Mumbai: In a recent development, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee informed that West Bengal has emerged as one of the least corrupt states in the country citing a recent survey conducted in 20 states.
Banerjee said this on the International Anti- Corruption Day citing the ‘India Corruption Survey 2019’ which was conducted by the Transparency International India and Local Circles.
“Today is the International Anti-Corruption Day. You will be happy to know that as per the India Corruption Survey 2019, conducted by Transparency International India and Local Circles, #Bangla has emerged as one of the least-corrupt States in India. My best wishes to all,” Banerjee tweeted.
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The India Corruption Survey 2019, which received 1,90,000 responses from people in 248 districts, said that 51 percent of Indians paid bribes in the last 12 months.
The survey report states that people in Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, West Bengal, Kerala, Goa, and Odisha have given fewer instances of corruption, while corruption in Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and Punjab Incidents have been higher.
The day is celebrated annually on 9 December, following the passage of the United Nations Convention against Corruption on 31 October 2003 to raise public awareness against corruption.
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