*** And Indian intelligentsia can't care less.
---- Manoj Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > President of India gets Rs. 30000/-. In 1950 Dr RP used to get Rs. 10000/- > and Cabinet Ministers pay was Rs. 1500/- (all pm). In due course. Now > Cabinet Minister's get about 60K and MPs get about 50K. President's salary > got frozen in time. > > In India no President has been ever accused of any corruption charges. It's > the minister's and officials who are regularly in news for these malaises. > Low salary can be one cause, more than that I think the expenses legislators > incur in elections. As soon as they get a ministerial berth, the focus is to > recover the money with a buffer for next election. The officials regularly > has to contribute. For example, in Assam as I know from reliable sources; > MVIs, DTOs, Rangers, excise, Sales tax officials, industry officials. police > officers, DIs, SIs etc. have monthly amounts to be given to respective > bosses. So corruption is institutionalized. MP and MLAs have their local > area development funds, where the going rate can be 15-25%. > > Money is extracted in awarding contracts, govt. jobs and it has become a > routine to by pass merits even in state civil services. > > 'bahira haat' is an added feather for an would be groom. > > > On 10/25/07, Jyotirmoy Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > One of the main reason of corruption in Indian politics is probably > > low wages. > > I am not sure, what the President, Vice President or PM of the > > country earn but I think it will be between 40,000 - 100,00 rupees/ > > month. According to a 2000 report I read, the Vice President of India > > gets about 40,000/mnth. For such a post, is the salary inline with > > the position held? A grad/ pre-grad working in a call centre in India > > will earn 15k+/month. What would be the official salary of other Govt > > officers would be anyone's guess. > > > > I have been told the President of Singapore gets Sing$3 milion/yr ... > > probably highest in the world . The Premier of Western Australia gets > > in upwards of $200,000/yr. When people are paid so high, obviously > > the tendency to earn more from corrupt practices also lessens. > > > > Probably increasing the salaries of Govt officers and making it at > > par with some of the developing countries would be a step in the > > right direction to root out corruption. After all they(the > > politicians) have probably one of most difficult jobs in the World- > > to rule a country as diverse as India. If the bosses are honest, the > > tendency is for subordinates to follow in the same steps. > > What say, Netters? > > > > JS > > > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
