Gujarat among best states as per the book that rates corruption

New Delhi, 9 December 2011

According to a book titled, ‘Corruption in India: The DNA and the RNA’ release in Delhi yesterday, Gujarat state is on first position during 2001-05 and second position during 2005-2010 in anti-corruption drive to bring in more transparency and good governance in public administration among all states of the country.

Authors Bibek Debroy and Laveesh Bhandari have rated Gujarat as the best for consistent efforts against corruption. Effective governance and impressive development have been the two major factors making the state — a key driver of India’s economic growth, the book says.

Gujarat government has been instrumental in streamlining economic processes, removing red tape and curtailing corruption in ways that have made the state enforcing anti-corruption laws more stringently, the book says.

The book says that Gujarat claims to have an ‘Emergency Response System’ which is rated better than those in the US and European Union.

According to the book, the overall corruption in Gujarat had reduced to a great extent in almost all the departments of Government of Gujarat. It also mentioned how a database of all vehicles in the state has prevented people from being duped into buying stolen second hand vehicles.