JANATA AS LOKPAL

VOTE OUT THE CORRUPT CANDIDATES FOR ASSEMBLY AND PARLIAMENT MEMBERSHIP PROPERLY FUNCTIONING ASSEMBLY & PARLIAMENT CAN CHANGE INDIA FOR BETTER TIMES

PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION VOTE

THE INSTITUTION OF LOKPAL CONSISTS OF AWAKENED VOTERS WHO ARE INFORMED THROUGH THE REVOLUTIONARY I C T MEDIA that can educate them on the ways of corruption. Corruption is prevalent in ten sectors, Education, Health, Police (Law & Order), Power, Telephone Communication), Railways (Transport), Land & Building Administration, Judiciary, Taxation and Ration (Public distribution system).

Citizens are resentful of the existence of corruption and are willing to talk about it openly. Formation of interest groups of citizens interacting with various departments can channelize the resentments of the citizens constructively. Pressure groups so formed can take up matters with concerned authorities and seek redressal. In such areas Civil Society organisations can raise awareness among the populace and acts as catalysts. Cause for corruption is certainly containing not low salary of those indulging in corruption. It is the lack of effective deterrence in the form of punishment to the corrupt and the lack of adequate supervision.
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Anti-corruption strategies are not simply policies

that can be planned in advance and isolation, but

often a set of subtler insights that can be developed

only in conjunction with citizen participation.

Combating corruption is, therefore, not just a matter

of making laws and creating institutions, but rather

it is deeply rooted in the activities of the civil society itself.
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Many factors explain growing emphasis on fighting corruption. Expansion and consolidation of democracy at the grassroots level has enabled citizens to use the vote and new-found civil liberties to confront corruption, prompting leaders to show a stronger anti-corruption commitment. A number of factors explain this growing emphasis on fighting corruption.
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A preliminary analysis shows that corruption in India is recognized as a complex phenomenon, as the consequence of more deep seated problems of policy distortion, institutional incentives and governance in a coalition dependence. It thus cannot be addressed by simple legal acts proscribing corruption. The reason is that, particularly in India, the judiciary, legal enforcement institutions, police and such other legal bodies cannot be relied upon to act fast and effectively , as the rule of law is often fragile, and thus can be turned in their favour by corrupt interests.

Non-political corruption

Global Compliance - Corporate Compliance & Policies - Integrity - Business Conduct & Investigations - Sustainable Development - Corporate Responsibility & Citizenship - International Trade Compliance - Contracts - Internal/ Corporate Audit - Legal Affairs - Regulatory and Government Affairs
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 Saradha Group financial scandal - Alleged loss of INR 20,000 crores from running Ponzi schemes, mainly in Eastern India.

Railway promotion scam CBI booked Union railway

minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew for allegedly

accepting a bribe of Rs 90 lakh from a Railway Board

member.
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Coal scam probe: Supreme Court directs former CBI DIG to resume charge of case

The coal block allocation scam, which is being probed by CBI, involves the Prime Minister's Office as the PM himself held the coal portfolio during the period that irregularities regarding allocations happened.

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SC on 8th May, lambasted the government and the CBI over the shoddy investigations and the alleged political interference in the coal scam case. Calling the CBI a caged parrot that only spoke in its master's voice, the SC, in a strong censure, called for making the investigative agency

an autonomous body.
The apex court, however, was quick to add that giving

unbridled powers to the CBI was not a possibility.

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Congress needs to do more on corruption

Coal blocks allotted, not auctioned, leading to estimated losses as per the

Comptroller and Auditor General of

India.
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The Ministry of Coal (MoC) recently issued the draft guidelines for allocation of captive coal blocks on competitive basis. Against the earlier preference- based practice, the new blocks will be offered with reserve price tags set by MoC on

the basis of the assessed resourcefulness of the blocks.

Moreover, the bidders whose end-use plants are in same

State as the notified block would be given a due weightage

while evaluation
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Successful bidders would have to explore,

develop, operate, and close the mines, which

would create huge business opportunities for

other players in the mining industry. New entrants

without deep pockets for acquiring global coal

could now opt for domestic captive blocks in order

to minimise their costs and risks.

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The concept of Citizen Charters has been introduced to

improve the quality of public services. It ensures accountability, transparency and quality of services provided by various govt organistions. It enables citizens to avail of services with minimum hassle, in reasonable time, and at a minimum cost. Effective implementation of Citizens Charters will go a long way in controlling corruption. The

Govt of India has launched an ambitious programme for

formulation and implementation of Citizens Charters in all
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