Corruption Issues and Challenges - Inputs Required on Root Causes

Dear Friends

Thank you for your time and invaluable insights on the subject of Corruption related issues and challenges. Over 1000 posts and comments on the subject have been received so far. To take the discussion to root causes, we have summarized the Issues outlined by you in 4 categories below. While the actual event may be unique, it falls under one of these broad areas.

If there is something missing, kindly post it as a comment to this post. Let us move forward and root cause these so we can figure out what drive these issues of bribery/corruption. Please respond to this post for your comment to be included in review. Do not propose solutions yet. Once we know the Root Causes, we will start the Solutions discussion in a separate post.

Thank you again for your participation.

Rajendra Pratap Gupta
Bharatiya Janata Party

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Corruption Issues and Challenges in India

Citizen – Government Corruption
Bribes for various services like Ration Card, LPG connection, Vehicle Registration, Property Registration, Driving License, Water Connection, Electrical Connection, Getting Sewers Clean, Income Tax Assessments, Municipality works/permissions, Police FIR, Traffic Police, Passport Verification, Provident Fund collection, Birth/Marriage Death Certificate, Aadhar/ID/Voter card, Railway TC seat assignment, School and College Admission, Hospitals, Courts, Getting Government Jobs and Transfers.

Business - Government Corruption
Bribes and Kickbacks for getting licenses, getting qualified as a Government supplier, finding tender information, winning a contract, collecting dues, supply nexus where the Government/Taxpayer is cheated, Corruption in cash and kinds, with individuals officers or everyone in the chain/transaction. Bribes are paid for most inspections and certifications like Labour, Quaity, Fire, Safety, Weights and Measure, Pollution etc as well as to renew most licenses. Bribes are also paid in most tax dealings like VAT, Service Tax, Customs/Excise to get clearance or file a return.

Business – Business Corruption
Bribes paid by entrepreneurs/SMEs to get qualified with big companies to do business, get tender information, secure orders, collect payments, get ahead of competition. In some cases where supply is in shortage, bribes are paid by distributors/dealers to get stock. SMEs used by large companies as sub-contractors to pay bribes to the Government.

Citizen- Business Corruption
Citizen paying bribes in some private school/colleges for admission. Bribery of private company officials to secure a job. Bribes being paid for home loan, insurance claim processing, faster processing of phone/internet connections. more