It has only spread far and wide in our time. It is prevalent in office and every walk of life today. Corruption has social, political and economic dimension redtapism is the father of corruption. Bribery, hoarding, black-marketing, adulteration, smuggling and nepotism are some of the known forms of corruption in daily life.
Corruption implies acquiring wealth or other benefits through illegal means.
The irony is that corruption in public life in India has increased with the spread of democracy. From the top to the bottom, every official in the administration is corrupt. It is only the question of paying him his price for getting something expedited and done. People in positions of authority misuse their power blatantly. When caught, they use the same means that they have employed to buy their way out.