Officials asking for tea, lunch also corruption: Goa CM


Posted on 10th Jan 2015 06:03 pm by mohit kumar

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.

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.
0 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

SC Orders Rs. 4 Lakh in Damages to Rail Passenger's kin

New Delhi, Jan. Jan 23 (IANS) The Indian Railways will have to pay compensation to passengers f

Sri Lanka Crisis: The solution to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka will come out! Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made this big announcement

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday that five finance committees and 10

Amidst the Ukraine-Russia war, Chinese President Jinping made a big announcement about the war

China War Update: China is notorious for its expansionist policy all over the world. In Ladakh in

Micromax launches 2 smartphones with strong features, starting at just Rs 6,999

Indian smartphone company Micromax is ready to return to the market once again. The company has l

SP delegation 'no entry' in Bareilly: Mata Prasad placed under house arrest, police at MP Barq's home; Iqra and Malik also detained.

The situation in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, is tense following the September 26th riots. Meanwhile,

IPL 2022 SRH vs RR: Rajasthan and Hyderabad look to start with a win

Rajasthan Royals, with multiple match-winning players, will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesda

Adani Row: 'If Modi and Adani are together, then they are safe', Rahul Gandhi made allegations, raised demand for the arrest of the industrialist

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made serious allegations in a press conference on Thursday on the co

Actor-Politician Cho Ramaswamy Hospitalised

Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Popular Tamil actor-turned-politician Cho Ramaswamy, 80, was Wednesday a

Struggle in Parliament: PM Modi was welcomed with 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', the opposition raised the slogan of 'Jai Kisan'

On the first day of the winter session, there was a loud ruckus in the Parliament and there were

Slow economic growth is a challenge for all economies, and the risk of a falling global growth rate is not averted: IMF

In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash