Corruption, the one and only factor that hinders the development of India and it is also a biggest question for various social scientists and economists to accurately predict the country’s growth down the line after a few years. When one deeply thinks about the corruption and dreams to get that rid of from a developing or emerging country such as India, they should think of all the reasons that would form part of making such a beautiful, developing and emerging country hinder to growth.
Let’s dig deep into the very basic reasons for corruption to prevail in a country like India. Take an example of typical Government clerk; he/she will have a family with a life partner, aged parents, 2 or 3 children living in a town. The monthly household expenditure at current prices will be as follows:
Average House Rent Per Month: INR 3,500/-
Food, Vegetables, Groceries Bill per Month on an Expected Average: INR 8,000/-
Monthly Medical Expenses: INR 2,000/-
Children’s Education Bills (if they are pursuing in private schools or higher education): INR 7,000/-
The above computation comes to a total monthly bill of INR 20,500/-. I strongly believe that you will feel astonished to hear that typical Government clerk’s average monthly income. It will be ranging from INR 8,000 – 12,000/-. You should be wondering how he/she makes their monthly house hold stuff easily run with very less income compared to their household expenditure. There comes the best available alternative to such employees – corruption, which can easily let them survive in such struggling condition. Though that particular employee knows that corruption is not a fair act, his monthly burdensome expenditure makes him get corrupted. Like wise corruption starts and common man feels that corruption is a best way to get his file moved and work done from a government office.
If we see from a common man point of view, when he/she tries to apply to secure or transact in any government office, he or she will face long queues and huge waiting time. As they are very busy with their other professional and household activities, they try to avoid the long queues by bribe the officials and get their work done very quickly than others. When any other person gets to know that, he will try to afford more bribe than what is given by a common man. Like wise the bribing amounts will increase rapidly. When one tries to examine this issue in depth, he/she will find that all these are the consequences of population explosion. As the country’s population is close to the mark of 110 Crores, there will be huge crunch of resources and services including the most useful government resources and services. In order to avail those government services at a faster and comfortable pace, one will think of negative or destructive approaches. Corruption is the first such approach one finds easier to go ahead. Thus people fall prey of corruption, which is far dangerous than a cancer. One of the best solutions for complete corruption eradication is having a right control on population growth.
