CORRUPTION FREE INDIA: A NATIONAL DREAM

In India, the epidemic of corruption is spreading rapidly in every field and department. Contractors and builders are constructing weak and low standard roads, bridges and houses. Students are engaged in mass copying. Teachers and examining bodies are indulged in leaking out question papers, doctors prescribe unnecessary medicines and traders are engaged in overcharging, adulteration and under weighing. Government officials take bribe for doing or sanctioning any work or contracts. Scams in banks, financial institutions, sports, defense department, religious places, and government projects are the order of the day. Hence, it has become biggest threat to the social and economic development of India. There is tremendous loss of national wealth due to various scams. In order to cure society from this deadly social evil, we should know its causes, consequences and remedies. So, the present paper will be an attempt to put stress on the need to keep the issue of corruption in development agenda. It will discuss various sectors of society involved in corruption, causes and consequences of corruption and remedies to snub this evil for a national dream of Corruption Free India to come true.