Efforts to Stop Corruption in Georgia
Georgia was a country where bribery had become an economy. Corruption was a part of common life. Now this country with a population of 38 lakhs of Eastern Europe has presented an example to the world in dealing with corruption. In fact, in the year 2003, people took to the streets against corruption and overthrew the government. Elections were held, a new government was formed. First, the traffic police force with 16,000 employees was dismissed. Youth were recruited, mostly women. The number of employees was kept low, adequate wages were given. In a survey of 180 countries in 18 years, it has become the 45th least corrupt country in the world. Transparency International has also praised Georgia. The country's budget increased 12 times . Earlier, low wages were paid and it was believed that the workers would compensate for the low wages by bribery. Now if an employee is caught taking a bribe, he is immediately dismissed. When o...