Why is it that India which holds the principle of Satyameva Jayathe is so corrupt now in every field of life?

Satyameva Jayate A slogan by which the world gets reminded of India. But that may not hold true in the present context of our country. The nation seethes in anger at the government's sluggish response, prominent civil society personalities and are planning to unleash a concerted people's movement against corrupt politicians, bureaucrats and judges. The current scenario is indeed daunting. India is the world's ninth most corrupt country and, according to a survey by Transparency International, over half of its population has paid a bribe to government officials in the past 12 months. The Global Corruption Barometer 2010 revealed that 74% of Indians think corruption has increased in the past year. Political parties, members of parliament and the police force are perceived as the most corrupt sectors of Indian society. No prizes for guessing who follows on that list of infamy the judiciary and the corporate sector. This is not a story of a single person. It is us, a country, as a whole which is responsible for being the Reasons behind increasing political scams in India. Some of the critical reasons found out maybe listed as follows:

In India, the election is not state funded. Now days cost of winning elections are beyond imagination. This is one of the major reasons behind political corruptions. Inactive use of Right to information Act by Indian citizens is encouraging politicians to do corruption in a fearless manner. Pressure of coalition government is preventing the Prime Minister or Chief Minister to take any stern action against a corrupted politician or minister. All the anti-corruption wings are under direct control of Government. Hence, ministers and politicians get an easy way to escape from the charges by pressurizing the Investigation agency. Whistle- blowing activities and private sector initiatives against corruption are at their infancy stage in India.

At Press Trust of India, Chicago IPS officer-turned social activist Kiran Bedi said, India loses $16 bn each year due to corruption Speaking at an event here organized by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, she said, "out of every Rs100 meant for infrastructure development, only Rs 16 is used and Rs84 is lost."

She said that if India is free of corruption, it could become the most developed country in the world and all its debt would go away. Explaining why there is a pressing need to take a collective stand against corruption, Kiran Bedi says: Corruption has increased steadily in India in the past 60 years. The nation has lost huge amounts of money that are locked in bank accounts and assets in India and abroad. She adds, If all this money were brought back, India would be able to fulfill the need for schools, dispensaries, vocational training institutes and other facilities for all its citizens without anyone of us having to pay taxes for the next 30 years.

A corruption-free India?
The activists point out that an anti-corruption body envisaged under a draft government Bill that is currently before Parliament will bring the bureaucracy and judiciary within its purview. The first salvo has already been fired. On 30 January, the day of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, thousands of people under the banner of a social movement called India Against Corruption', will take to the streets of the national capital and march from Ramlila Grounds to Jantar Mantar. Their demand: enactment of a law to set up an effective anti-corruption mechanism. A corruption-free India? Might seem like a pipedream at the moment, but those behind this crusade believe it is in the realms of possibility. Political will and a strong social shove are all that is needed.