CURBING POLITICAL CORRUPTION IN INDIA

Abstract

Political corruption is an unsolved issue since ancient times in India. It can be observed in various governmental offices and many other areas of day to day survival. It is a question whether the people themselves promotes such kind of unethical activity and the answer is affirmative because the rich section of the society would always prefer to the work getting solved faster and to get desired result as officials holding the particular department aims to make money instead of earning a good reputation which will further lead to overall good governance that will ultimately result into country’s overall progress. People belonging to the middle section and the poor section of the society are the main victims of the political corruption as they can’t afford the expenses to get their work done by paying illegal and additional amounts. 

Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain. Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, parochialism, patronage, influence peddling, graft, and embezzlement. Political corruption is a manipulation of policies, institutions and rules of procedure in the allocation of resources and financing by political decision makers, who abuse their position to sustain their power, status and wealth. India is also facing the problem called nepotism where the heirs of the prominent politicians can join the politics even if they are lacking education and knowledge. If this is the situation how can one hope for the revolution in the political standards. Poor section of the Indian population becomes the main victim of the political corruption unlike the richer class they can’t afford the degree of bribes and if not then they cannot expect the reasonable results, many a times even from the lower courts of justice. The poor is the ultimate victim. This happens in the many departments of government in India.