A Little Book on Massive Corruption

Narayan Singh Rao

A Little Book on Massive Corruption

Narayan Singh Rao

Printed by: Badalia Printing Press 3905, Baiwara, Roshanpura, Nai Sadak, Delhi - 6

2011 Narayan Singh Rao, All Rights Reserved

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Foreword
The year 2010 has got a distinct recognition of being a year of scams, breaking all the previous records of corruption since independence. This little book lists some of the high-profile scams, which were unearthed in 2010 and widely discussed in electronic or print media. The losses incurred due to these massive scams have been presented in contrast with the union budget of the year 2011. The data presented in this little book are based on publicly available sources. This little book is a small initiative to highlight the colossal impact of these scams on the society and day to day life of a common man. Though the government has repetitively blamed this on the compulsion of coalition politics, it can no more try to subvert India's attention and awakening against pervasive corruption. Further, I would like to thank Mr K. G. Kadam and Mr. Manish Tripathi for the vivid illustrations provided in this little book. These illustrations not only help readers to visualize the massiveness of these scams but also make this book more interesting and powerful.

Narayan Singh Rao August 15, 2011

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Message
Greetings, Let me first congratulate Narayan for creating a great book like this. There are several books available on the issue of corruption. However, this Little Book is widely different from the other books. Narayan has taken an entirely different and innovative approach to bring the issue of corruption in front of us. He has brought forward the alarming facts and critical issues via his in-depth research on this subject. News of corruption is not uncommon today. Almost every day, we are hearing some new revelations on the scams happening in our country. Our country is undergoing rough patches and is facing a tough challenge in the form of massive corruption in our governance system. It is a war that we need to fight together because the government has no will power to root it out. It only knows how to silence the voice of common man protesting in a democratic manner. Therefore, there is an urgent need to act and deliver. This Little Book provides insights into the scale of corruption and why there is a need for us to check this. Alarming facts and vivid illustrations have made this book a masterpiece. This book is definitely going to prove an eye opener to those who do not actively think about such issues. I wish that every Indian reads this book and pledges to fight the corruption. I wish good luck and again thank Narayan for this little wonder.

Anurag Thakur (M.P. Hamirpur) v

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Scams in 2010
All records have been broken Scales of corruption are so high that the amounts such as 2500 and 1000 Crs seem insignificant.

2G Scam A Raja, M. K. Kanimozhi, and many government officials and corporates S Band Scam (Antrix-Devas Deal) PM Office & ISRO CWG Scam Suresh Kalmadi, Sheela Dikshit Adarsh Housing Scam Ashok Chavan, Vilasrao Deshmukh, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Kanhaiya Lal Gidwani, Babasahab Kupekar, and others Rotten Food Grains Sharad Pawar Rice Export Scam - Kamalnath, and several other government officials IPL Auctions (Kochi Franchise) Shashi Tharur Satyam Scam - Ramalinga Raju Other Scams Beyond Calculations PDS Scam, MNREGA, LIC Housing Finance Scam, KG Basin Scam, etc.

Note: The above names are those which were primarily figured in the media. Some of these cases are under prosecution.

Race of Scams

Total Cost of 2010 Scams:

53,85,70,00,00,000

5,38,570 Cr : How Much it Really is?

53,85,70,00,00,000 (53 Kharab, 85 Arab, 70 Crore = 5.4 Trillion Rupees) There are 13 digits in the above figure Most of Indian population can't even read it properly. Almost every educated person will need to calculate twice to interpret this figure correctly

Let us look at these alarming figures what do they mean to our country and to the common man?

Key Allocations in Budget 2011-12

2011-12 Union Budget Figures

Total Budget 12,57,729 Cr Fiscal Deficit 4,12,817 Cr 3

How Much is the Amount of Corruption?

Total Proposed Expenditure for 2011-12 for a country with

more than 121 Cr People is 12, 57, 729 Cr Accounted Corruption Figure: 5,38,570 Cr Every Indian could have received Rs. 4,500 in cash

This figure is 45% of the total budget for year 2011-12

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How Much does it Cost the Common Man?

37% of the population, i.e. 44 Cr, is below poverty line 77% people (93 Cr) starve at less than half a dollar a day, that is less than Rs 22 a day.

So much is desired and could have been done were these scams not there.

Can you imagine what does Rs. mean to them?

5,38,570 Cr

Food & Employment

Rs 5,38,570 cr could have given nearly 54 Cr people 100 days of employment for a year.

This means that they need not starve for a full year.

Housing
37% of the population i.e. 44 cr is below poverty line. This is equivalent to nearly 11 cr families.

5, 38, 570 cr rupees are enough to provide accommodation to all of these families. This means that we could have solved the massive problem of homelessness from our country.
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Education
According to 2011 census, there are 16 cr children below the age of 6 years.

In 5,38,570 cr, we could have provided free education to all of these children. Their future could have been entirely different.

Panchayat Budgets
There are 2,50,000 panchayats in our country. If we directly distribute this money among them, each of them could have received Rs 2.15 cr extra. In this amount, each village household could have received water supply at its door step. Lacs of kilometers of concrete road (CC road) could have been constructed.

Meaning? Beyond the homes of politicians and bureaucrats, villagers also could have been benefited.

Healthcare
Healthcare budget for year 2011 is just Rs. 26,760 cr. The amount of corruption is way beyond this annual budget.

The entire healthcare environment could have been dramatically changed for better with world class medicare facilities. Do we not deserve better healthcare ?

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Agriculture
Thousands of farmers committing suicides could have been saved had the government not chosen to exercise their birth right to misappropriate the public money.

Every farmer could have been free from debt while receiving a substantial amount to support his crops for the next year.

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Sanitation
India loses Rs 24,000 cr Rupees a year according to a World Bank Study. Premature deaths, treatment for the sick, wasted time and productivity, as well as tourism revenues that fail to be generated are the main reasons for these high economic losses. The Study

Just Imagine How Rs 5,38,570 Cr could help change this situation? How many people could have access to safe drinking water, safe and clean toilets, and several other facilities had such hunger for money not been there?

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Fiscal Deficit
The Finance Minister in the budget 2011-12 claims a deficit of Rs 4,12,817 cr.

Now you know why is this deficit?

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Whos the Mother of All Evils?

And this is just about year 2010. What about the 64 other years of independence? It is beyond humankinds wildest imagination to calculate the loss incurred by the uncontrolled corruption.

And when it comes to curbing the peaceful people movements, no stone is kept unturned to suffocate the democracy. Question is, are we really residents of a

democratic nation?
There is a dire need to plug the loop-holes in the current inefficient and inadequate political system.

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Had Such Loot Not Been There?

Our country would have already become a global super power by now. We could have been at least 50 years ahead of where we are today.

Thumb Rule of the Governent?

Openly Loot People Grab the power by hook or by crook And again Loot People. The vicious cycle continues..

Reason: Our passiveness, helplessness, and mental slavery.

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And this is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

There are so many things which are unaccounted for, for example, wide scale corruption in Public Distribution System , implementation of MNREGA, development authorities, and various government bodies. Roots of corruption are deep into our governance system, right from the topmost place to the bottom most i.e. right from the prime ministers office to the smallest unit of governance, that is panchayats.

*Source: http://www.iretireearly.com/1-4-trillion-indias-black-money-stashed-in-swiss-banks.html

Still lot more to be accounted for Lot more to be unearthed?

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Is there Any Solution?

A great national emergency requiring us to attack the roots.

Yes, there is and it originates from within. It is a war that we need to fight together because the government has no will power to root it out. It only knows how to silence the voice of common man protesting in a democratic manner.

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Narayan Singh Rao

Narayan works as an Intellectual Property Consultant at a leading multinational firm. He is an Electronics and Communication Engineer and graduated in 2005 from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He was born in a remote village of Udaipur district in Rajasthan in the home of a farmer teacher. He studied in Hindi medium government and private schools. Amid poor financial conditions and with limited resources, he worked hard to clear prestigious joint entrance exam for IIT as well as the Roorkee Entrance Exam. Apart from his job, he allocates a lot of time researching and analyzing social problems in the National and International Context. He provides valuable inputs to strengthen the movements against burning issues such as corruption, price rise, Jammu and Kashmir, black money, education, electoral reforms etc. Website: http://alittlebookseries.weebly.com/ Yahoo Mail: raons2002@yahoo.com Gmail/Facebook: nsrao.iiitr@gmail.com Follow on twitter: nsrao_iitr

What Readers Say About This Book...

Great work Narayan! I, among others, was guilty of not having an
opinion on the issue of corruption in our country. Im proud to say that I now do. Sarang Tatimatla

What a wonderful piece of work, it was short but powerful to create

fire in a person to think on what is happening in our Great Nation Hindustan. Cesil

Your presentation was the mirror of the present Indian situation and
extremely good to spread awareness among the Indian Society. I am impressed with your thoughts. Prateek Jain

Great effort! While we are losing count of the scams in our country,
the time has now come for offering drastic solutions; educating the mass about valid exercise of vote is one of them. S. Mohan

Congratulations on such a great work!!! This book is simply awesome. Every Indian who wants India to be free of corruption must read it. The government officials who indulge in corruption must also read such a beautiful book. - Abhishek Khetan Well, splendid work! I really salute your multifaceted skills and the
excellent & practical presentation of facts and figures. - Bivash Mukherjee

An eye opener. Very well written, conveyed in a lucid & explicit manner. Wish you could lay hands on the names of at least few who have parked money abroad!! - Joy Dasgupta It is thought provoking, thank you for it Muralidhar

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