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Corruption in India is an all-pervasive phenomenon and as some believe corruption has become a way of life in India. Its scale and spread has increased significantly. A notable feature is that there has been a mutually reinforcing collusion at the political and bureaucratic level. It has seeped to the top echelon of central, state and local government. Further, the malaise is not confined to the executive arm of the government alone; it has afflicted the legislature, the judiciary, the media and also independent professions.