President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said while there may be need for new institutions to fight corruption, the solution lies not merely in creating more institutions but in strengthening and reforming the existing ones to deliver results.
In an e-interaction with faculty and students of 1,172 Central universities and institutions from Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President cited progressive legislations like the Right to Information, education, food and employment to empower citizens and said novel legislations can work only with a robust delivery mechanism.
‘Corruption leads to denial of equitable distribution of benefits. Complexity and opacity of rules and procedures, discretion in the exercise of power and weak enforcement of legal provisions are factors contributing to corruption.
‘While we might need some new institutions to fight corruption, the solution lies not merely in creating more institutions but in strengthening and reforming the existing institutions to deliver results,’ the President said while interacting with the teachers and students using the National Knowledge Network.
In an e-interaction with faculty and students of 1,172 Central universities and institutions from Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President cited progressive legislations like the Right to Information, education, food and employment to empower citizens and said novel legislations can work only with a robust delivery mechanism.
‘Corruption leads to denial of equitable distribution of benefits. Complexity and opacity of rules and procedures, discretion in the exercise of power and weak enforcement of legal provisions are factors contributing to corruption.
‘While we might need some new institutions to fight corruption, the solution lies not merely in creating more institutions but in strengthening and reforming the existing institutions to deliver results,’ the President said while interacting with the teachers and students using the National Knowledge Network.