India’s Continuing Fight Against Corruption: The Modi Regime’s First Five-Year Saga

Abstract

Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party made fighting corruption as a major election plank, and won the 2014 elections, and formed the National Democratic Alliance government – a majority party government in India in nearly 30 years. Modi was re-elected in May 2019 with a bigger majority. As his government celebrates the second term, it is time to assess the last five years’ accomplishments in fighting corruption. This chapter deals with the subject under four major headings. The first examines the efficacy of existing anti-corruption agencies. The second explains the office of Lokpal (Ombudsman). The third analyses the initial challenges and efforts of the Modi government. The fourth draws some conclusions.

Citation

Tummala, K.K. (2021), "India’s Continuing Fight Against Corruption: The Modi Regime’s First Five-Year Saga", Tummala, K.K. (Ed.) Corruption in the Public Sector: An International Perspective (Public Policy and Governance, Vol. 34), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 23-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2053-769720210000034004