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Anticorruption in the health sector-Taryn Vian, William D. Savedoff, Harald Mathisen (2010) (IT SHOWS HOW IT IS AN INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM .
Anticorruption in the health sector
[Anticorruption in the health sector]
Taryn Vian, William D. Savedoff, Harald Mathisen (2010)
(WE CAN SEE IT WITH INDIAN PERSPECTIVE ALSO AS WE GET MEDICINES/PROCURMENT WORK DEAL WITH INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES SO AS MEDICAL TOURISM...ETC...VT)
This book, co-edited by Harald Mathisen from CMI/U4 describes how corruption is a serious problem for both rich and poor countries, threatening international development and eroding confidence in governments.
In the health sector, corruption is literally a matter of life and death: facilities crumble when repair funds are embezzled; fake drugs flood the market with corrupt regulators managing supply, and doctors extorting under-the-table payments from patients fail to provide needed care. Most major development organizations have rewritten their anticorruption strategies in the last five years, hinting that reform is within reach. But these strategies pay little attention to incentives and capacity at the sector level. Those preparing to fight corruption in the health sector have very few resources to guide them until now.
Anticorruption in the Health Sector brings practical experience to bear on anticorruption approaches tailored specifically to health. The contributors, all skilled practitioners, address the consequences of different types of corruption and show how agencies can more effectively address these challenges as an integral part of their development work. Both practitioner and classroom-friendly, this book finally addresses a neglected issue that has so much bearing on global health and governance.
Table of Contents:
Part One: Taking Funds from Public Coffers
1) Introduction: Closing Opportunities for Corruption in the Health Sector - Taryn Vian, William D. Savedoff and Harald Mathisen
2) Fighting Fraud in Hospitals - Stephen N. Musau and T. Vian
3) Embezzlement of Donor Funding in Health Projects - Katherine Semrau, Nancy Scott and T. Vian
4) Reducing Vulnerabilities to Corruption in User Fee Systems - T. Vian
Part Two: Demanding Payment Where Services Should Be Free
5) Informal Pay and the Quality of Health Care: Lessons From Tanzania - Ottar Mæstad and Aziza Mwisongo
6) Strategies for Reducing Informal Payments - Kelly Miller and T. Vian
Part Three: Manipulating Procurement and Drug Supply
7) Pay for Honesty? Lessons on Wages and Corruption from Public Hospitals - W. Savedoff
8) Preventing Drug Diversion Through Supply Chain Management - T. Vian
9) The Impact of Information and Accountability on Hospital Procurement Corruption - W. Savedoff
10) Transparency and Accountability in an Electronic Era: The Case of Pharmaceutical Procurement; Brenda Waning and T. Vian
Part Four: Restoring Integrity Through Transparency and Accountability
11) Transparency in Health Programs - T. Vian
12) Using Financial Performance Monitoring to Promote Transparency and Accountability in Health Systems - David Collins and T. Vian
13) Budget Transparency, Civil Society and Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys - W. Savedoff and Ethan Joselow
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FEW NEWS ARTICLE RELATED CORRUPTIONS DIFFERENT ASPECTS(JUST FOR A SMALL EXAMPLE...VT)
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* Anti-Corruption : News Articles
o Library of Articles related to Corruption -
o 196 corruption cases pending -
o 196 corruption cases pending -
o 71 new fast track courts to fight corruption - Speaking at the CBI biennial conference, Manmohan Singh had warned that corruption was seriously hur
o Advocate in ACB net for bribe demand - MUMBAI: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against a public prosecutor, Manikara
o Afternoon: Five government staffers held for flood relief scam: Nov 16, 2006 - They collectively mismanaged funds meant as relief for the families residing in Kurla
o AICTE chairman suspended over corruption case - In the latest development in the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) corruption racket
o BS : And justice for a handful : Oct 14,2007 -
o BS : T Thomas: Is India on the path of Redemption? : Feb 23, 2007 - In discussing such corruption, it is common to blame exclusively the politicians
o BS : Volcker says World Bank lax on graft : Sept 14, 2007 - Bank staff and directors for failing to take corruption sufficiently
o BS: Fighting imported corruption: March 31, 2011 -
o BS: Govt suspends AICTE chairman over graft case: July 30, 2009 -
o BS: It's not the same old corruption: November 24, 2010 -
o BS: MCI boss, 3 others in CBI net on bribery charges: April 24, 2010 -
o BS: Remedy for corruption: November 27, 2010 -
o BS: The Kolkata fire points to growing corruption among civic authorities: March 27, 2010 -
o Buta Singh's son admits to involvement in bribery scam - Corruption is a way of life in India which is brought and flurished by the Congress party. Even in t
o CBI books top FCI officials for graft - the CBI on Saturday registered corruption cases against the general manager and deputy general mana
o CBI raids on UGC official over corruption - joint secretary, UGC, for her alleged involvement in a corruption case during her stint in All India
o Corruption a threat to national security - NEW DELHI: While coming down heavily on corruption, the Chief Justice of India, KG Balakrishnan, sai
o Corruption rampant in NREGA in Assam Cong Govt: AIUDF - of corruption in Assam, alleged All India United Democratic Front of Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, Lok
o DNA : Senior Military Officers Misuse Facilities of Aircraft and Choppers : Apr 9, 2007 - Army choppers are mostly used to visit hill stations and holiday
o DNA: 50% of top cops corrupt: Ribeiro: May 01, 2008 -
o DNA: 6 former judges accused of corruption fall ill together to skip trial: January 14, 2011 -
o DNA: A soft and corrupt state, instead of curbing, breeds terrorism: August 12, 2008 -
o DNA: ACB arrested 160 govt personnel last year: Feb 18, 2008 -
o DNA: Activists, lawyers seek Right to Service Act: March 14, 2011 -
o DNA: After 'losing' Rs500 crore in IPL, Maharahtra wakes up: April 24, 2010 -
o DNA: Be Vigilant....Stop Corruption: November 03, 2008 -
o DNA: China to 'honour' corrupt officials in new museum: March 29, 2010 -
o DNA: Corporators cannot be tried for corruption: December 03, 2008 -
o DNA: Corrupt states: Can they ever initiate real reforms?: April 08, 2008 -
o DNA: Corruption hurts our psyche and self-esteem: February 10, 2011 -
o DNA: How to reduce “bribe taxation” by the use of technology: December 07, 2010 -
o DNA: I-T official splurged on foreign trips: April 19, 2010 -
o DNA: Making Honesty a Policy in Indonesia Cafes: June 17, 2009 -
o DNA: MS Bali corruption goes back 10 years: March 12, 2010 -
o DNA: MTNL was duped by own staffers: August 13, 2010 -
o DNA: SC wants corrupt bureaucrats, lawmakers out of office: July 16, 2008 -
o DNA: School students are gearing up to tackle corruption: June 11, 2008 -
o DNA: Software will weed out cop corruption: June 24, 2009 -
o DNA: State report indicts bogus trust in church land scam: September 02, 2009 -
o DNA: State uses the Net to rein in IAS, IPS officers: April 17, 2010 -
o DNA: Want to register vehicle? Pay via internet, no need to bribe: November 02, 2010 -
o DNA: Why we are corrupt, and what we can do about it: April 25, 2010 -
o DNA: Woman corporator caught taking bribe: August 21, 2009 -
o ET: CAG does coordinate with CBI: April 25, 2010 -
o ET: Centre lost 26k cr due to Raja: CAG: April 07, 2010 -
o ET: CVC orders probe against NHAI officials in appointment fraud: January 24, 2011 -
o ET: Getting corruption right: December 31, 2010 -
o ET: India to ratify UN convention against corruption soon: November 30, 2010 -
o ET: Institutionalisation of corruption: November 27, 2010 -
o ET: Lokpal bill: Necessary, but not sufficient: April 15, 2011 -
o ET: National Highway to corruption?: January 03, 2011 -
o ET: Remove the shield of the corrupt: January 28, 2011 -
o ET: Sustainable economic growth & character of future India depend on eliminating corruption:July 09 -
o ET: Time we punish negligent and pliable investigators: January 16, 2011 -
o Experts discuss ways to fight corruption - Spirit India volunteers of GGDSD College, Chandigarh, under the aegis of Aavahan, an NGO, organized
o FE: Comptroller and Auditor General of India as agent of change: April 23, 2010 -
o FE: Strong youth movement can remove corruption: August 08, 2009 -
o Four persons arrested on the allegation Of a bribe of Rs. 3 crore: CBI - A Municipal Contractor, Nasik made a complaint to CBI, ACB, Mumbai on 18.07.09 against two private p
o High growth to counter corruption - Some might dispute the reason advanced by B&J (it is not clear the fight against corruption in India
o HT: 14 years on, 28 Thane corporators to be prosecuted for corruption: March 27, 2010 -
o HT: CM to crack down on corruption: December 17, 2010 -
o HT: Complete probe into city Congress chief’s wealth, court tells Anti-Corruption Bureau: Dec 17, 10 -
o HT: Corruption is the biggest challenge: March 17, 2010 -
o HT: Polite Customs officers at airport? Thank the CBI: August 11, 2009 -
o HT: Social audits can help the poor keep an eye on State spending on development : December 13, 2010 -
o HT: Students gauge city’s corruption quotient: December 09, 2010 -
o HT: Watchdog can probe PMO corruption too: New bill: October 18, 2010 -
o IE : How do we generate collective action to address the supply side of corruption? : Oct 19,2007 -
o IE : Ernest & Young to Help Govt Track Dirty Money : Mar 27, 2007 - They will set up systems for monitoring laundering, suspect transactions
o IE: A ‘revolution’ to spread awareness on anti-corruption Bill: February 23, 2011 -
o IE: Act now: a national toll-free number to report movie piracy: July 26, 2010 -
o IE: Bill to tackle bribery by foreigners, pvt sector: March 23, 2011 -
o IE: Codes for political executive, civil servants to check corruption : Nov 8, 2006 - Codes for the political executive and civil servants are in the offing
o IE: Corruption a challenge facing judiciary and govt, says PM: April 20, 2008 -
o IE: Delhi high court says corrupt central servants can be punished after retirement: Sep 08, 2010 -
o IE: GoM formed to take call on UN anti-corruption law: January 06, 2011 -
o IE: Govt studying UK, Finland, Sweden laws: April 15, 2011 -
o IE: Govt to consult civil society groups on Lokpal Bill: March 09, 2011 -
o IE: Greasing palms: August 21, 2009 -
o IE: Growing pains?: March 15, 2011 -
o IE: Helpline clicks; pirated discs worth 5 lakh seized in month: August 05, 2010 -
o IE: How effective are India's anti-corruption mechanisms?: December 09, 2008 -
o IE: In China, a new software helps battle corruption: January 17, 2011 -
o IE: Less mud, please: November 22, 2010 -
o IE: Measure of corruption is: December 15, 2010 -
o IE: MLAs lose fund, officer loses property as Nitish fights corruption: December 13, 2010 -
o IE: Netas grab Mumbai flats meant for poor, needy wait for decades: December 16, 2010 -
o IE: NHAI to give rewards for info on corruption: February 28, 2011 -
o IE: Rs 25-crore bank draft fraud: Cops arrest trustee of education body: March 10, 2010 -
o IE: Taking back India’s levers: Feb 19, 2009 -
o IE: The mechanisms exist to investigate corruption: November 16, 2010 -
o IE: The police can be energised only if senior officers set a disciplined example: August 13, 2010 -
o IE: The pursuit of the powerful: October 19, 2010 -
o IE: The roots of corruption: June 25, 2009 -
o IE: Who sits on CVC corruption complaints? Railways, Delhi Govt top list: December 02, 2009 -
o India 'blacklists' 7 defence cos on corruption charges - Cracking down on corruption in defence deals, India has blacklisted seven companies, including those
o India 84th out of 180 on index of corruption - Transparency International India's (TII) corruption index released on Tuesday has ranked India 84th
o Indian officials accused of mobile corruption scam - Corruption in India is a low-risk, high-reward pursuit,” N. Vittal, a former head of the Central
o Law soon to tackle corruption in judiciary: Veerappa Moily - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Centre will soon bring in legislation to tackle issues related to accountabi
o Lethargy promotes corruption in India - Corruption prevails in India because the perception about what amounts to corruption is very weak in
o Livemint : Shipping Corp bribes customs to clear ships : Sept 19,2007 - PSU controlled by the Union government, has admitted it is forced to pay bribes to government custom
o LM: Adding to the struggle for shelter: September 24, 2008 - (pdf)
o LM: Breaking news: corruption: February 04, 2011 -
o LM: By some estimates, there is around $1.5 trillion of black money that has originated in India - December 08, 2008
o LM: Corruption fighters form closeknit club: July 08, 2010 -
o LM: Corruption has social acceptance: September 07, 2010 -
o LM: Corruption seen as rising worldwide: December 10, 2010 -
o LM: How corrupt is India compared with other countries?: December 16, 2010 -
o LM: Hurdles in department of land records: August 27, 2008 -
o LM: India's fraying institutions: March 14, 2011 -
o LM: Police: a case of fence eating the crop: September 08, 2008 -
o LM: Shifting nature of corruption: December 17, 2010 - (pdf)
o LM: Simpler regulations required to tackle corruption: November 16, 2010 -
o LM: The tipping point of corruption: November 22, 2010 -
o LM: Transparency body lacks means to track pacts with public sector: December 12, 2008 -
o LM: Vigilance Commission suggests sweeping reforms to fight graft: August 27, 2010 -
o LM: When bribes don’t work: December 15, 2010 -
o Maharashtra police top corruption chart in first half of 2009 - PTI Mumbai: The Maharashtra police, who had highest number of bribery ... According to the figures a
o MM : Getting less corrupt? : Sept 29, 2007 - Latest international index ranking shows graft in India is declining
o MM : We need sting operations that expose naked corruption : Oct 22,2007 -
o MM: CAG and the pursuit of mediocrity: December 10, 2010 -
o MM: Can we be Asia’s Sweden?: June 08, 2009 -
o MM: CM,governor seek blueprint to deal with corruption: January 14, 2011 -
o MM: Corrupt marshals binned , city loses chance to clean up: June 12, 2010 -
o MM: Crystal clear: youth wants transparent governance: May 18, 2009 -
o MM: Delhi police dread man who 'stings': April 14, 2008 -
o MM: Ex-environment minister owns flat in building under CRZ scanner: December 17, 2009 -
o MM: From 1996 TO 2010, Only 129 Corrupt Officials in BMC: September -
o MM: Govt offers cash rewards for reporting corrupt babus: November 05, 2008 -
o MM: Honest officer’s dilemma: August 10, 2009 -
o MM: India rank in graft index up 18 spots : Nov 7, 2006 - Rating done by Berlin-based Transparency International
o MM: Malad tops city’s most corrupt BMC ward list: September 24, 2008 -
o MM: More teeth to your fight against corruption: February 06, 2011 -
o MM: Supreme Court allow investigation into cases of judicial corruption: September 22, 2008 -
o MM:If a society has to fightcorruption,the youth fightcorruption right from the school level:March09 -
o Roy suggests simplifying system to root out corruption - He was talking in a Vigilance Awareness Week 2009 organised by an NGO Public Concern for Governance
o RTI ACT, 2005: Anti Corruption Tool - make transparency in govt. administrative work and to reduce corruption. It emanates from Fundamenta
o Senior railway officer held for corruption in Lucknow - Uttar Pradesh tax official faces corruption charge Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh vigilance
o Strong youth movement can remove corruption in India: Kalam - It is only youth movement in the country which can remove and finally eradicate corruption and enjoy
o Tata Tea launches new 'Jaago Re' campaign, on corruption - Buouyed by the success of 'Jaago Re', its earlier campaign which exhorted people to wake up and vote
o Telegu Portal: Anti-corruption body plans multi-pronged attack: Nov 28, 2006 - The India Regeneration Initiatives (IRI) chalks out its attack on corruption in high places
o The Free Press Journal: Fighting corruption is a national agenda: October 23, 2010 -
o The Hindu: IIM-A students to start helpline on corruption: November 30, 2010 -
o TO I: Govt outsources inquiries against errant officials : Oct 29,2007 -
o TOI : 25% of FCI staff corrupt : Sept 11, 2007 - Over a quarter of junior-level FCI officials were found guilty of corruption in the last three years
o TOI : 8,200 CBI Cases Still Await Trial : Feb 11, 2007 - Agency is now examining ways and means to expedite trials of pending cases
o TOI : Babus declare ministers maha-corrupt : Aug 28, 2007 - Findings of a wide-ranging opinion poll conducted among the state's top bureaucrats are out
o TOI : CBI case on I-T official for Rs 20-crore assets : Feb 16, 2007 - CBI claimed to have found several property documents and share certificates worth crores
o TOI : Corruption in Indian Education System is High : Jun 7, 2007 - Cheating is now so well established that students protest & demand their traditional 'right to cheat
o TOI : Crusading officer feels the heat : Oct 25,2007 - The corporation collected Rs 3,450 crore by way of octroi last fiscal and this year’s
o TOI : Ghaziabad municipality officially accepts bribes through cheques : Sept 11, 2007 - MCG is now officially accepting bribes paid through cheques
o TOI : India out of 'truly' corrupt list, Haiti leads bribery brigade : Aug 25, 2007 -
o TOI : Lok Ayukta Initiated Action in Only a Handful of Cases : Mar 31, 2007 - Lok Ayukta Costs Tax-Payers Rs 1.28 Cr A Year But Has Addressed only 4 of 14,000 Complaints.
o TOI : octroi vigilance team under vigilance : Oct 26,2007 -
o TOI : PIL on state CID corruption, HC seeks govt reply : Aug 17, 2007 -
o TOI : Rs 3-crore bribe lands senior IAS officer in trouble : Apr 25, 2007 - Bribe was taken to award a contract for renovation of Delhi Jal Board's pipelines.
o TOI : Tryst with Sleaze : Sept 28, 2007 - We are becoming less corrupt, but not quickly enough
o TOI : Woman puts corrupt peon behind bars : Jan 12, 2007 - A mother of twins, Salgaokar, who has a management degree, said she wanted to set an example.
o TOI : Yet To Cut Trough The Red Tape : Nov 12,2007 -
o TOI: ACT - Against corruption together: January 21, 2011 -
o TOI: All tender documents must be preserved, says former civic chief: May 16, 2008 -
o TOI: Anti-corruption inspector arrested for taking bribe: April 08, 2010 -
o TOI: Borivli shopkeeper's anti-graft crusade nets seven officials: Jan 2, 2007 - Full-time mission: trap the corrupt with the aid of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (jpg)
o TOI: CAG: No onus on us for govt fund accounts: May 08, 2010 -
o TOI: Can brainwashing be used to fight corruption: December 10, 2008 -
o TOI: CBI officer arrested for taking bribe: May 15, 2009 -
o TOI: CBI raids former I-T chief’s 7 properties across state: November 22, 2009 -
o TOI: CJI tightens judge selection norms to curb corruption: September 26, 2008 -
o TOI: Corruption cost India $125 billion in 2000-2008: September 15, 2010 -
o TOI: Corruption thrives as babus,netas collude: January 13, 2011 -
o TOI: Corruption topmost on Indian mind: Survey: December 10, 2010 -
o TOI: Corruption: On The Cusp Of Change: February 28, 2011 -
o TOI: Cracking down on corruption: Dec 18, 2006 - Senior power officials suspended
o TOI: Cracking down on corruption: Dec 18, 2006 - Senior power officials suspended
o TOI: Crorepati watchman in Orissa under ACB radar: August 03, 2010 -
o TOI: Denied teeth, they can't bite: January 21, 2011 -
o TOI: Encroachments thrive on corruption, lack of pol will: October 07, 2010 -
o TOI: Govt plans new study on black money: November 29, 2010 -
o TOI: Govt plans to sack corrupt officers: January 21, 2011 -
o TOI: Govt workers should declare their assets: August 13, 2008 -
o TOI: Here's why the corrupt need not fear the law: January 21, 2011 -
o TOI: How To Root Out Corruption: November 02, 2010 -
o TOI: In rare case, govt moves to sack corrupt HC judge: September 09, 2008 -
o TOI: In state,only Mumbai has courts to tackle graft: December 21, 2010 -
o TOI: India slips to 85th spot on corruption list: September 24, 2008 -
o TOI: Karnataka model points to the way out: January 22, 2011 -
o TOI: One can count honest cops on fingers today: July 03, 2010 -
o TOI: Orissa min quits over 700 crore midday meal scam: February 06, 2011 -
o TOI: Revenue dept tops in corruption: December 27, 2010 -
o TOI: State asks IAS officers to declare immovable assets - 21 Nov. 2007 -
o TOI: Structural changes are needed to fight corruption: December 10, 2010 -
o TOI: Two PF officials held in bribe case: September 09, 2010 -
o TOI: Understanding visible corruption: May 11, 2009 -
o TOI: Vexing issue of corruption in society: March 24, 2008 -
o TOI: Vidarbha farmers suffer due to corruptionl: Feb 19, 2008 -
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I am an ex-employee of DRDO and fighting against anti-national and corrupt official of DRDO since 2000. I have submitted series of evidences to government of India i.e. PMO, MoD,IB,CBI,CVC,CAG, Chief of the staff, MI, CDA, Scientific Adviser to RM and other agencies and finally Sh.Brijesh Mishra also discuss the matter personally with me on 9th August 2001. When evidences show the hands of some fake US firm’s involvement then I have submitted the evidences to US government also. The result was as usual the whole government machinery put their whole hearted effort to buried the issue and save the culprits. They transferred me but I am not able join other establishment resulted they have given me CRS. Now the RTI has given us strength to uproot corrupt and anti-national elements from government machinery. DRDO are taking shelter in the name secrecy schedule –II but if our brothers from RTI organization join hands then no one can stop us to uproot all the corrupt and anti national official from the DRDO and as well as other government department.
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The Lokpal Bill is decisive in the war against corruption. It should create a strong ombudsman, neither weak nor dictatorial. Sebastian PT-30/4/11
Till the (Jan Lokpal) Bill is accepted, I am not going back alive to Maharashtra,” said Anna Hazare at Delhi’s Press Club on the evening of April 2. The media, usually reticent, applauded the 72-year-old Gandhian. But Hazare was irked. “I am not a politician who is saying this for impact. I mean it.” There were not many journalists present that evening, and most among them were worried about missing the Public Accounts Committee briefing due in half-an-hour’s time. Niira Radia and Ratan Tata had been quizzed; this would make for better headlines the next morning—and it did. The scribes, just like the common man, were cynical about the fight against corruption. The laws were such that, at best, the small fish got trapped, while the big fish almost always got away. But what happened in the next six days changed views and perspectives decisively. Cynicism gave way to hope. From the common man, who was fed up with bribing his way through life, to the businessman, who knew government dealings were a greasy affair—the pent-up frustrations found a platform, a rallying point in the fasting Hazare. The silent majority learnt to speak up. The rest, of course, is history.
Hazare’s fight is for creating a strong Lokpal. The First Administrative Reforms Commission in 1966 suggested the creation of ombudsmen—the Lokpal at the Centre and Lok Ayuktas at the state level—to examine complaints against public officials, including elected representatives. Many states have set up Lok Ayuktas. Since ’68, various governments have introduced the Lokpal Bill eight times. But it’s never been passed. “No government, irrespective of party, has been serious,” says Subash Kashyap, an expert on the Constitution. “They introduce the Bill with no intention of passing it.”
An alternative version—the Jan Lokpal Bill—has been drafted by Justice N Santhosh Hegde, SC advocate Prashant Bhushan and activist Arvind Kejriwal. “In January 2011, we accessed a government proposal to create a Lokpal,” says Kejriwal. But the proposal was for a weak Lokpal. Hazare’s protest began after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh turned down his request for the civil society jointly drafting the Lokpal Bill.
Deaf To Reason
The influence of civil society in drafting Bills is not new. The National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has been an interface between civil society and the government. And it has its stamp on many landmark legislations like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, and others in the anvil, such as the Food Security Bill. If not for Gandhi, it is doubtful the government would have given it much importance. Of late, however, the NAC seems to be heard with disdain. That apart, on the corruption front, the political class and bureaucracy appear reluctant to change. In the wake of the 2G scam, Gandhi asked Congress Union Ministers and Chief Ministers to give up discretionary powers. But media reports suggest the Group of Ministers (GoM) on corruption wants the continuation of these powers. The same GoM is examining ‘the proposal of a Lokpal Bill’.
"The nation is impatient at the lack of credible efforts against corruption."— Anna Hazare, Public activist
That said, the Siamese twins of corrupt netas and shady babus have been manipulating the system to gain impunity. The anti-corruption system is not allowed to become strong enough to punish them. For instance, the Chief Vigilance Commission, the apex independent anti-corruption body, is only an advisory body. It can’t probe politicians, only Union government officials—and there too, it has to leave prosecution to the Executive. The provision of giving sanction may have been intended to protect the honest officer, but it is usually the corrupt who hold it as a shield with conniving politicians. PRS Legislative, a research body, points out that as of 2010, the Centre had not sanctioned prosecution to 236 requests from the CVC. Of these, 66% were pending for over three months. Even the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India's principal investigative agency, is seen as being influenced by the party in power. For instance, the CBI’s 2G scam probe saw action only after the apex court began monitoring it.
Clearly, a strong Lokpal can largely fill the loopholes in the system.
Short Of The Mark
“The government’s proposal does not go far enough,” says Harsh Mander, NAC member. “It’s toothless,” says Prashant Bhushan. The Lokpal, as stipulated by the government proposal, will have merely an advisory role. For instance, if a citizen has a complaint of corruption against a Member of Parliament, she’ll have to send her complaint to either the Speaker or the Rajya Sabha Chairperson (depending on which House the MP is from). This may or may not be forwarded to the Lokpal. Once the Lokpal receives the complaint, it will probe the charges and submit a report to the ‘competent’ authority, which will have the final say. If it’s a minister, the Prime Minister will be the competent authority. So, the Lokpal can’t receive any complaint directly, take any suo moto action or register any FIR.
The Jan Lokpal seeks to merge the the CVC and the CBI’s anti-corruption wing with the Lokpal to create a single body against corruption.
A look at the working of some state Lok Ayuktas shows that recommendatory powers have limited outcomes. For instance, Justice Hegde, who heads the Lok Ayukta in Karnataka, has had regular run-ins with the BS Yediyurappa government. Last year, he had put in his papers over the state not cooperating in probing corrupt officials. Worse, tainted officials ticked off by the ombudsman were being given key positions. Similarly, Justice Manmohan Sarin, who heads the Delhi Lok Ayukta, recently recommended the removal of PWD minister Rajkumar Chauhan from the Cabinet for trying to influence a tax evasion probe against a resort. While the minister has not been dropped, the government is said to be considering clipping the Lok Ayukta’s powers.
Coming back to the government proposal, Kejriwal says it’s silent on who will file the chargesheet in the court or initiate prosecution. He points out that the CBI’s role is not clear. If the CBI loses its powers to investigate politicians, then it could completely insulate politicians from any probe whatsoever, he says. Also, the Lokpal has no jurisdiction over officials as that is the CVC’s domain. So, would the Lokpal and the CVC then separately probe the neta and babu on the same corruption case? What the outcome would be, is anyone’s guess.
Too Soft Or Too Hard?
The Jan Lokpal Bill, on the other hand, gives the ombudsman enormous powers. It can entertain complaints directly from the public, prosecute, initiate probes suo moto and needs no reference or permission from anyone. The ‘Jan’ seeks to convert the Lokpal into a single independent body against corruption. The CVC and the entire government vigilance machinery will be merged into the Lokpal, and so will the CBI’s anti-corruption wing. The government proposal gives a time limit of six months to one year to enquire into a corruption case, but there’s no time limit for completing a trial. The civil bill mandates completing a trial in a year.
"The government’s proposal is to create a toothless Lokpal."— Prashant Bhushan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
The Lokpal will not be a three-member body, restricted to retired judges, but an 11-member panel consisting of eminent citizens selected in a transparent process. It will have jurisdiction over politicians, bureaucrats and, more controversially, judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts. The bill also seeks to delete Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 and nullify Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure so the Lokpal need not seek sanction for initiating a probe or prosecution against a public servant.
Mander feels the alternative version is draconian. “There’s a need for a strong Lokpal, not a dictatorial one,” says NC Saxena, another NAC member.
Bringing the judiciary under the ambit of the Lokpal could violate the doctrine of judicial independence. True, not everything is well with the judiciary, but perhaps the way out could be through the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill 2010. The Bill, under parliamentary scanner, provides for higher judicial standards, accountability and mechanisms for investigating complaints against judges and even their removal. Perhaps making the provisions stronger may be a better idea.
Another touchy issue is bringing the PM completely under the Lokpal’s ambit. The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (2002) was against it. The Second Administrative Reforms Commission concurred: “Any enquiry into a PM’s official conduct by any authority other than the Parliament will severely undermine the PM’s capacity to lead the government.” The government seeks to include the PM under the bill, except on matters of national security, public order, national defence and foreign relations. “This may not allow probing of a Bofors-like case,” says Kejriwal. However, Hazare was pragmatic in his April 6 letter to the PM, : “We are not saying that you should accept the Bill drafted by us. But kindly create a credible platform for discussions.” The 10-member joint draft panel formed on April 9 may sort out contentious points by June 30.
Unflinching Hope
Transparency International ranks India at 87, among the most corrupt countries. But that can change. The most quoted example is of how Hong Kong turned around from a high level of corruption after the formation of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in 1974: with swift convicion of erring officers. A strong Lokpal can do more. Still, it’s just a start. Fighting corruption means getting at the root through real electoral reforms, among other things.
Manmohan Singh is known as incorruptible. But his legacy will depend on what he does to cleanse the system. The people are watching.
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Friday, April 29, 2011
AICTE chairman suspended over corruption case-Jul 30 2009,(ITS IN EDUCATION SYSTEM...JUST A SMALL EXAMPLE...VT)
AICTE chairman suspended over corruption case
(PERCHASING DEPARTMENTS IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES/SCHOOLS INCLUDING CANTEENS OR IF MID DAY MEAL IS SURVED WHICH PLAY HAVOC AT TIMES ON STUDENTS HEALTH....ETC!!....VT)
Express news service Tags : AICTE, HRD Ministry, suspended, Ram Avtar Yadav Posted: Thu Jul 30 2009, 05:16 hrs New Delhi:
In the latest development in the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) corruption racket, the HRD Ministry has suspended AICTE head Ram Avtar Yadav “so that there is no possibility of investigation being influenced by his continuation in office”. HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has reportedly also approved the repatriation of nearly three dozen AICTE officials to their parent cadre to enable the technical institutes’ regulator to begin work on a fresh note.
Recognition from the AICTE is necessary before a technical institute, whether government-owned or private, is eligible to offer any course.
Prof S S Mantha, Vice Chairman, AICTE has been handed over temporary charge as Chairman of the Council. Yadav was not available for comment.
Yadav’s role in the AICTE corruption racket is being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which conducted a series of raids across the against several key AICTE officials.
A case of cheating and another under the Prevention of Corruption Act had been lodged against him and three others, H C Rai (Advisor, AICTE), Rabinder Randhawa (Deputy Director AICTE) and Om Dalal (Regional Officer AICTE, New Delhi), last year for allegedly demanding money for processing the case of increase in intake of seats of an engineering college, Echelon. The complaint lodged with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) as well as the HRD Ministry had led to a full fledged enquiry with the Ministry summoning Yadav on the issue in August 2008.
Sources said Yadav’s suspension was necessitated
by his refusal to step down
or proceed on leave in view
of the CBI investigation against him. Moreover, Yadav continued to grant approval to colleges even while the investigation was underway. Yadav even refused to receive Wednesday’s suspension notice from the HRD and the notice then had to be pasted outside the door of his office.
Action was taken against other AICTE officials as well. “Prof H C Rai, Advisor has been repatriated to his parent cadre, the Deputy Director Rabinder Randhawa’s contract has been terminated and Om Dalal, Asstt Director has been placed under suspension,” a HRD ministry statement said.
AICTE Member Secretary Narayan Rao had been arrrested and subsquently suspended earlier this month for allegedly demanding a bribe from an owner of an engineering college in Hyderabad.
The fate of the AICTE will become clearer over the next few weeks when the HRD ministry decides on the constitution of the independent regulatory authority for Higher Education.
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Advocate in ACB net for bribe demand-Jul 23, 2009, (IT IS IN JUDICIARY--JUST A SMALL EXAMPLE)
Advocate in ACB net for bribe demand
Vijay V Singh, TNN, Jul 23, 2009, 02.37am IST
MUMBAI: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against a public prosecutor, Manikarao Adhav, who had demanded bribe from a controversial businessman to help him in a case last year.
It is alleged that the businessman, who deals in construction, was formerly associated with gangster Chhota Rajan and also involved in various sensational cases. The businessman had allegedly paid Rs 17,000 to Adhav, who promised to help him get a discharge in the case. However, the businessman recorded the entire transaction on camera and later provided the footage to the ACB, following which they registered the complaint against Adhav.
The businessman, who was booked in 1995 for forgery and theft, had filed a discharge application in court in 2005 stating that he had no role in the case. Adhav, who was representing the police in the case, allegedly threatened the businessman that he would `reopen' the case anytime if he did not pay him.
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Corruption perception on the wane:Corruption in rural areas shows decline: Study-Apr 30, 2011
Corruption perception on the wane: Study
Abantika Ghosh, TNN | Apr 30, 2011, 02.57am IST
NEW DELHI: The government may be facing an unprecedented barrage of corruption charges and an embarrassing Lokpal bill stir, but India Corruption Study, 2010, reveals that there is a marked decline in the percentage of people who feel graft has increased since 2005. Centre for Media Studies has conducted the survey.
Rural population across 12 states — three of them Congress-ruled — was surveyed. The foreword has been written by NAC member Aruna Roy and Lok Satta president Jayaprakash Narayan, who has been pushing for the exclusion of judiciary from Lokpal ambit.
Compared to the survey results of 2005, overall percentage of rural households that paid bribe had halved 28% against 56%, but in states like Chhattisgarh (55%), Bihar (52%), Kerala (46%) and Maharashtra (40%) the proportion still remained fairly high. The study claimed that in the last one year, Rs 4,718 million had been paid by rural households in the surveyed states to access the services covered.
The survey was carried out in 9,960 households in 664 gram panchayats across 2,000 villages. They were asked about their perception of overall corruption and also in four services — public distribution system (PDS), school education, hospitals and water supply. It was found that 11.5% respondents had paid a bribe for PDS, hospitals (9%), schools (5.8%) and water supply (4.3%). "On an average in a year, a rural household paid around Rs 164 as bribe to avail of the four public services," the study said.
The states where the perception of corruption, according to the study, remains high are Chhattisgarh (66%), Bihar (66%), Kerala (59%), Rajasthan (54%) and Uttar Pradesh (49%).
Left-ruled Tripura had only 19% respondents sharing this impression. While in West Bengal only 33% felt instances of graft were on the rise. Overall, only 45% respondents felt corruption has increased against 70% in the earlier edition of the survey.
Significantly, more than 40% of rural households, belonging to OBC and SC categories, felt that the level of corruption has increased in public services.
The study points to a disturbing trend that while there has been a 10% reduction in the number of rural households, who access PDS supplies though as per government figures the off take of PDS food grains is 90%. It asks a crucial question whether leakage and diversion of PDS food grain to the open market continues despite strictures from the Supreme Court, CAG and several interventions by the media and civil society.
In PDS, too, Bihar and Chhattisgarh lead the pack with 62.1% and 57.6%, respectively.
The common reasons for which bribes were paid include getting a new ration card and monthly supplies along with addition/deletion of name to avail of PDS benefits.
Bihar (52%) followed closely by Andhra Pradesh (51%) emerged as the most corrupt in perception for school services. The bribe paid for schools services ranged between Rs 10 and Rs 800.
For water supply, Himachal Pradesh (52.6%) emerged as the most corrupt, followed by Andhra Pradesh (50.6%). While for hospital services, Bihar (62.4%) was again the most corrupt, followed by Kerala (61.8%).
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Nationalization/Privatization/Public services versus Services of General Interest(need to overhaul it also/is it generatingCORRUPTION??..VT)
Public services
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(DOES END OF LICENCE OR PERMIT RAJ END THE COMPLICATIONS IN WORK,SPEED IT UP OR END CORRUPTION???....DOES POST LIBERALIZATION,PRIVATIZATION,GLOBALIZATION IS THE REASON ....WHY CORRUPTION HAS INCREASED????.....WE NEED TO OVERHAUL "ALL THE SYSTEM- ITS FUNCTIONING AND MASTERMINDS AND MINDSETS IN GENERAL", BEFORE FINALISING A VERY EFFECTIVE ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW AND AN AUTONOMUS BODY FOR IT,WE CAN NOT CHANGE LAWS OR DO AMENDMENTS ALL THE TIME!!!DEFINITLY AWARENESS ABOUT IT ALL WITH CLARITY IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT!!!.....VIBHA TAILANG)
Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus (usually expressed through democratic elections) that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income. Even where public services are neither publicly provided nor publicly financed, for social and political reasons they are usually subject to regulation going beyond that applying to most economic sectors. Public service is also a course that can be studied at a college and/or university.
Sectors
Public services tend to be those considered as so essential to modern life that for moral reasons their universal provision should be guaranteed. They may be associated with fundamental human rights (such as the right to water). An example of a service which is not generally considered an essential public service is hairdressing. The Volunteer Fire Dept. and Ambulance Corps. are institutions with the mission of servicing the community. A service is helping others with a specific need or want. Here, service ranges from a doctor curing an illness, to a repair man, to a food pantry. All of these services are essential to people's lives.
In modern, developed countries the term public services often includes:
* Broadcasting
* Education
* Electricity
* Environmental protection
* Fire service
* Gas
* Health care
* Military
* Police service
* Public information and archiving, such as libraries
* Public transportation
* Social housing
* Social services
* Telecommunications
* Town planning
* Waste management
* Water services
Characteristics
A public service may sometimes have the characteristics of a public good (being non-rivalrous and non-excludable), but most are merit goods, that is, services which may (according to prevailing social norms) be under-provided by the market. In most cases public services are services, i.e. they do not involve manufacturing of goods such as nuts and bolts. They may be provided by local or national monopolies, especially in sectors which are natural monopolies.
They may involve outputs that are hard to attribute to specific individual effort and/or hard to measure in terms of key characteristics such as quality. They often require high levels of training and education. They may attract people with a public service ethos who wish to give something to the wider public or community through their work.
The contemporary public services employee now typically earns more in salary/benefits than their private sector counterpart, though this is due as much (or more) to downward pressure on the social wage in the private sector as it is to upward pressure on salaries and benefits in the public sector.[source??]
History
Historically, the widespread provision of public services in developed countries usually began in the late nineteenth century, often with the municipal development of gas and water services. Later, other services such as electricity and healthcare began to be provided by governments. In most developed countries such services are still provided by local or national government, the biggest exceptions being the U.S. and the UK, where private provision is more significant. Nonetheless, such privately-provided public services are often strongly regulated, for example (in the US) by Public Utility Commissions.
In developing countries public services tend to be much less well developed. Water services, for example, may only be available to the wealthy middle class. For political reasons the service is often subsidised, which reduces the finance available for expansion to poorer communities.
Nationalization
Main article: Nationalization
Nationalization really took off following the World Wars of the first half of the twentieth century. Across Europe, because of the extreme demands on industries and the economy, central planning was required to ensure that the maximum degree of efficient production was obtained. Many public services, especially electricity, gas and public transport were products of this era. Following the second world war, many countries also began to implement universal health care and expanded education under the funding and guidance of the state.
Privatization
A group of Chilean 'Damas de Rojo', volunteers on their local hospital.
Main article: Privatization
There are several ways to privatise public services. A free-market corporation may be established and sold to private investors, relinquishing government control altogether. This essentially ends the public service and makes it a private service. Another option, used in the Nordic countries, is to establish a corporation, but keep ownership or voting power essentially in the hands of the government. For example, the Finnish state owned 49% of Kemira, the rest being owned by private investors. A 49% share doesn't make it a "government enterprise", but it means that all other investors together would have to oppose the state's opinion in order to overturn the state's decisions in the shareholder's meeting. Regulated corporation can also acquire permits on the agreement that they fulfill certain public service duties. When a private corporation runs a natural monopoly, then the corporation is typically heavily regulated, to prevent abuse of monopoly power. Lastly, the government can buy the service on the free market. In many countries, medication is provided in this manner: the government reimburses part of the price of the medication. Also, bus traffic, electricity, healthcare and waste management are privatized in this way. One recent innovation, used in the UK increasingly as well as Australia and Canada is public-private partnerships. This involves giving a long lease to private consortia in return for partly funding infrastructure.
Public services versus Services of General Interest
At the European level, some countries use the name service of general interest, while other prefer public services. It has been a discussion, for instance during the writing of the european constitution (the word services of general interest has been used).
ETUC named its petition "for high quality public services" but explains "Public services are known as Services of general interest (SGI) and Services of general economic interest (SGEIs) in European Union terminology."
* Public value – the equivalent of shareholder value in public management
* Public good – a good whose availability is not reduced (non-rivaled) due to the consumption by others; and that no one can be effectively excluded (non-excludable) from using the good
* CEEP European Centre of Enterprises with Public Participation and of Enterprises of General Economic Interest
* Customer service
* European Community regulation
* Infrastructure
* New Public Management
* Privatization
* Public administration
* Public ownership
* Public policy
* Public service broadcasting
* Service
* VÖWG Austrian Association for Public and Social Economy
* Welfare state
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Licence Raj/ Permit Raj, refers to the elaborate licenses, regulations/accompanying Redtape
Licence Raj
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Licence Raj, the Permit Raj, refers to the elaborate licenses, regulations and accompanying red tape that were required to set up and run businesses in India between 1947 and 1990.[1]
The Licence Raj was a result of India's decision to have a planned economy where all aspects of the economy are controlled by the state and licences are given to a select few. Up to 80 government agencies had to be satisfied before private companies could produce something and, if granted, the government would regulate production.[2]
Reforms since the mid-1980s have significantly reduced regulation, but Indian labour laws still prevent manufacturers from reducing their workforce without prohibitive burdens.
Term
The term plays off "British Raj", the period of British rule in India. It was coined by Indian statesman Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, who firmly opposed it for its potential for political corruption and economic stagnation and founded the Swatantra Party to oppose these practices. In his newspaper, Swarajya, C. Rajagopalachari wrote:
"I want the corruptions of the Permit/Licence Raj to go. [...] I want the officials appointed to administer laws and policies to be free from pressures of the bosses of the ruling party, and gradually restored back to the standards of fearless honesty which they once maintained. [...] I want real equal opportunities for all and no private monopolies created by the Permit/License Raj."
History
The architect of the system of Licence Raj was Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.[3] Inspired by the economy in the Soviet Union, he implemented a mixed economy in India. A mixed economy is one in which capitalism is combined with government intervention. Private players could manufacture goods only with official licenses. The quantity of goods they were allowed to produce was determined by the license regime, not by free-market demand.
The key characteristic of the Licence Raj is a Planning Commission that centrally administers the economy of the country. Like a command economy, India has five-year plans on the lines of the Five Year Plans in the former Soviet Union.
Before the process of reform began in 1991, the government attempted to close the Indian economy to the outside world. The Indian currency, the rupee, was inconvertible and high tariffs and import licensing prevented foreign goods reaching the market. India also operated a system of central planning for the economy, in which firms required licenses to invest and develop. The labyrinthine bureaucracy often led to absurd restrictions — up to 80 agencies had to be satisfied before a firm could be granted a licence to produce and the state would decide what was produced, how much, at what price and what sources of capital were used. The government also prevented firms from laying off workers or closing factories. The central pillar of the policy was import substitution, the belief that India needed to rely on internal markets for development, not international trade — a belief generated by a mixture of socialism and the experience of colonial exploitation. Planning and the state, rather than markets, would determine how much investment was needed in which sectors.
– BBC[2]
Consequences
India had started out in the 1950s with: [4]
* high growth rates
* openness to trade and investment
* a promotional state
* social expenditure awareness
* macro stability
However, by the 1980s, the country was left with: [5]
* low growth rates
* closure to trade and investment
* a license-obsessed, restrictive state
* inability to sustain social expenditures
* macro instability, indeed crisis
Current status
Economic liberalisation in India
The License Raj-system was in place for four decades. The government of India initiated a liberalization policy under the Prime Ministership of Rajiv Gandhi, though much of the actual progress was made under P.V.Narasimha Rao[6]. Liberalization resulted in substantial growth in the Indian economy, which continues today[7] The Licence Raj is considered to have been significantly reduced in 1991 when India had only two weeks of dollars left: "In return for an IMF bailout, Gold bullion was transferred to London as collateral, the Rupee devalued and economic reforms were forced upon India."[8] The federal government, with Dr Manmohan Singh as finance minister, reduced licensing regulations; lowered tariffs, duties and taxes; and opened up to international trade and investment.[8]
However, manufacturing organisations still encounter a permit process (though not as extensive as earlier) in procurement of land, importing equipment, etc.
Recently, this liberalisation may be altered under a draft bill seeking to regulate broadcasting media.[9]
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, like India, had also instilled a License Raj system. However, unlike India, it still remains in effect in Bangladesh today.
* Economic liberalisation in India
* Corruption in India
* Raj
* Mafia Raj
* Economic history of India
* Hindu rate of growth
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
everyone see point in everything....whether you agree or not!!!
To be thoroughly lazy is a tough job,
but somebody has to do it.
people build industry.
Lazy people build civilization.
-Kazuaki Tanahashi
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Renault CEO under pressure after spy case unravels(bit old news/just for reference)
Renault CEO under pressure after spy case unravels
Published: Tuesday, Mar 15, 2011, 20:34 IST
Place: Paris | Agency: Reuters
Renault chief executive Carlos Ghosn came under pressure after a dramatic climbdown and public apology following the collapse of an investigation into industrial espionage at the French carmaker.
Socialist Party boss Martine Aubry told France Info radio on Tuesday she thought Ghosn should take responsibility for the debacle, which has gripped France since news of executive sackings broke in January.
"When an employee makes a mistake in a company, he does not have to apologise - he is out," she said.
Government spokesperson Francois Baroin also hit out at how the matter had been handled by Renault, which is 15% state-owned.
"We must take all the consequences ... from the incredible amateurism, and the indignity, and the attack against these men," Baroin told LCI television.
Renault bosses had pledged on Monday to forgo their bonuses after the Paris prosecutor said the espionage case was unfounded. Renault apologised to the three falsely accused executives and offered to reinstate and compensate them.
Ghosn told prime-time TF1 television news on Monday he had refused to accept the resignation of his right-hand man Patrick Pelata over the "sorry episode," as he "did not want to add one crisis to another".
Bertrand Rochette, one of the three men wrongly fired, said in a statement he had not yet been contacted by Ghosn, either directly or through his lawyers.
Renault, whose alliance partner is Japan's Nissan Motor, fired the three men in January on suspicion of industrial espionage. The three men denied wrongdoing from the start and began legal action against the carmaker.
A Renault security manager was on Sunday placed under investigation for suspected fraud concerning the spying allegations.
"Renault is pressing charges and has filed for a civil action, in the case of organised fraud," Renault said on Monday.
Renault also pledged to overhaul its governance, including a move to have its security division report directly to the executive committee, after an internal audit of what went wrong.
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