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BATTLE AGAINST

CORRUPTION
“CORRUPTION IS A CANCER: A CANCER THAT EATS AWAY CITIZENS FAITH IN
DEMOCRACY”

WHAT IS CORRUPTION?
Wrongdoing on the part of an authority or Powerful party through means that are illegitimate,
immoral, or incompatible with ethical standards.
The word corruption comes from the Latin word “Corrumpo” which means to decompose or to
loose value.
The Advanced Oxford Dictionary defines corruption as “ an act of dishonesty or an illegal behavior
aimed at using public office for one’s private gain.”
 Corruption is global Problem and no country of the world is totally free from its menacing

grip.

 India was ranked 85th on the Corruption Perceptions

 Corruption comes under many different guises: bribery, misappropriations of the public

goods, nepotisms and influencing the formulations of laws or regulations for private gain.
WHAT CAUSES CORRUPTION?

• Lack of Leadership
• Lack of Stability
• Lack of effective management
• Lack of Awareness
• Diminished values
• Diminished Patriotism
• Low literacy rate

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