[KillCorruption] 10 things Govt should do
Siva Prasad wrote from Tehelka.com... FIX WORK DEADLINES IT refunds in 12 weeks. Applications disposed of in seven days. Penalise if deadlines are not met. INSTALL CCTVs In offices, and link them to the vigilance wing. Helps if people know their actions are being recorded. INCREASE SENTENCES Minimum 10 years RI. IMPOSE COMMUNITY SERVICE Make three years of this mandatory after the prison terms are completed. CANCEL PERKS Strip the guilty of retirement benefits. It would make bribes far less attractive. MARK PAN CARDS Punch a hole, for instance, in the PAN cards of the persons found guilty. IMPOSE GRAFT TAX On persons with marked PAN cards. Say, 20 percent of earnings. DISALLOW INSURANCE Take away insurance cover of those with marked PAN cards. HONOUR THE HONEST With incentives and awards. Is a great motivation to stay clean. EMPOWER INTEGRITY Encourage political parties to reserve 10 percent posts for persons with less than Rs. 2 lakh savings. 10 THINGS IT SHOULD NOT 1 Put...