Height of Corruption

       Now CAG has now brought out the amount of loss this country has suffered due to corruption of our political system.  The estimated loss is 1.86 lac crores.  Do you  know why this loss occurred?  This loss occurred because Government did not allocate these mines after competitive auction.  The Government allocated these mines using their discretion and not competitive bids.  Surprising part is that Government had taken a decision to allocated coal mines through  auction in 2004.  Having taken the decision, why this decision was not implemented?  It is not difficult to understand that these mines were allocated at throw away prices in return of kickbacks.  Government is denying this scam and the figure of loss, just as they were denying the 2G scam.
       Due to this corruption (negligence?) some private parties have gained (including who received kickbacks). Had Government received this money, it could have used it for social sector or reduced the level of indirect taxes (like on petrol etc.) giving much needed relief to the common man (aam aadmi). This corruption is increasing the disparity between rich and poor. This is one case.  If one accumulates the figure of all the scams which have come to notice in recent times (forget about those which have not come to light as yet) one can imagine the level of corruption in our country.
        We must congratulate CAG for its wonderful work.  Due to CAG only these things have come in the public domain.  I hope more and more Government Officials follow in the footsteps of Mr. Vinod Rai, Comptroller and Auditor General of India.