CBI Chapt 4 part1 pg 62-89 - Central Bureau of Investigation

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4 The CBI Structure & Functioning Though the DSPE had achieved considerable success, especially during the 1950s, in putting anti-corruption measures on a firm footing, yet the “devil's curse” did not seem to get extenuated to any appreciable extent. Surprisingly, even the winds of development that blew extensively across the country, then, and which raised expectations in many minds that these would greatly diminish if not completely destroy corruption, deteriorated the situation still further. The unscrupulous people seized new opportunities and conditions for their personal gains. The CBI Headquarters at R.K. Puram, New Delhi. 63 ....In Service of the Nation....
Taking a serious note of the gravity of the situation, the Government of India appointed an eight-member Committee, headed by a veteran Gandhian, K. Santhanam, MP, in June 1962, 'to consider special measures' to root out the menace of corruption from our public life. After going through almost every aspect of the problem at length, the Committee gave a comprehensive report, showing the actual reach of the menace in the country and the inadequacies and incompetence of the organizations combatting it. It made several wise suggestions as to how to solve the problem by complete overhauling of the entire system of investigation of corruption. About this time, a serious discussion and debate on the issue of corruption was also started in the Parliament and outside it, which led the Government to believe that some organization with greater scope and powers than what the DSPE p o s s e s s e d wa s t h e n e e d o f t h e h o u r. The Santhanam Committee helped in getting the belief transformed into a reality. 64 ....In Service of the Nation....
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