Questionnaire Ethics in Governance I-LEGAL FRAMEWORK 1. Should there be a national policy for eradication of corruption?

What should such a policy enunciate? 2. Is the definition of corruption as per the Prevention of Corruption Act, adequate? Is there a need to e pand the definition in vie! of the "# Convention to !hich India is a si$natory? Should corruption in the private sector also $et included in the definition? %. Should India have a la! si&ilar to the ".S. 'alse Clai&s Act? (. Is India over re$ulated? Are there la!s)rules !hich create a cli&ate for !hich facilitates corruption? *. Shorta$es of $oods and services lead to creation. +o! can these shorta$es be eli&inated? ,. -oes the Constitution and la!s $ive undue protection to the civil servants? Is there a case to revisit Article %11? .. Should controllin$ officers be held ans!erable for &isde&eanors of their subordinates for not e ercisin$ proper supervision? /. Are ne! la!s required, such as dealin$ !ith the !ealth acquired throu$h ille$iti&ate &eans? II-ETIHICS INFRASTR CT RE 1. What specific &easures are required to stren$then the ethical foundations of the fi$ht a$ainst corruption? 2. What le$al)institutional)ad&inistrative &easures are required to effectively ta&e political corruption? %. Should !e have a Code a Conduct for 0inisters? What should it include? (. Should !e have a Code of Conduct for elected &e&bers? What should it include? *. What should be the necessary in$redients of a Code of Conduct for civil servants? ,. Should there be a Code of Conduct for professionals and professional bodies? III-INSTIT TIONAL MECHANISM AT THE GO!ERNMENT OF IN"IA 1. Is the e istin$ institutional &echanis&, co&prisin$ the C1C and the C2I adequate to co&bat corruption? 2. +ave controllin$ officers, over period of ti&e been $ivin$ less attention to curb corruption a&on$ their subordinates? Would creation of institutions by itself eli&inate corruption? Are e ternal institutional &echanis&s a substitute to internal vi$ilance? +o! to stren$then internal vi$ilance?

%. Is the procedure for obtainin$ vi$ilance clearance for officers before postin$ the& in 3overn&ent of India, effective? If not !hat &easures should be ta4en to i&prove it? (. What &echanis& id required to ensure that only upri$ht officers are posted to sensitive 5obs? I!-INSTIT TIONAL MECHANISM AT THE STATE GO!ERNMENTS 1. What should be the relation bet!een the 6o4ayu4ta, the State 1i$ilance Co&&issioner and the Anti Corruption 2ureaus? 2. 7he institution of 6o4ayu4ta differs fro& state to state. Can best features of each one of these be pic4ed up to have a unifor& fra&e!or4 in all states? %. +o! to ensure autono&y for these institutions and at the sa&e ti&e holdin$ the& accountable? (. Corruption at cuttin$ ed$e levels hurts the co&&on &an. Are special &easures required to co&bat this? *. What needs to be done to transfer po!er closer to people so that the decision &a4in$ po!er point is near to the people? Would this increase accountability? !-#ROCE" RAL ISS ES 1. +o! to ensure that persons !ith inte$rity are posted in sensitive posts? 2. Should there be a &echanis& for 4eepin$ a !atch over the inte$rity of civil servants? Which a$ency should be entrusted this tas4? %. At present there is a syste& of $ettin$ vi$ilance clearance? +o! can this be i&proved? (. What safe$uards are required to protect honest officials fro& harass&ent? -oes the e istin$ provision of ta4in$ prior sanction of 3overn&ent before re$istration of cases, necessary? +o! to ensure that this does not beco&e a shield for corrupt officers? *. Is the require&ent of ta4in$ prior sanction of $overn&ent before re$isterin$ a case, a hindrance in fi$ht a$ainst corruption? +o! does one safe$uard honest official fro& harass&ent? ,. Would outsourcin$ of so&e functions by re$ulatory a$encies lead to reduction in corruption? What functions could be outsourced? !I-#RE!ENTI!E MEAS RES 1. Introducin$ co&petition $ives choice to users)consu&ers. +o! can co&petition be introduced in service delivery by $overn&ental a$encies? 2. 8ver9re$ulation increases scope for corruption. Which are the areas !here re$ulation can be reduced? %. Should &andatory pre9audit of all &a5or procure&ents)contracts be carried out?

(. Syste&ic refor&s can help in reducin$ scope for corruption. Which are the sectors !hich lend the&selves for such syste&ic refor&s? +o! can such syste&ic refor&s be brou$ht about? *. "se of technolo$y can help in reducin$ discretion and thus brin$ in ob5ectivity? What are the obstacles in use of &odern technolo$y in $overnance? +o! can these be overco&e? ,. Should there be a Whistle 2lo!ers Act? .. Is there a necessity to have :Civil Service 1alues; spelt out in a separate Civil Services 6a!? !II-CITI$ENS INITIATI!ES 1. What &echanis& is required to actively involve citi<ens in fi$ht a$ainst corruption? 2. Could the :stin$ operations; be $iven a le$al bac4in$? %. +o! can the sta4eholders be involved in &onitorin$ corruption in service delivery or$ani<ations? (. Should there be a syste& of evaluatin$ and ran4in$ offices based on corruption indices and then lin4in$ incentives to such evaluation.