Corruption and bribery of officials are the two main factors that have held back the country's development and growth the most. Laws are made with the intention of preventing corruption and bribery as much as possible. It cannot be denied that strict laws have often led to increased corruption and bribery. No one would have thought during the freedom struggle that the country would be in the grip of bribery like this. The feeling that one can get things done by giving money has come from years of experience.

Although there is a law in place to catch hold of bribe takers, the number of bribe takers is only increasing as the years go by. The amount taken as a bribe is also increasing manifold. One of the main reasons for that is the fact that even if Vigilance catches an officer in a bribery case, he can still return to the department and keep working as long as the case gets prolonged. As the court proceedings get prolonged, the corrupt people get back to work after suspension and get promotions and retire. This is the current situation here. It is a good thing that the state government has taken steps to bring a change to this. It is reported that the Chief Minister is considering the recommendation of the Vigilance to dismiss the bribe takers after completing a departmental probe. It is planned to bring an amendment to the law to dismiss the criminals even before the court announces punishment. If such an amendment is introduced, the officials will have the feeling that they will not be able to return to the service if they get caught accepting bribes. Such a feeling is not there at present. That is the main reason for the increase in the number of bribe-takers. The deadly scourge of bribery can be curbed only if the law is changed in such a way that the bribe taker can be dismissed after informing the magistrate in advance of the video, audio, statement of the complainant, serial numbers of the note accepted as a bribe, etc. If the court finds the officers not guilty, they can be either reinstated to service or granted benefits. However, the existing system which enables bribe takers to return to work if the case gets prolonged even after the suspension period should be changed. Any other change will not be effective.

The Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, has issued a circular directing that departmental action should be ensured against culprits. It has been pointed out in this circular that the Supreme Court itself has ordered that the disciplinary action taken at the departmental level against the culprits and the punishment pronounced by the court as part of the criminal case should be viewed differently. Therefore, even if the convicted accused files an appeal against the sentence, he can be dismissed under the service rule regardless of the appeal. The government should ensure that bribe-taking officers can never return to the service.