Aishwarya VermaAIR 4 · CSE 2021 · 163 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
Corruption is the use of public resources for private gains. It brings inefficiency in the system and deteriorates trust.
It is being argued that some corruption are not harmful as compared to others.
E.g. paying to get the service done in an expedite manner.
Body · points and prose
Advantages:
- It gets the job done quickly.
- It seems to increase the efficieny of the system.
- It causes no direct harm to any person.
While they may not seem as harmful as others where money is demanded from poor. Even for legitimate work it still has some Issues:
- Slippery slope: corruption acts like a slippery slope where small start with petty corruption can pave the way for larger one.
- Impacts organisational culture: with corruption becoming norms in the offices.
- It demotives honest officials.
- It creates trust deficit among the public.
Close · a way forward
Corruption should not be tolerated at any cost. Govt. has amended prevention of corruption act to make bribe giving as an offence.