Transparency puts India on list for failing to curb corruption
A major international index
of corruption and transparency has placed India on the watch list for its
inability to curb mega corruption scandals and petty bribery.
The annual index of
Transparency International issued on January 25 for 2016 placed India with
Brazil and China in the 79th position with a score of 40.
Report details:
- India’s condition showed growth with inequality.
- India’s ongoing poor performance with a score of 40
reiterates the state’s inability to effectively deal with petty corruption
and large-scale corruption scandals.
- The impact of corruption on poverty, illiteracy and
policy brutality showed that not only was the economy growing but so was
inequality.
- India’s current ranking, putting it in the high corruption
zone, has drawn critical observations from transparency campaigners.
- South Asia had performed poorly. Bangladesh at 145th
and Nepal at 131th positions were slotted in the highly corrupt section.
- Pakistan, at 116, also came in the red zone.
Afghanistan ranked 169th was in the “highly corrupt” list with Somalia
last rank of 176.
Transparency International:
Transparency International
e.V. (TI) is an international non-governmental organization which is based in Berlin, Germany, and was
founded in 1993.
- Its nonprofit purpose is to take action to combat corruption and prevent criminal
activities arising from
corruption.
- It publishes for example the Global Corruption Barometer and the Corruption
Perceptions Index. Transparency International has the legal status of a
German registered voluntary association (Eingetragener Verein) and serves as an umbrella organization.
- Its members are besides a few individuals more than 100 national chapters which engage in fighting corruption in their home countries.
