Atul Gupta

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There have been occasional studies of the extent of corruption leakages in social welfare schemes. In 2009, a Planning Commission of India study of the distribution of subsidized food items through the Public Distribution System (PDS) found that only 16 paise out of a rupee reached the targeted poor. The remaining 84 paise went to pay salaries and as leakages and bribes and commissions for the country’s bloated government.
A Feast of Vultures: The Hidden Business of Democracy in India
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