10 Things the Government Should do to Reduce Corruption

1. FIX WORK DEADLINES
IT refunds in 12 weeks. Applications disposed of in seven days. Penalise if deadlines are not met.
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2. INSTALL CCTVs
In offices, and link them to the vigilance wing. Helps if people know their actions are being recorded.
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3. INCREASE SENTENCES
Minimum 10 years RI.
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4. IMPOSE COMMUNITY SERVICE
Make three years of this mandatory after the prison terms are completed.
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5. CANCEL PERKS
Strip the guilty of retirement benefits. It would make bribes far less attractive.
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6. MARK PAN CARDS
Punch a hole, for instance, in the PAN cards of the persons found guilty.
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7. IMPOSE GRAFT TAX
On persons with marked PAN cards. Say, 20 percent of earnings.
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8. DISALLOW INSURANCE
Take away insurance cover of those with marked PAN cards.
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9. HONOUR THE HONEST
With incentives and awards. Is a great motivation to stay clean.
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10. EMPOWER INTEGRITY
Encourage political parties to reserve 10 percent posts for persons with less than Rs. 2 lakh savings.
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10 THINGS IT SHOULD NOT
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1. Put government survival ahead of punishing the corrupt
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2. Hide behind judicial processes
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3. Weaken the regulators
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4. Claim innocence. It is their job to know and act
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5. Be afraid to act against defaulters
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6. Ignore genuine needs. Lower level salaries could be better
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7. Dither
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8. Resist transparency
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9. Be seriously vulnerable to money
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10. Minimise the issue

From Tehelka Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 2, Dated January 15, 2011 CURRENT AFFAIRS
VIJAY SIMHA’s