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Corruption
As with many developing nations, corruption is widespread in India. India is ranked 72 out of a 179 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, although its score has improved consistently from 2.7 in 2002 to 3.5 in 2008. Corruption has taken the role of a persistent aspect of Indian politics and administration.
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Effects
The chief economic consequences of corruption are the loss to the exchequer. Creates unhealthy climate for investment and an increase in the cost of government-subsidized services. The TI India study estimates the monetary value of petty corruption in 11 basic services provided by the government, like education, healthcare, judiciary, police, etc.., to be around
Rs.21,068 cr.
EFFECT:-poor infrastructure
Corruption In Judiciary
Corruption is rampant in the judicial system of India. According to Transparency International, judicial corruption in India is attributable to factors such as "delays in the disposal of cases, shortage of judges and complex procedures, all of which are exacerbated by a preponderance of new laws".
YEAR 2001
RANK
RATING 91 COUNTRIES 102 COUNTRIES 133 COUNTRIES 145 COUNTRIES 158 COUNTRIES 163 COUNTRIES 179 COUNTRIES
71
2.7 OUT OF
2003
2004
71
83
2.7 OUT OF
2.8 OUT OF
2005
2006 2007 2008
90
88
2.8 OUT OF
70
72
Anti-corruption efforts
1) Right to information act: It is a law enacted by the Parliament of India giving citizens of India access to records of the Central Government and State Governments. The 2007 report by Transparency International puts India at the 70th place and states that significant improvements were made by India in reducing corruption.
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Anti-corruption efforts
2) Computerization: BHOOMI is a project jointly funded by the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka to digitize the paper land records and create a software mechanism to control changes to the land registry in Karnataka. The project was designed to eliminate the long-standing problem of inefficiency and corruption.
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