Question

Elocution on ‘How can Values education contribute in controlling corruption’

Answer 1

India is today one of the most corrupt countries in the world.  Corruption pervades every aspect of our life.  Starting with political corruption, we are all caught in a vicious cycle of bureaucratic corruption, business corruption, corruption in NGOs and criminalisation of politics.  The education sector is also totally affected by corruption in our country today. 

Starting with the admission to the kindergarten schools, right up through every stage in education many key aspect of education are infected with corruption.  The political pressure for social justice crystallising in the concept of reservation and priority given on the basis of caste and community has in itself brought a whole new chain of corruption starting with the getting of the false caste certificates and falsification of records.  The exam system is also riddled with corruption and leakage of exam papers is a prevalent phenomenon.

Answer 2

 

Good morning everyone present. I feel immensely privileged to have got the opportunity to express my views on ‘Value education contributes in controlling corruption’.  Life without values education is like ship without rudder. Values work as guidance system and help us reach our destination. Value education builds character by instilling in human mind values such as patience, honesty, tolerance, sympathy, and love for fellow brethren and sisters. A man of high values can never do any corruption in anything.

A man of values always does what is ethical. Ethical behavior is contagious. It attracts everyone’s attention. Everyone appreciates ethical practices. Values ensure eradication of corruption. Values purify one’s thoughts and character.

Corruption is an evil that everyone inherits by default in one’s nature. Everyone instinctively works for one’s vested interests, at times compromising with what is usually right. Suppose there is an ethical person in an organization, his presence and way of working becomes a standard of acceptable behavior for others. His team members or fellow workers who indulge in corrupt practices have to be careful, forcing them to be ethical and honest.

Ethics are in high demand. The managers, CEOs, Directors, or Managers expect the people working under them to be ethical. Whenever incentives, salary raise or any other promotion is to be given out, ethics and performance are the basic criteria. 

Thus ethical persons in an organization motivate everyone to be ethical that indirectly discourages corruption.