QUESTION 6
GS4
10 marks
Despite codes of conduct, vigilance cells and commissions, RTI, active media and stronger legal mechanisms, corrupt practices are not coming under control. Evaluate the effectiveness of these measures and suggest more effective strategies to tackle corruption.
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What the examiner wants
Evaluate why codes, vigilance bodies, RTI, media and laws have not controlled corruption and suggest better strategies.
Evaluate + SuggestWeigh what works and what does not, and say how far it succeeds. Propose specific, workable measures.
Demand-wise check
- 1Evaluation: codes lack enforcement; vigilance under-staffed and slow; RTI exposure without punishment; media sensational; low conviction rates≈30 words
- 2Root causes: discretion, complex rules, political funding, weak whistleblower protection, social tolerance≈30 words
- 3Better strategies: reduce discretion (e-governance, DBT, e-procurement), Lokpal effectiveness, asset audits, social audit, whistleblower protection, ethics education≈30 words
- 4Ethical culture: leadership by example≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Measures listedEffectiveness evaluatedRoot causesNew strategiesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Repeating existing measures as 'suggestions'
- No data on corruption levels
Draw this
- Table: measure → why it fails → fix
Value addition
- DataIndia ranked 96 of 180 with a score of 38 in Transparency International's CPI 2024.Transparency International, 2025
- CommitteeSanthanam Committee (1964) led to creation of the Central Vigilance Commission.Santhanam Committee, 1964
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aakash Garg · AIR 5 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
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