Sadaf ChoudharyAIR 23 · CSE 2020 · 173 wordsTheir whole copy
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The rank of India on Corruption Perception Index (Transparency International) is 80. This speaks a lot about the state of social acceptability it enjoys in the nation.
Ex → 95% Indians in the same report admitted to have bribed someone atleast once in their lives.
★ REASONS FOR ACCEPTANCE
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(1) Colonial legacy of corrupt practices;
ex → misutilizing trade permits for opium trade by British officers
(2) Close-knit society giving rise to nepotism
(3) Civil disobedience culture romanticises
law-breakers (4) Lack of moral education (5) India as soft state, i.e., lack of punishing capacity of state
- Ways to Convert this to Social Rejection
(1) Incorporating moral values in curriculum in schools & colleges (2) Ethical trainings & workshops (3) Incentivising good behaviour through national awards on the line of bravery awards (4) Policy implementation strictly, e.g., PCA 1988, PMLA 2002, etc. (5) Drafting code of ethics for all public servants
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Corruption hollows out the moral fabric of the society, and needs to be eliminated from the public sphere as soon as possible
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