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| Strengthening anti corruption measures | | |
Dr. Daleep Pandita
Recent glaring examples of catching corrupt employees indicate strong commitment of the government as a part of their sustained campaign in combating corruption prevailing in our system. Dealing firmly with such corrupt elements, both at administrative and judicial levels, will not eradicate this socio economic evil but will also set an example for the future to prevent this menace from its roots. People give mandate to the governments on such type of vital issues of eradication corruption menace from the society and expect to deal with it firmly. Counting on accountable governance, public at large believe in result oriented concrete steps, at least to create mass awareness against this evil, that will show deterrent effects rather than to produce punitive actions.
Fighting corruption by creating sustained anti corruption public campaign where not only government need to be involved but people at large need to play their responsible role for ending up this exercise with great success. Zero tolerance towards corruption is the need of hour, which need to be strongly advocated and forcefully activated at all levels of the society. Thus corruption free environment at ground level will not only reform our administration and society but will deliver transparent fair system of working that will built a strong vibrant Nation.
Administration of the day need to be serious in its commitment towards the implementation of anti corruption measures strictly by regularly sensitising its all employees. Anti Corruption and Vigilance departments meant for this purpose, need to be supported with complete infrastructure and equipped with well trained honest manpower, who are sincerely dedicated towards the cause. Such credible caretakers must not succumb to undue tactical pressure of their rulers for petty benefits by goofing up the facts that send wrong message to the masses and encourage law breakers. At the same time, there is need to have proper check and balance on their functioning too, so as not to misuse these agencies for settling personal scores and taking political vendetta.
Investigation agencies need to realise the seriousness of this malignancy and establish a connect with the people for not only to expose the corrupt at the grass root level but to create sufficient knowledge about its consequences among the uneducated and rural poor. Non governmental organisations, who work with limited resources and strive for creating awareness against corruption, need to be encouraged. Sufficient examples of discouraging such front runners by the administrators have been seen in the past, which not only reflect unexpected attitude of authorities but intern conveys the message of inefficient governance. Before combating this menace, it is also important to understand the genesis of corruption, so as to tackle it more specifically rather than holistically. Normally corruption in our society is perceived to be financial fraud or economic crime. Actually corruption is much more broader term with wider ambit and different ramifications. It ranges from intellectual corruption to physical corruption, to sexual corruption, to moral corruption, to social corruption, to religious corruption, to ethnic corruption and to very many other types of corruption, all having negative implications on development and progress of our society. Basically corruption comes in to existence either by need or by greed and both these modes are directly related with the mindset of an individual. It is fundamentally connected with moral and ethical values those develop during the upbringing of a person. Anti corruption functioning mainly adopts two approaches in fighting corruption. One aspect is punitive that deals with creating much needed awareness so as follow the thumb rule of “ prevention is better than cure “. It not only creates fear in the mind of corrupt due to horrible consequences of corruption but also builds morale against their unfair and illegal practices. All actions under this exercise are aimed to create deterrent effect in the mind of a common man that creates sense of discipline and responsibility in him. This approach is purely educative, informative and propulsive in nature. The other method is punitive in nature that provides punishment after committing the crime or acts of commission or omission. It is reformative type that corrects human aberrations and serves lesson for others. Having major drawback that it can be used as a tool for victimization and vindication, so it need to be less encouraged in practice.
Conclusively, together with the government we need to change our mindset, feel consciously responsible and fight for our rights by creating much needed vigilance awareness to fight against corruption menace, so as to build our great India. Compromising with our moral and ethical values by succumbing to our petty gains, in turn destroy us and our nation, which we can not afford at any cost. |
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