1. Introduction : Corruption is a worldwide phenomenon. It is a comprehensive term. It includes illegal gratification, bribe or hush money, nepotism, hoarding, profiteering, smuggling, misuse or abuse of power, nepotism , favouritism, etc. There is corruption in every department or field of life India.
2. What is corruption : It like cancer is eating into the vitals of our society and nation destroying it's moral structure. It has ruined our economy. Whomever we deal with an official, a trader, a politician, a minister , a labourer is corrupt in one from or the other. There is Corruption from the highest rang of the ladder to the lowest. There is no recognition of merit or efficiency. Justice denied, even bought and sold. People have lost their faith in honesty. They say that dishonesty is a sure passport to success in life.
3. Corruption in politics : politics in India has become a dirty game of corruption. Politicians are financed lakhs of rupees by business houses. After getting elected they role out favours in the form of licences to business houses with whose help they got themselves, elected. They have power and authority. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts a man absolutely. Further, our politicians have no moral scruples or principles.
4. Corruption in trade : Our community of traders is most corrupted. They resort to hoarding and create artificial shortages of daily use with a view of profiteering. They sell things in Black Market and fleece the poor and the rich alike. Smuggled goods are sold at high prices. Spurious things are sold as genuine ones. Our shopkeepers give short measures. All these people are antisocial.
5. Corruption is government offices : Our government machinery thoroughly corrupt and dishonest. It is impossible to come across an honest officials. No work in any government office can be got done without a bride to some official. Cases are not disposed off promptly, files move slowly from one desk to another. Corrupt officials often enjoy the patronage of ministers or some influential persons. They therefore, go Scot free when caught.
6. Reasons for corruption : The chief reason for this widespread corruption in our country is lack of national character. We could not built up this national character even during these fifty years of independence. Secondly, we need to develop a sense of duty to our country or countrymen. Temptation make people amass money by fair or foul means.
Thirdly, everybody wants to make easy and quick money. People wish to become rich overnight.
7. Conclusion : Drastic measures are needed to root out this disease. Strict action should be taken againsts dishonest and corrupt officials. We must create social awareness against the widespread corruption in our society or else our country would perish.
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