Can e-Governance help eliminate corruption ?
Most certainly[ Context :Thank You, Shri Karnal Singhji,https://lnkd.in/epzfGSSe ] Look at the following , partial list of Central and State Agencies set up to fight fraud , money-laundering , corruption , tax-evasion , economic crimes etc : > Public Accounts Committee ( PAC ) > Central Vigilance Commission ( CVC ) > Central Information Commission ( CIC ) > Research and Analysis Wing ( RAW ) > Serious Fraud Investigation Office ( SFIO ) > Information Bureau ( IB ) > Economic Offence Wing ( EOW ) > Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI ) > Department of Revenue Intelligence ( DIR ) > Comptroller and Auditor General ( CAG ) > Anti Corruption Bureaus ( States ).... ( ACB ) > Enforcement Directorate ( ED ) > Lok Ayukts ( States ) > Lok Pal ( Central ) Despite such an army of Agencies , how do corrupt manage to get away ? Or , in case caught , manage to delay delivery of punishment for years ? No doubt , there must be several reasons , including , inter - agency rivalry to get credit - something difficult to eliminate altogether But , I believe , the most important reason is : Lack of a COMMON / COMPUTERIZED database of all offences / cases / persons being investigated And , which is readily " Accessible " to all of these Agencies , all over the country ( 24 * 365 ) Already , every Agency compiles huge dossiers on " Suspects " in its own " Departmental Database " , which is never shared with other Agencies , leading to , > Huge amount of duplication of efforts / information > Fractured / scattered profiles of " Suspects " > Enormous waste of time / resources ============================================