Short Essay on Enforcement of Laws – I look at corruption in two broad categories. First, the one who pays benefits more than the fellow who receives? Second, the man who is entitled to something but has to pay to get it there are two types of remedy.
To stop speed money you must stop delays. If the income tax officer has to make a refund but is asking for a bribe, then a computer can easily keep track of refunds issued and delays, and throw out instances where refunds are not being made and ask the officer why not.
In clearances, the laws should be clear and should be applied not by the Government but by people who can be held responsible for them. In making building plans conform to the municipal laws, well, if the laws are clear enough, why should not registered architects certify that they do?
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If the certification is found to be wrong, they can lose their registration. Why should the Government take the responsibility for saying yes or no, for certifying something? The Government must frame clear laws, and then enforce them. This will help simplify laws and administration, and will change people’s attitudes.