Change habits to end corruption: Rajnath Singh
The change in public mindset can be brought through education and people from whom others can draw inspirations, Mr Singh said.
New Delhi: Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said procedural reforms were not enough to root out corruption, but people also have to change their habits to eliminate the menace.
While releasing a book, On the Trail of the Black, the home minister said that the intention of the Narendra Modi government on corruption cannot be questioned and that the Prime Minister was trying hard to root it out.
“In our personal interactions, the Prime Minister always emphasises that till corruption is not eliminated, how can we fight poverty and other issues,” Mr Singh said.
On the discussion over digitisation and procedural changes, he said, “I do not believe that corruption can be stopped by only reforming or changing procedures. Besides procedural reforms, the tendency needs to be changed.”
The change in public mindset can be brought through education and people from whom others can draw inspirations, Mr Singh said.
Highlighting Prime Minister’s resolve to fight black money, the home minister said Mr Modi’s decision in his first Cabinet meeting to form an SIT to bring back black money, as ordered by the Supreme Court, shows his intent to end corruption.
“It is true that till corruption is present, it is not possible to achieve the development target we have set. And we need to accept this reality that when income disparity increases so does social unrest, which is a matter of concern for all of us” the union home minister said.