How to cut corruption in India in one simple move [1]

Transferring money from the central government to beneficiaries requires a chain of intermediary government officials. This chain is meant to serve as a check on corruption, however, it is often the source. The Indian state of Bihar experiences endemic levels of corruption. In this video, Clément Imbert, discusses the impact of a reform involving the incorporation of information technology to disperse and monitor government money.

Editor’s Note: This video is part of our anti-corruption series.

Video: 
Standfirst: 
A local government information technology reform, designed to monitor and disperse money to beneficiaries, managed to indirectly reduce corruption
Date Published: 
Sunday, December 2, 2018
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Corruption [2]
information technology [3]
India [4]
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clementimbert0 [5]
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Technology & Innovation [6]
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