How Can We, as HR Professionals, Unite Against Corruption and Promote Transparency in India?

Dear All,

We all, being a part of this Indian Subcontinent, know how, like a deadly cancer, rampant corruption and bribery are eating into our society. We, as citizens of India, deserve a better, cleaner, and transparent society. This vicious nexus is not only affecting our professional or personal lives but is also affecting the fundamental way we approach life.

As you are aware, the RTI Act of 2005 is now operative. Please log onto:

www.righttoinformation.org

to fight against bribery and corruption.

I earnestly appeal to all members to actively post and circulate information regarding the RTI Act and use it in the fight against corruption and bribery.

We, as HR professionals, have an added responsibility of being the CSR representatives of our organization, upholding the moral fabric. We must all join together to make India a cleaner and more transparent country.

Each time we try to judge the government on corruption and accountability, they divert our attention to communal and casteist issues by inciting our emotions.

Let us all put our minds together and say that the main thing our society needs is cleanliness, freedom from corruption, and transparency. Let us not allow ourselves to be emotionally divided and diverted by reservations, the Agni III launch, the Kashmir problem, the Godhra incident, the Gujarat riots, the Akshardham attack, nuclear explosions, or Babri Masjid issues.

All the above issues are used to divert our attention from the corruption in society.

Look, everybody is celebrating the success of one of the ministers, and his exploits are being studied by top management institutes in the country. Sadly, the people of India have forgotten the corruption cases that are still pending against the minister.

Every politician and civil servant always diverts our attention because they know that "public memory is short."

The time has come for us to confront it directly.

Please join in for a better tomorrow and spread the message to everyone you know.

Kind Regards,

SC

Dear SC,

I'm happy to see that we, through Citehr, are doing something for a good cause. I highly appreciate your concern and would love to pass on this beautiful thought of yours to all the people I know. We are all there with you for the purpose of cleaning our country of corruption and bribery. I suggest that almost 40 people have seen this email; kindly share your valuable thoughts as well.

Cheers :)
Archna

Hi Swastik,

I really appreciate your attitude towards the nation. Nowadays, just the sacrifice of soldiers is not enough to save the country's pride. Every citizen of India should be a soldier and work for the nation in their own means. Anyone doesn't need to put arms and move into the battlefield. Work with the right attitude and on the right path. It's more than enough from our side that we serve the nation. What Swastik has told is really good. Strive for the nation at least a minute every day.

I will surely forward the message posted by Mr. Swastik to my HR Group.

Regards,
Kiran.N

Dear Sir,

This is truly appreciative. It is our responsibility as citizens of India to make our society clean and corruption-free, and this would only be possible if common people unite to support the cause. We, as HR professionals and students, have more responsibility towards people, and I feel supporting this great cause gives me a great sense of responsibility towards mankind.

I would definitely forward this message to all my friends.

Regards,
Smita

Dear All,

You must all be aware that the Government is trying to curb the power of the RTI Act and make it toothless. I hope we can all join to stop any alteration of this Act, which is one of our main weapons to fight against bribery and corruption.

Regards,
SC

Our power to stop an Act from being passed in Parliament can only come from our ability to persuade our legislators to see things the way we do. It may be a good idea to start a movement to do this. Otherwise, we can join any other agency that is starting such a movement and lend our support to it. I am sure we have some really spirited members in our fraternity who will want to do this and who know how to do it. Please let them come forth, and let us give our support to them.

It is reasonably obvious that our legislators are making a strong concerted effort to cover their interference in the form of ministerial notings, etc. Our own efforts need to be much stronger than theirs to counter this move. Or we have to be content to continue to live with political interference.