Corruption 2010

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by Morley Evans

The future doesn't look very promising according to Pratyush Sinha.

30% Indians totally corrupt, 50% borderline: Outgoing CVC chief

Agence France-Presse, Updated: September 08, 2010 17:23 IST

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Pratyush Sinha

New Delhi:  Almost one-third of Indians are "utterly corrupt" and half are "borderline", the outgoing head of the country's corruption watchdog has said, blaming increased wealth for much of the problem.

Pratyush Sinha, who retired as India's Central Vigilance Commissioner this week, said the worst part of his "thankless job" was observing how corruption had increased as people became more materialistic.

"When we were growing up I remember if somebody was corrupt, they were generally looked down upon," he said. "There was at least some social stigma attached to it. That is gone. So there is greater social acceptance."

Transparency International, the global anti-graft body, puts India 84th on its corruption perception index with a 3.4-point rating, out of a best possible score of 10.

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