10-19-2005, 12:16 AM
Incredible! Corruption in India is down
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Contrary to popular perception that corruption was on the rise in India, an international organisation on Tuesday said it had in fact decreased in the past one year and placed the country 88th among 159 nations, down by two ranks.
The Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index for 2004 had placed India 90th among 146 countries. India scored 2.9 in 2005 on a 10 to 0 scale of the index indicating the cleanest score and 0 the most corrupt.
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Iceland is the least corrupt country with a score of 9.7 while Bangladesh and Chad have jointly been described as the most corrupt nations in the world ranking 158th (1.7).
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<b> Kerala stands as the least corrupt state in India while Bihar tops the list.</b>
Jammu and Kashmir has been ranked the second most corrupt state of the country while Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Assam are also badly afflicted with the problem. Delhi stands 10th in the list.
The study said all services in <b>Bihar are ranked as the most corrupt in the country</b>. <b>Except hospitals, all services in Jammu and Kashmir are also corrupt </b>while in Madhya Pradesh, municipal services are ranked relatively better.
<b>In Karnataka services like income tax, judiciary, municipalities figure among the top corrupt services in the country</b> while in <b>Rajasthan judiciary (lower) ranks among the less corrupt services.</b>
In Assam, police and electricity figure as the most corrupt services in the country. In Himachal Pradesh most services are ranked as relatively less corrupt. Gujarat is ranked as less corrupt in comparison to other states.
<b>In Tamil Nadu, schools, hospitals, income tax and municipalities rank among the most corrupt departments in the country</b> while in West Bengal water supply service is ranked as the most corrupt service in the country.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Contrary to popular perception that corruption was on the rise in India, an international organisation on Tuesday said it had in fact decreased in the past one year and placed the country 88th among 159 nations, down by two ranks.
The Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index for 2004 had placed India 90th among 146 countries. India scored 2.9 in 2005 on a 10 to 0 scale of the index indicating the cleanest score and 0 the most corrupt.
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Iceland is the least corrupt country with a score of 9.7 while Bangladesh and Chad have jointly been described as the most corrupt nations in the world ranking 158th (1.7).
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<b> Kerala stands as the least corrupt state in India while Bihar tops the list.</b>
Jammu and Kashmir has been ranked the second most corrupt state of the country while Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Assam are also badly afflicted with the problem. Delhi stands 10th in the list.
The study said all services in <b>Bihar are ranked as the most corrupt in the country</b>. <b>Except hospitals, all services in Jammu and Kashmir are also corrupt </b>while in Madhya Pradesh, municipal services are ranked relatively better.
<b>In Karnataka services like income tax, judiciary, municipalities figure among the top corrupt services in the country</b> while in <b>Rajasthan judiciary (lower) ranks among the less corrupt services.</b>
In Assam, police and electricity figure as the most corrupt services in the country. In Himachal Pradesh most services are ranked as relatively less corrupt. Gujarat is ranked as less corrupt in comparison to other states.
<b>In Tamil Nadu, schools, hospitals, income tax and municipalities rank among the most corrupt departments in the country</b> while in West Bengal water supply service is ranked as the most corrupt service in the country.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->