2. 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 2010 to 3.5
in 2011.
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4. YEAR RANK RATING
2005 2.7 OUT OF
71 91 COUNTRIES
2006 2.7 OUT OF
71 102 COUNTRIES
2007 2.8 OUT OF
83 133 COUNTRIES
2008 2.8 OUT OF
90 145 COUNTRIES
2009 2.9 OUT OF
88 158 COUNTRIES
2010 3.3 OUT OF
70 163 COUNTRIES
2011 3.5 OUT OF
72 179 COUNTRIES
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5. 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.
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6. Corruption In administration
• A 2009 survey of the leading economies of
Asia, revealed Indian administration to be not
just least efficient out of Singapore, Hong
Kong, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia,
Taiwan, China and Indonesia..
• further it was also found that working with
the India's civil servants was a "slow and
painful" process.
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7. Corruption In administration
• Officials often steal state property. In
Bihar, more than 80% of the subsidized food
aid to poor is stolen.
• In Government Hospitals, corruption is
associated with non availability of medicines
(or duplicate medicines), getting admission
and consultations with doctors.
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