Lok Sabha Question No. 2532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Corruption Percentage
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2532

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019)

## CORRUPTION PERCENTAGE

## 2532. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has prepared any chart of corruption percentage of every State  and  Union  Territories  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Union Government has been successful in mitigating corruption from various sectors/departments of the Ministry, if so, the details thereof, State and UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has taken initiative to launch any kind of programme/strategy to reduce the corruption in various sectors/departments and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the position of India in the list of corrupt countries of the world?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (c):  The Government of India, in pursuance of its commitment to 'Zero Tolerance Against Corruption'  has taken several measures to combat corruption which, inter alia, include:

- i. Systemic  improvements  and  reforms  to  provide  transparent  citizen-friendly  services  and reduce corruption. These, inter alia,  include:
- a) Disbursement of welfare benefits directly to  the  citizens  under  various  schemes  of  the Government in a transparent manner   through the Direct Benefit Transfer initiative.
- b) Implementation of E-tendering in public procurements.
- c) Introduction of e-Governance and simplification of procedure and systems.
- d) Introduction of Government procurement through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM).
- ii. Discontinuation  of  interviews  in  recruitment  of  Group  'B'  (Non-Gazetted)  and  Group  'C' posts in Government of India.
- iii. Invocation of FR-56(j) and AIS(DCRB) Rules, 1958 for prematurely retiring officials whose performance has been reviewed and found unsatisfactory.
- iv. The All India Services (Disciplinary and Appeal)  Rules and Central Civil Services (Classification,  Control  and  Appeal)  Rules  have  been  amended  to  provide  for  specific timelines in the procedure related to disciplinary proceedings.

- v. The  Prevention  of  Corruption  Act,  1988  has  been  amended  on  26.07.2018  to  bring  a paradigm shift  in  tackling  corruption  in  as  much  as  clearly  criminalizing  the  act  of  giving bribe,  checking  big  ticket  corruption  by  creating  a  vicarious  liability  in  respect  of  senior management  of  commercial  organizations  where  the  act  of  giving  of  bribe  is  with  their consent or connivance.
- vi. Issue of instructions by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) asking the organizations to adopt Integrity Pact in major procurement activities and to ensure effective and expeditious investigation wherever any irregularity/misconduct is noticed.
- vii. The institution of Lokpal has been operationalised by appointment of a Chairperson and eight Members, including four judicial Members. Lokpal is statutorily mandated to directly receive and  independently  process  complaints  as  regards  alleged  offences  against  public  servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

In addition, the CVC as an apex integrity institution has adopted a multi-pronged strategy and  approach  to  combat  corruption,  which  encompasses  punitive,  preventive  and  participative vigilance.  However, the Government of India does not follow the practice of maintaining chart of corruption percentage pertaining to States and Union Territories.

(d):    No such data is being maintained.

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