By the newest survey report of anti-corruption global civil society organisation Transparency International (TI), it has been now clear that finally PM Modi’s efforts are showing real results.
“In some of these countries, like India, the bribery rate was very high, but citizens were fairly positive about government efforts to fight corruption and a clear majority felt they could make a difference in the fight against corruption. South Korea, by contrast, had a very low bribery rate, but citizens were critical of government efforts to fight corruption”.
The survey was broken down into 5 sections;
#1 CORRUPTION IS ON THE DECLINE for few and opposite for few
#2 WHETHER GOVERNMENTS ARE DOING ENOUGH to check corruption
#3 PEOPLE, PAID A BRIBE WHEN USING A PUBLIC SERVICE
Bribery rates vary considerably between countries. Bribery was highest in India where nearly seven in 10 people who had accessed public services had to pay a bribe (69 per cent). This was followed closely by Vietnam where around two thirds had paid a bribe when accessing services (65 per cent).
Japan had the lowest bribery rate, with 0.2 per cent of respondents reporting paying a bribe.
#4 POLICEMEN AS MOST CORRUPT
The TI report stated that across the region, nearly two in five said that they thought most or all police officers were corrupt, which was the highest of any group.
In addition, just under a third of people in the region who had come into contact with a police officer in the last 12 months had paid a bribe, which was the highest of any service we asked about.
It further said the law and order institutions in Pakistan were the most likely of any country that TI surveyed to accept bribes – around seven in 10 people who came into contact with either the police or the courts had to pay a bribe (75 per cent and 68 per cent respectively).
“Vietnam and India had the highest bribery rates of all the countries surveyed for public schools (57 and 58 per cent) and healthcare (both 59 per cent), suggesting serious corruption risks when people try to access these basic services,” the report added.
#5 MALAYSIA AND VIETNAM ARE HAVING THE MOST SEVERE CORRUPTION PROBLEMS
Whereas few people strongly came up and said fighting and standing against the corruption is the best way to report the problem, few feared the consequences of putting up the problem. Australia being the most positive nation, Malaysia and Vietnam were in bottom lines.