A Study of Governance and Corruption in Indian Politics

The corruption is one of the significant challenges in most of the country. In the context of India also, it is one of the challenging factors. The roots of corruption in India can be traced back to the colonial era, and it remained after independence to contemporary India. It effects the political, administrative institutions, and good governance. The central government established various bodies and made many reformations and anti-corruption measures to combat the corruption system. But in spite of the efforts done by the government, corruption is still prevalent in the various political and administrative institutions. The present study is an attempt to examine the causes of corruption, its impact on governance, and efforts done by the government to combat corruption in India.