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VIGILANCE OVERVIEW
What is Corruption?
Some Definitions:
* Use of public office for personal gain - World Bank.
* It is anti poor & anti economic development-has no ideology, no religion.
- Transparency International
Corruption is selfish exercise of power and influence attached to a public office or to
the special position one occupies in public life.
-Santhanam Committee
Origin of corruption :
The demon of corruption dates back to times immemorial. In “Arthshastra” Kautilya
in 4th Century B.C has mentioned 40 ways of embezzlemnt of treasury.
Corruption is as old as humanity and existed in old ages in some form or other.
In Early statges , bribe money was generally paid to get an irregular work done. But
as corruption increases, money has to be paid even to get a regular work done, e.g.
payment of retirement benefits, sanction of loan, PF withdrawls–not done without
speedy money.
STATUS OF CORRUPTION
# Transparency International, a Berlin based NGO publishes „ Corruption Perception
Index” report for ranking the countries from least to most corrupt , according to which
in 2020, India‟s rank is 86 out of 180 countries.Thus a large number are countries are
less corrupt than India, while a few countries rank lower than India.
# The menace of corruption has spread for & wide and has taken deep roots, eating
into the vitals of our system. It is evident that qualities of tremendous resolve,
capability and tenacity are required to take on this hydra headed monster headlong.
Causes of Corruption: The common causes of corruption, could be:
(1) Huge Gaps between demand and supply
(2) Excessive regulation & licensing.
(3) Complicated rules and regulations.
(4) Monopoly over delivery of goods/ services.
(5) Lack of transparency.
(6) Lack of accountability.
(7) Too much discretionary power.
(8) Poor regulatory framework.
(9) Poor grievance redressal mechanism.
(10) Very low rate of detection of corruption.
(11) Lack of condemnation of corrupt practices by the public.
(12) Absence of a formal system of inculcating values, ethics & integrity.
(13) Inadequacy of regular/ periodic/ surprise checks.
(14) Rigid bureaucratic framework/ processes.
(15) Lack of awareness about rights, duties, procedure to complain, rules, laws, etc.
ZRTI BHUSAWAL
POTENTIAL AREAS OF CORRUPTION
(a) Procurement
(b) Sale of goods and services
(c) Human resource management
(d) Delivery of services to public
(e) Enforcement
Vigilance Angles:
1. Demand / acceptance of gratification other than legal remuneration.
2. Use of influence with any other official.
3. Obtaining valuable thing from a person or subordinates having official dealings.
4. Obtaining any valuable thing/ pecuniary advantage by corrupt or illegal means or by
abusing his position.
5. Possession of assets disproportionate to known sources of income.
6. Misappropriation, forgery or cheating etc.
7. Any undue/ unjustified delay in the disposal of a case, perceived after considering
all relevant factors, would reinforce a conclusion as to the presence of vigilance
angle in a case.
8. There are, however, other irregularities where circumstances will have to be
weighed carefully to take a view whether the officer’s integrity is in doubt. such
as”:
i) Gross or wilful negligence;
ii) recklessness in decision making;
iii) blatant violations of systems and procedures;
iv) exercise of discretion in excess, where no ostensible public interest is
evident;
v) failure to keep the controlling authority/ superiors informed of required
transactions and issues in time;
vi) cause of undue loss or a concomitant gain to an individual or a set of
individuals/ a party or parties;
These are some of the irregularities where the disc
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