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100			_aPalanithurai, G.
245			_aCorruption at grassroots
260			_c2011
300			_ap.628-640
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aCorruption, though opposed in principle by the people, made people as part of the practice generated by the governance and administrative systems and facilitated by the political system in India from the level of federal government to local government. Quantum of corruption varies from federal government to regional governments and regional governments to local govenments. Of all the corrupt practices, grassroots level corruptipn destabilises the value system of the society and governance and the process of development. To overcome the above problem a systemic solution was found out and it was implemented through the creation of local governance constitutionally. How the newly created local governance tackled tackled Corruption is explained in this article based on the action research conducted in the rural areas. It is unequivocally proved that unless corruption is rooted out from the total system of governance and administration through a systematic effort and mass mobilisation it is very difficult to tackle it at the grassroot. But there is a possibility at the grassroots level provided there is a committed and strong leadership at the helm of affairs in governance to wage a relentless struggle against corruption. - Reproduced.
650			_aCorruption
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a94170
999			_c94170 _d94170