Challenges of Corruption
Fight against corruption
While writing the Arthashastra, Kautilya while commenting on the political economy of the Maurya era, said
"Just as it is impossible not to taste the honey or poison on the tip of the tongue, similarly it is impossible for a person belonging to the government treasury not to taste even a small fraction of the king's property."
In fact, this tendency of consuming juice is increasing day by day and the fight against corruption is getting weaker. Corruption, despite all the anti-corruption rules and laws, whether it is economic corruption or socio-cultural corruption related to conduct, it is becoming a part of the behavior of people holding important positions)(Building trust and faith requires an environment where transparency, openness, boldness. Fairness and justice are valued. We should promote it.Often when it comes to the fight against corruption, different rules in specific measures Laws are talked about but now we have to understand that clearly absence of rules against corruption is not a problem. No law can be made on honesty.Legal rules may instill fear in a corrupt mind but cannot change the a corrupt person, which Gandhi used to talk about. In the words of Alexander Sozhansyin, "good and evil" The line that is there does not pass between nations, nor between classes,but through the heart of every human being.
It is necessary that high standards of morality should be set in a series, the code of conduct should be determined from personal life to public life, where not only government officials but also ordinary citizens, businessmen etc. Have a sense of responsibility. Public offices need to be treated as a trust.
Generally there are two sides to corruption,one where the institution itself is corrupt and the other, where the individual is corrupt.
The need is that the spirit of 'Sarvajan Hitay Sarvajan Sukhay' should be inculcated in every person, where there is only corruption of ranch.
Don't fill the sense of sin in him, honesty should become the life value of the officers and from time to time such honest persons should also be rewarded. All the pillars of democracy should work independently of each other for civil interests without any fear and their collective accountability should be fixed so that they can be easily evaluated, standards of ethics and integrity for life and character building be fixed. In every religion, truth has been considered as the corner stone of all life values and lying and stealing are considered as crimes. This should be publicized effectively.
Come strategy Finally, if there are laws, then in the words of Napoleon,
"The law should be so abstract that it can be carried in the pocket of the coat and it should be so simple that even a farmer can understand it."
Appointment of Lokpal and Lokayukta Simultaneously an 'Ethics Commissioner' also needs tobe appointed.
