The performance of Lokayuktas in the Indian parliament donot present a very encouraging trend. A few lokayuktas could make a mark, thanks to the efforts of the state political leadership; the rest mainly suffered the apathy of the govt. In Andhra Pradesh, this office was temporarily abolished. Whereas in Orissa the office of Lok Pal was held for as many as four years by the JB Patnaik govt. But when the Lokayukta took up some investigation against the same govt. in 1992, this institute was abolished.
In Maharashtra when the Lokayukta found two members of the govt guilty of malpractice, his report was considered politically motivated. Commendable work has been done by the Lokayuktas of Andhra during the term of NT Rama Rao, in Karnatake under R K Hedge(especially in bringing to light the involvement of the Reddy brothers in the illegal mining scam).
The track record of Birendra Pal, the lokayukta of Karnataka and that of MP have been good too. One major complaint on their end is that they donot get sufficient information from the govt.
In bihar the lokayukta had to close a case after there was no response from the state govt for as long as eight years on the conduct of a minister. There is a huge divergence in the patterns of structure and the role of lokayuktas in various states. Unless the central govt establishes a uniform process of appointment of lokayuktas together with the cooperation of the state ministries this divergence will never be bridged. It goes without saying that in this respect it is the central govt which has to show the way by setting up an effective Lokpal at first.
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INTRODUCTION: The economy of India is mainly based on agricultural processes and products with the development of industries at different levels. The economic situation is varied from place to place. However, level of unemployment with high inflation has bearing on economic conditions. The labor market and its requirement is also changing very fast due to change in industrial growth in different ...
Some of the suggestions regarding the setting up of such an ombudsman body are that firstly, the chief minister and all the civil servants, while in service and retired thereof must come within its ambit. Then the lokayukta must have the power to start enquiries suo motu. Lokayuktas must have their own independent investigating agencies and any reference to the govt for information disclosure should be considered of top priority by the govt and its administration. There also has to be a procedure such that those who deliberately delay providing such information must be punished under the law.
The India against Corruption, a people’s organization led by Anna Hazare have, on the other hand, demanded such provisions like the Prime Minister and the judiciary being under the purview of the Lokpal, over and above the entire bureaucracy being accountable to provide any information; right from disclosing their assets to any issue as brought up by the lokpal. Corruption in India An unholy alliance between bureaucrats and politicians, which has resulted in an inseparable link between administrative corruption and political corruption.
It is actually difficult for politicians to grant favours without the due support of the bureaucrats. CP Bhambhri stresses on the fact that in india this duo is together responsible for bending rules. Both provide support to the other for their common benefits at the individual level. Until recently the heavy dependence of businessmen on the govt for obtaining licenses, quotas, loans etc have provided enormous opportunities for the civil servants to be engaging in corruption to boost their income immorally.
There have been instances when the bureaucracy has used red tapism to suffocate the private sector. A general reason to this menace is the low salary given to the bureaucrats as compared to their counterparts in the private sector, which has led to something called as ‘legitimization of corruption’ Another phrase as observed by Bhaumik is ‘mystification’, which he uses to point to the large number of facts that are hidden under the Official Secrets act, some of which donot even stand the criteria of a secret.
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Should High Schools Provide Birth Control Information and Condoms Teenage pregnancy during the late 90+s has risen tremendously throughout the years. Many studies have found that the number one age group of teenagers that become pregnant are between the ages of 15 and 16. This age group is just entering a world of it+s own called High School filled with homework, parties, drugs, and last but not ...
Thus the entire process of decision making, as it is being kept more and more hidden from the public domain, is turning more and more mystified; coupled with the fact that there is lack of citizen awareness and vigilance on the same. Write on ‘Universalization of corruption’=eg. black money in swiss banks Need based corruption=Tarun Gogoi’s statement on taking little bribes
