This word is very familiar to all. We discuss politics, we blame our politicians to be

most corrupt. We talk about police force

, traffic police and govt. officials and it is well known to all how easily they have settled with corruption

. The builders who are creating exclusive townships, consumes a lot of black

money from the buyers. As per estimates

about 60% black money goes round the buying and selling of land, apartments, houses,

factories etc.

We think we ourselves happen to be honest, hardworking and conscientious citizen of this

great land. Tarry a little. See how corrupt we ourselves are. If you are owning a computer, I am sure you

have pirated programs on it. The statistics is that about 90% computers in

India are running on pirated programs.

This is corruption number 1.

You want your children to be admitted in a school of repute, and you donate a lot of

money for the improvement of the school.

How good the idea is! What is the

motive? To get your children

admitted. Corruption no. 2

You want your young son/daughter to do MBA.

Except the A graded B-schools, all 2nd grade and below accept

huge donation, again in the form of development fees. This is also true in case of Engineering,

medicine, and all high courses. Corruption No. 3

If you own a car I am sure you park it on the footpath blocking pedestrian walkways and

you claim this space to be your own. If

necessary, you fight with your neighbor to prove your ownership. Corruption no. 4

You want, ration card, driving license, passport, even visa, people resort to short cuts. Use Pay and get channel,no hassles, no identification. This is corruption no. 5

You pay income tax, hardly. If you are an employee in a company, you cannot

escape, it will be deducted at source. But if you are a doctor, lawyer, businessman or in any independent

profession, you expoit all the available routes to minimize impact and pay only a miniscule, if at all. This is

corruption no. 6

The electrical meter, water meter you tamper with an insider and you pay him a

little so that your meters do not show the actual consumption. You are permitted 1 AC to run, you run 4 to 5 ACs. You know your meters are not

running, you do not report it to the authorities. You just let it go on. This

is corruption number 7.

For yourmedical bill, TA you submit fictitious bills to claim your entitled

benefits. This is corruption number 8.

The price of your apartment/house/ land in Govt.

record shows about 40% of the value and you pay house tax on that value but

actually you know the market rate. This is corruption no. 9

We all use some way or the other the corrupt way just to gain little benefit. We argue

this little does not matter. Add all that of every citizen of this country, it will come to few billions!

And you say only politicians are corrupt!