The issue of whether India can be made corruption free is not very complicated but it is a question of great national concern. Corruption continues to permeate every aspect of state and civil society, public administration and the private economy. Nevertheless, the success of India’s vibrant democracy and an active civil society allows for the consideration of this problem, albeit a tedious fight lies ahead.
One of the ways of preventing corruption is therefore the strengthening of institutional frameworks. Corrupt practices can therefore be checked by allowing the institutions to be transparent, making some changes on the legal backdrop as well as tightening accountability. The process of enhancing institutional quality enables the promotion of a number of features necessary for the stimulation of a propitious setting for investment, including transparency and credibility of the system to the population, business and the global investor.
The other way in which society plays a major role in combating corruption is through information education. When citizens are informed of their rights, the legal procedures, and the harm done by corrupt practices in our society, the society changes. People must stand up and demand their rights and vote for people who they think will not corrupt the governance system and make corruption socially unacceptable but instead the people’s way of demanding governance accountability will be acceptable.
Along with these systemic reforms it is political will in order to effect a real change. The political leadership should therefore declare and fight corruption through actual measures. This is putting a stop to corrupt people, ensuring the establishment of corruption fighting laws, and coming up with models for emulation. Without such leadership, the anti-corruption crusade will not gain the needed momentum.
Finally, therefore, despite the odds stacked against it, India is not an impossible country to clean up corruption out of. The coming few decades can be again a time when those in power as well as ordinary people, businesses and Government institutions will be working together in the fight against corruption making the country virtually incorruptible.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Wanting to make India a corruption free country is not easy, but it is not an impossibility at all. Laws should be passed, the public informed and leadership demonstrate commitment in engaging the civil society hence marking positive changes. It is for this reason that we must realize that the country’s framework is democratic and its leadership committed to the cause of ensuring that transparency and integrity become the hallmarks of the society in future. The fight of India against corruption needs to be intensified, as a constant and collective struggle, but the dream of continuing to have a corruption-free society is a realistic one as long as each of the actors aligned to this cause gets committed to.
