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Corruption-Free India

Honesty should never be optional.

Public money and public services reach the people they are meant for.

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What good looks like

Clear rules, no payment needed for a service you are owed, public spending anyone can read, and complaints that are heard and answered.

Clear rules, and no payment needed to get a service you are owed
Public spending that anyone can read and check
Complaints that are heard, tracked and answered

Current problems

Perceived corruption in the public sector remains high on international measures.
When rules are unclear, citizens find it hard to know what a service should cost or how long it should take.

Evidence and data

38 / 100

India's score on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2024 (rank 96 of 180)

The index measures how corrupt the public sector is perceived to be, from 0 (very corrupt) to 100 (very clean). India scored 39 in 2023 and 40 in 2022. It measures perception, not proven cases.

Source: Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2024 · 2024 · checked 13 November 2026

Figures from public reports; we are checking them against the latest releases.

Why this matters

Corruption makes services more expensive and less fair, and it hurts most those who cannot afford to pay or to wait.

Possible solutions

1
Ask for the records
The Right to Information Act, 2005 lets any citizen request records from a public body.
2
Make spending visible
Publish budgets and contracts in a form anyone can read and check.
3
Use official complaint channels
File complaints through the government grievance portal (CPGRAMS) and keep the reference number.

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