Likely illegal Assets of IAS Officers
Till about twenty years ago, one could say with confidence that there was hardly any member of the IAS who was dishonest or corrupt. These days, I gather that over half of the IAS have joined the politicians in corrupt practices.
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‘In both the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service there are about 15% officers in senior age-groups who are multimillionaires’ N.S. Saksena, of Indian Police (quoted in Maheshwari 2005: 151 Maheshwari, S.R. (2005) Public Administration in India. The Higher Civil Service, Delhi: Oxford University Press.).
NOTE : FIGURES INCLUDE THOSE IN SERVICE, THOSE RETIRED FROM SERVICE AND SOME DEAD ALSO
More than Rs 100 crores 28
Between Rs 50 crores to 100 crores 26
Between Rs 10 crores to 50 crores 45
Between Rs 3 crores to 10 crores 48
Average Illegal assets of a corrupt IAS Officer is Rs 50 crores ie their illegal assets is 25 times their total legal salary
Though information available about a few known corrupt officers exceeding Rs 500 crores are available for certain strategic reasons such information are not shown
Most of these money earned in the last 15 year period
Least amount looted by the corrupt IAS corrupt officers of Karnataka every year is Rs 500 Crores
Because of these corrupt officers amount of money looted by others is Rs 5000 Crores every year
Amount of money belonging to the public allowed to be looted in the last 10 years itself is Rs 50,000 crores
Average bribe extorted by corrupt IAS Officers
Till about twenty years ago, one could say with confidence that there was hardly any member of the IAS who was dishonest or corrupt. These days, I gather that over half of the IAS have joined the politicians in corrupt practices.
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We have been collecting information about the amount of bribe paid ( if not the name of the officer) and mode of payment and place of payment. One even revealed the name of the officer
Data collected so far indicate the following during 2008-09:
1. Amount extorted:
About Rs 10 Crores 1 officer
Rs 2 Crores 2 officers
Rs 1 Crore 1 officer
Rs 50 lakh 1 officer
Rs 20 lakh 3 officers
Rs 10 lakh 4 officers
Rs 5 lakh 2 officers
Rs 1 lakh 10 officers
2. Mode of Payment:
In 11 cases out of 24 responses amount in cash was directly received by the corrupt officer. In 4 cases the wife collected the bribe.In 7 cases personal staff collected the bribe In remaining 2 cases middlemen collected the bribe
3. Place:
17 cases in posh hotels
2 in religious places
2 in office
3 in their residences