Indian Journal for Research in Law and Management
Advancing Law and Management
ISSN No. : 2583-9896
ISSN No. : 2583-9896
ANTI-CORRUPTION FRAMEWORK IN INDIA – BALANCING ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY
Abstract
Imagine a public officer or a Politician asking you for money, which is actually their duty to
perform, sounds odd, right? That’s a bribe. When in a democratic country everyone is equally
accountable, and only a democratically elected leader has power, what if the same leader is part
of corruption? Then comes the legal framework into the box. This problem of corruption has
existed since independence. The first official framework for corruption is the Prevention of
Corruption Act, 1947, which dealt with bribe gifts in the name of service, which created
accountability on the side of public officers. In this blog, one can understand the framework of
corruption laws in India, with real-life examples like the Anna Hazare movement, which
created administrative efficiency.