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Sat, 08/20/2011 - 21:59
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Corruption weakens citizens' confidence: Plan panel
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Capturing India's mood, the
12th Plan blueprint, finalised Saturday, said corruption in
administration is weakening the confidence of citizens and is
imposing enormous costs.
"Corruption at various levels of administration is
weakening the confidence of citizens in the quality of
governance and is also imposing enormous costs since a system
vulnerable to corruption is more easily manipulated by the
rich and the powerful," the Approach Paper to the 12th Plan
said
The blueprint to the next Plan (2012-17) was approved by
the full Planning Commission which met here under the
chairmanship of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. It
called for setting up of institutions like Lokpal and
Lokayuktas.
It said economic reforms have eliminated corruption from
many areas like import and industrial licensing, but "there
are other areas where it has surfaced".
Rapid economic growth has led to sharp increase in the
value of natural resources like minerals, or telecom spectrum
or land, it said. "As long as these resources are alloted on
the basis of discretion exercised on a non-transparent manner,
the perception of corruption and also its likelihood
increases," the Paper added.
The Paper said in the absence of effective mechanisms for
investigating corrupt practices, quickly prosecuting those
suspected to be involved, and obtaining convictions from the
courts, an increase in corruption is unavoidable.
Concerned about the widespread menace, it said
"Corruption is far too prevalent and needs to be tackled to top half, but this is hardly meaningful given the high
corruption levels."
Noting that corruption at various levels is weakening the
confidence of citizens in the quality of governance, the
Commission pointed out that while in the past, economic
reforms have eliminated corruption from many areas where it
was earlier widespread, for example industrial licensing and
import licensing, there are other areas where it has surfaced.
"Rapid economic growth has meant sharp increase in the
value of natural resources and as long as these resources --
whether they are minerals, or spectrum or land -- are allotted
on the basis of discretion exercised in a non-transparent
manner..."
"In the absence of effective mechanisms for investigating
corrupt practices and quickly prosecuting those suspected to
be involved and obtaining convictions from the courts, an
increase in corruption is unavoidable," it said.
The Commission further suggested that an analysis of
levels of satisfaction and reasons thereof would be extremely
useful if done concurrently as programmes get implemented and
civil society and other independent agencies must be charged
with this responsibility.
The Commission said it has made a case for introducing a framework law governing the functions of independent
regulators in different sectors other than the financial sector.
12th Plan blueprint, finalised Saturday, said corruption in
administration is weakening the confidence of citizens and is
imposing enormous costs.
"Corruption at various levels of administration is
weakening the confidence of citizens in the quality of
governance and is also imposing enormous costs since a system
vulnerable to corruption is more easily manipulated by the
rich and the powerful," the Approach Paper to the 12th Plan
said
The blueprint to the next Plan (2012-17) was approved by
the full Planning Commission which met here under the
chairmanship of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. It
called for setting up of institutions like Lokpal and
Lokayuktas.
It said economic reforms have eliminated corruption from
many areas like import and industrial licensing, but "there
are other areas where it has surfaced".
Rapid economic growth has led to sharp increase in the
value of natural resources like minerals, or telecom spectrum
or land, it said. "As long as these resources are alloted on
the basis of discretion exercised on a non-transparent manner,
the perception of corruption and also its likelihood
increases," the Paper added.
The Paper said in the absence of effective mechanisms for
investigating corrupt practices, quickly prosecuting those
suspected to be involved, and obtaining convictions from the
courts, an increase in corruption is unavoidable.
Concerned about the widespread menace, it said
"Corruption is far too prevalent and needs to be tackled to top half, but this is hardly meaningful given the high
corruption levels."
Noting that corruption at various levels is weakening the
confidence of citizens in the quality of governance, the
Commission pointed out that while in the past, economic
reforms have eliminated corruption from many areas where it
was earlier widespread, for example industrial licensing and
import licensing, there are other areas where it has surfaced.
"Rapid economic growth has meant sharp increase in the
value of natural resources and as long as these resources --
whether they are minerals, or spectrum or land -- are allotted
on the basis of discretion exercised in a non-transparent
manner..."
"In the absence of effective mechanisms for investigating
corrupt practices and quickly prosecuting those suspected to
be involved and obtaining convictions from the courts, an
increase in corruption is unavoidable," it said.
The Commission further suggested that an analysis of
levels of satisfaction and reasons thereof would be extremely
useful if done concurrently as programmes get implemented and
civil society and other independent agencies must be charged
with this responsibility.
The Commission said it has made a case for introducing a framework law governing the functions of independent
regulators in different sectors other than the financial sector.
