The chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy on Sunday asked the Anti Corruption Bureau to intensify its raids against corrupt people and assured that there would be no political interference however big or influential the person might be.
Speaking at a review meeting, Reddy, who was criticised for not being tough against those indulged in corruption during his tenure last time, told the department that because of the behaviour of few individuals, the image of the government and the state was getting tarnished.
He said what had disturbed him was that despite the good efforts put in by the officials to implement the welfare programmes, the corrupt practices indulged in by few had tarnished the image of the government and had given a scope for the opposition to convert it into a politically-motivated campaign. He told the ACB that once he gets a final report from his sources, he would pass it on to the ACB for action.
Reddy said that he had commissioned a survey by an independent agency on corruption in some key sectors and based on the report, he had asked for an in-depth inquiry and once the report comes, it would be handed over to the ACB, he said.
Reddy also said that functioning of all departments should go online so that there would be greater transparency in functioning and less chances of corruption.
The ACB director general R R Girish Kumar told the chief minister that the department had achieved greater conviction rate in 2004-08 compared to earlier periods. Even the cases of disproportionate assets cases in the state was highest compared to Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the ACB added.
Speaking at a review meeting, Reddy, who was criticised for not being tough against those indulged in corruption during his tenure last time, told the department that because of the behaviour of few individuals, the image of the government and the state was getting tarnished.
He said what had disturbed him was that despite the good efforts put in by the officials to implement the welfare programmes, the corrupt practices indulged in by few had tarnished the image of the government and had given a scope for the opposition to convert it into a politically-motivated campaign. He told the ACB that once he gets a final report from his sources, he would pass it on to the ACB for action.
Reddy said that he had commissioned a survey by an independent agency on corruption in some key sectors and based on the report, he had asked for an in-depth inquiry and once the report comes, it would be handed over to the ACB, he said.
Reddy also said that functioning of all departments should go online so that there would be greater transparency in functioning and less chances of corruption.
The ACB director general R R Girish Kumar told the chief minister that the department had achieved greater conviction rate in 2004-08 compared to earlier periods. Even the cases of disproportionate assets cases in the state was highest compared to Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the ACB added.
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