Chanakya Niti on Corruption: Glimples of how Chanakya tackled menace of corruption 300 BCE in India?

by Dev Dantreliya

Delay in reporting books of accounts for audit in given time, should be punished by 1000 panas (Rs. 1,00,50,000 approx). If the auditor does not perform his duty on time of checking books on time, he should be punished 2000 panas (Rs. 2,01,00,000 approx). Each year, ministers and King should make the books of account public. Any person involved in manipulating books of accounts shall be punished. || 2-7-23,26 ||

Heard about Chanakya. Wish he is alive today. This book has excerpts of Chanakya nidhi. How clever our ancestors were in identifying problem areas and laying rules. How clever we arein identifying loop holes and use them to our advantage.

Head of any government department should not be allowed to hold the post for prolonged time, as it may give him chance to establish friendly relationship with the subordinates to coverup his wrongdoings. It may give him time to spread the corruption in lower cadres as well as other functions. People of the society too gets afraid of the fact that official staying longer time in one post, may harm their individual interest directly or indirectly, and they can not complaint against such officials under a threat. || 2-9-33,34,35 ||

It is impossible to know when and how much water a fish drank, similar is the act of stealing government money by officials. || 2-9-37 ||

ha ha. well said.