Panaji, Jan 10 (IANS) Seeking money as bribes is not the only form of corruption. Asking applicants or petitioners in government offices for tea and lunch is also such an act, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said Saturday.
"Corruption does not mean dealing with money alone..." Parsekar said at the launch of a new single window system aimed at facilitating ease in revenue matters related to partition of property.
Narrating some travails ordinary people have to endure to get their work done in Goa's government offices, he said officials sometimes tended to push their tea and lunch bill on to the applicants keen on getting their work done on time.
"'There is a hotel close by... it is packed so you go ahead... if not tea, let's go for lunch' (the official says), because of which his (applicant's) work is delayed... All these are methods of corruption," Parsekar said.
He said that ideally citizens should not have to visit government offices every now and then, and they should be informed of their application status via SMS, which would help minimise corruption.
The single window system which will function out of the office of the deputy collector in North Goa district for now, is a special software module developed by state-run Goa Electronics Limited (GEL).
Parsekar said e-governance initiatives should not be restricted to the collector's office alone, but should also be started in other government departments.
"In the real sense, the single window system should be used as much as possible, not just limited to one particular work or a department," he said.
Forbes has released the annual list of the World's Best Employers 2021. Globally, 750 multination
Due to Omicron worldwide, the pace of corona infection has become uncontrollable. In the last 24
There is a slight decrease in new cases of corona daily in the country. 16,248 new cases were reg
27 die as coaches of Varanasi-bound train derail
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) At least 27 people were killed when the engine and two crowded coaches
Vivo Y16 4G made a bang entry, great design and great features will blow your senses
Vivo Y16 4G Launch: Vivo has launched its latest budget smartphone Vivo Y16 4G in the Indian mark
The hearing is still going on in the Rajasthan High Court on the petition of Sachin Pilot camp ag
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday filed his nomination from New Delhi
Indore's excise constable found to be a millionaire
Indore, Feb 24 (IANS) A raid at the house of an excise department constable in Madhya Pradesh's
Putin is facing the ire of his countrymen after the attack on Ukraine. People in Russia are prote
ED's action against Tamil Nadu Government's Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji has heated the po
