According to the information made available by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), it had registered 74 cases of Prevention of Corruption Act against IAS/IPS/IRS officers during the last three years i.e. 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 (31.03.2015). Government has not conducted any survey to ascertain whether overall corruption has increased in the country. India has been ranked 85th out of 175 countries as per Corruption Perception Index (2014) released by the Transparency International.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in Prime Minister’s office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Dilipbhai Pandya in the Rajya Sabha today.