Corruption and Its impact on Governance in India

Abstract

In the 21st century, India is emerging as the leading democratic state of the globe. But since the last two or three decades in India, many observers observed the corrosive effects of corruption- a series of scams and scandals under previous Congress government  especially in UPA II era. Although, corruption is not a new difficulty for India, but with the rising of public opinion against corruption, including the major scams have galvanised a growing middle class with enlarged demands for improved governance. The tide has spurred new-fangled supporting movements and enforced the regime to take new initiatives for closing-down of corruption. This paper is an attempt to analyses the historical line of dishonesty in the pre-independent as well as post-independent India. It also analyses the existing machinery for the removal of corruption in India. The study concludes with the findings and suggestions.