2. CORRUPTION
“Corruption is the misuse of
entrusted power for private
gain”
– Transparency International

3. Effects of Corruption
• Obstructs democracy
• Inhibits development
• Leads to apathy and distrust
• Degrades the environment

5. Corruption in INDIA

6. Corruption in Politics
• Criminalization of Indian politics is a main problem.
• In July 2008 Washington Times reported that nearly a fourth
of the 540 Indian Parliament members faced criminal
charges, "including kidnaps, rape and even murder".
• At state level, things are often worse.

7. Corruption Perception Index
YEAR RANK RATING
2005
71 2.7 OUT OF
91 COUNTRIES
2006
71 2.7 OUT OF
102 COUNTRIES
2007
83 2.8 OUT OF
133 COUNTRIES
2008
90 2.8 OUT OF
145 COUNTRIES
2009
88 2.9 OUT OF
158 COUNTRIES
2010
70 3.3 OUT OF
163 COUNTRIES
2011
72 3.5 OUT OF
179 COUNTRIES

8. • 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 2010 to 3.5 in 2011.
• In 2012 India has ranked 94th out of 176 countries in Transparency
International's Corruption Perceptions Index, tied
with Benin, Colombia, Djibouti,Greece, Moldova, Mongolia, and Senegal.

9. Index of Corruption by Indian states

10. Top Corruptions in INDIA
• 2G Scam
• Common Wealth Games Scam
• Coal Mining Scam
• Adarsh Housing Society

11. 2G SCAM
• Involved politicians and government officials in india illegally
underchanging mobile telephony companies for frequency
allocation liscences, which they would then use to create 2G
subscriptions for cell phones.
• The shortfall between the money collected and the money
that the law mandated to be collected is estimated to be
176,645 crores.
• The issuing of the 2G licenses occurred in 2008, but the
scam came to public notice when the Indian Income Tax
Department investigated political lobbyist Niira Radia and
the Supreme Court of India took Subramaniam Swamy's
complaints on record.

12. CHARGES ON FORMER TELECOM
MINISTER A.RAJA
• CHEAP TELECOM LICENSES
• Entry fee for spectrum licenses in 2008 pegged at 2001 prices
• Mobile subscriber base had shot up to 350 million in 2008 from 4million in
2001.
• NO PROCEDURES FOLLOWED
• Rules changed after the game had begun.
• Cut-off date for applications advanced by a week.
• Licenses issued on a first-come-first-served basis.
• No proper auction process followed, no bids invited.
• Raja ignored advice of TRAI, Law Ministry, Finance Ministry.
• TRAI had recommended auctioning of spectrum at market rates.

13. • Unitech, Swan Telecom got licenses without any prior telecom
experience .
• Swan Telecom given license even though it did not meet eligibility
criteria.
• Swan got license for Rs.1537 crore, sold 45% stake to Etisalat for
Rs.4200 crore.
• Unitech Wireless got license for Rs. 1661 crore, sold 60% stake for Rs.
6200 crore.
• All nine companies paid DOT only Rs.10,772 crore for 2G licences.