| Agony of today's society is that no one is ready | | | | tries to link his dismissal or severe punishment |
| to believe that there can be an honest human | | | | with one or the other senior offices in hierarchy. |
| being in present materialistic world of Glitter, | | | | A very famous case of Indian Army Siachin |
| Glamour and Gleam (3G) | | | | Glacier Fake encounter to get awards, which had |
| In my previous article, I have tried to debate | | | | rocked the Nation, is still alive in the mind of |
| about a few cases of Army which have been | | | | people. |
| hitting portal stands every now and than, but | | | | I would also like to debate a few issues of |
| what about those which are internally being | | | | lucrative services and arms of Armed Forces |
| probed? There is a need for the Armed Forces | | | | world over which tempt future officers from as |
| to form a Tri Service Anti Corruption Committee | | | | Gentlemen Cadets (GC) during training itself. |
| to unearth internal wrong doings. This committee | | | | Baring United Kingdom and United State of |
| should:- | | | | America where larger number of GC opt for |
| One, Prepare dossiers of such people and keep | | | | glamorous and action thrilled service, but most of |
| them always under scanner; | | | | the Asians, South Africans and Middle East |
| Two, make inter force more amalgamated and | | | | countries have shown new generation trends |
| knit woven; | | | | towards, Service and logistic, Ordinances and |
| Three allow each others good and bad way of | | | | other supplies service, mechanical engineering of |
| financial dealing; | | | | transport and other management, thereafter, |
| Four; allow a unique and sound financial | | | | fighting arms and Infantry being last in the order |
| management of all the three services where a | | | | of Preferred Order of Choice (POC). Even now |
| large part is dealt by Army; | | | | Indian Military Academy has given various |
| Five; develop a healthy competition amongst | | | | incentives to candidates' to join infantry. As per |
| services to improve records' | | | | the media reports, in June 2007 out of over four |
| Six, also develop for short times an unhealthy | | | | hundred GC passing out Parade, where President |
| rivalry with presumption of spying each other | | | | APJ Abdul Kalam has decorated the saluting dais, |
| ways of functioning; | | | | out of five best GC, only one GC had applied for |
| Seven; Will ultimately lead to improvement in the | | | | special forces and non for Infantry. |
| Armed Forced System. | | | | The falling POC indicates about the change of |
| Readers would agree that until unless Indians have | | | | mind set of new generation from changed theme |
| fears of external agencies, they become unafraid. | | | | of National Patriotism (NP) to Comforts of Life |
| Another agency which is more or less equally | | | | (COL). It is the COL which takes precedence over |
| responsible for corruption is the functions of the | | | | sacrifices and survival. It indicates the tilt towards |
| Comptroller of General of Defence Account | | | | individual officer's future course of action and line |
| (CGDA) in India. There is a need to make the | | | | he is going to follow. The POC of new generation |
| provision in the system to carryout Surprise | | | | is so materialistic oriented that sometimes it |
| Checks of Accounts (SCA) and Audit of Works | | | | becomes difficult for judges also to differentiate |
| (AOW) of CGDA on quarterly basis at all levels; | | | | between arms to be allotted. Now days PCO is |
| to bring this organization under one or the other | | | | governed by |
| part of investigating agency scanner. I also feel | | | | 1. Comfortable life after commissioning; |
| that the present provision of CGDA audit is not | | | | 2. Availabilities of opportunities to be exploited; |
| strong enough to tame the corrupt people. I | | | | 3. Less harsher and physically tough life demanding |
| would suggest that one part of the Armed | | | | less boy and mind exercises; |
| Forces only should be allowed to scrutinize and | | | | 4. Most important family life after marriage; |
| carry out audit of CDA. As the CDA activities | | | | 5. Now days most of the youths join forces to fill |
| remain unchecked, and the organization staff is | | | | tummy |
| viewed as demi-god, until unless such a provision | | | | 6. Youths become Patriotic by Default (PBD), thus, |
| is made in the law, the corruption remains our | | | | their POC is guided by Comforts of Post |
| main stream of Business. | | | | Commission Life (CPCL); |
| I again repeat that Corruption is in our blood | | | | I would be sharing my some of the findings of |
| statement of Shri Jagan Nath BA, nearly a | | | | corruption in Army during my survey from |
| decade later after India became a sovereign in | | | | previous three months:- |
| 1947; and Indians have traveled nearly fifty years | | | | One; a very common and famous saying |
| after that till 2007 with a large part of society | | | | especially by corrupt people is prevalent in the |
| becoming corrupt and lesser struggling to remain | | | | Army that is Quote "one, who does not get an |
| honest. World over, I have once accounted over | | | | opportunity is honest; otherwise ....". The same |
| one hundred and fifty five different movies made | | | | quote is also being circulated in every |
| based on corruption as theme where honest | | | | Government Office in the entire India as well. |
| people are trapped by dishonest, and honest | | | | Two; as most of the corruption cases which are |
| man's next generation takes nearly 25 years to | | | | being investigated within Army involves various |
| prove his ancestor innocent. Same stories are | | | | department dealing with Supplies, equipment |
| most of the times are seen in real life itself | | | | procurement, building construction and |
| where corrupt people with the help of police get | | | | accommodations. In addition, of late a new scandal |
| away and honest who files a complaint, keeps | | | | has rocked Army Medical Corps also. In nut shell |
| running from one police station to other and one | | | | the places where procurement and supply for |
| courts to other exhausting both financially and | | | | forces is involved, the corruption is prevalent. |
| physically. | | | | Readers would agree with me that corruption in |
| However, as I know, the India Army is still out of | | | | Army is mainly attributed tooutside environment |
| such option but whenever a soldier or lower rank | | | | prevailing in the country. Various factors which |
| officer, junior commissioned officer, non | | | | affect corruption in Army would be debated in |
| commissioned officer or a soldier is tried for | | | | paret-3. |
| different offence of financial irregularity, he always | | | | |