are incorruptible and‚ undoubtedly‚ what produces such individuals is spirituality. There is a saying that violence begins in the mind. This is true also of corruption: corruption begins in the mind. If we can alter our thinking‚ we can safely say that we shall have eradicated corruption by at least 50 per cent. What changes the heart and mind for the better is spirituality. When an airplane takes off‚ it leaves behind everything and reaches a higher
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