Anshu PriyaAIR 16 · CSE 2021 · 165 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
Corruption is the misuse of one's public position in order to gain a private advantage.
Body · points
Crisis and Corruption
(A) Humanitarian
Eg → Disaster Management : May lead to siphoning off the supply.
→ Refugee crisis
Eg - Afganistan's Army misappropriated funds from U.S.A.
→ Migrant crisis
Eg - Funds from International Banks in Africa.
(B) Economic
- Reduce parity between income and requirement
- Eg. Corona crisis, hoarding of masks
- Demand supply mismatch
- Eg. Fuel price hike due to embezzlement at customs
- Strikes poor the most
- Eg. Public distribution system of India
Other Factors are also responsible
- Frail system of public
- Rise to collusive corruption
- Attitude of 'Chalta hai'
- Creates indifference
- Administrative
- Leakages and middlemen
- Eg. Minimum support price
Measures
- Standard operating procedure during a crisis
- Fixing accountability and responsibility
- Involve NGO's (Akshay patra in mid-day meal)
Close
Corruption is a disease. It needs the correct dosage of transparency and democratisation.