Rules & Regulation Breed Corruption
Rules and regulations are framed, so as to enable, the work to be done in an orderly fashion and everything is in accordance with law and to see that no illegal activity is there. Rules and regulations should be short and crisp, straight fulfilling the purpose that they are meant for. But, when they are complicated, and become too much. The very purpose, for which they were meant, is destroyed.
Rules and regulations, by themselves do not breed corruption. The people who are supposed to carry out the duties, and are responsible to see that everything is in order are the ones who are responsible for it. Too much of anything is good for nothing that applies here aptly. Too much and fussy, interrelated rules and regulations, make it difficult, for the task to be accomplished, early. So, there is a delay, so to overcome that delay and to finish the work early, they demand bribe and this breeds corruption.
So, there should be minimum rules and regulations that need to be followed by each and every department, but they should be made simple. So that it is easy to finish the work at a greater speed. It is true that rules and regulations by themselves do not breed corruption. The people are the ones responsible for it. For over years except for a few places or departments, in India, especially in public sector, most of the rules and regulations, have remained same.
But, at that time, till a few years ago. There was no corruption as it is now. No rules and regulations have changed. Except for one thing, the people who are carrying out duties, and their thinking. So, the problem does not lie in the rules and regulations, yes to some extent it is responsible, because of too many complicated rules. But, even in that case also, until and unless people’s thinking becomes corrupt, there is no chance of corruption. So, the solution is not to change the rules and regulations, but the thinking of the people.
Rules and regulations, by themselves do not breed corruption. The people who are supposed to carry out the duties, and are responsible to see that everything is in order are the ones who are responsible for it. Too much of anything is good for nothing that applies here aptly. Too much and fussy, interrelated rules and regulations, make it difficult, for the task to be accomplished, early. So, there is a delay, so to overcome that delay and to finish the work early, they demand bribe and this breeds corruption.
So, there should be minimum rules and regulations that need to be followed by each and every department, but they should be made simple. So that it is easy to finish the work at a greater speed. It is true that rules and regulations by themselves do not breed corruption. The people are the ones responsible for it. For over years except for a few places or departments, in India, especially in public sector, most of the rules and regulations, have remained same.
But, at that time, till a few years ago. There was no corruption as it is now. No rules and regulations have changed. Except for one thing, the people who are carrying out duties, and their thinking. So, the problem does not lie in the rules and regulations, yes to some extent it is responsible, because of too many complicated rules. But, even in that case also, until and unless people’s thinking becomes corrupt, there is no chance of corruption. So, the solution is not to change the rules and regulations, but the thinking of the people.
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