12th March, 1993
India experienced the bloody nexus of corruption and terrorism that
haunts us even today
• Serial blasts
• Hijacking of aircrafts
• Loss of innocent lives
• Attack on the Parliament
• Defiling places of worship
• Gun battles …
26th November, 2008 Was the last nail in the coffin
Did shake the conscience of many upright Indians
As an Indian
I am outraged
at the way
the Nation’s sanctity
was violated at the
Taj and the Trident
I am pained beyond words
The same pain
that is today
prompting so
many of us to
talk of
“extreme measures”
• Hot pursuit
• Surgical strikes
• Precision bombing
• Collateral damage
• National pride
• War on terror
• Obliteration of a wayward neighbour
All this and more from a people
Who taught the world
the power of
non-violence,
the spirit of
Non co-operation !
The Mahatma had rightly understood
The need to strike at the very heart of British imperialism …
the result was the clarion call to
boycott British goods
and promote Swadeshi
The mighty British empire
On which the sun never set
Was forced to it’s knees
Today, the time has come
• To salute those who laid down their lives in the dastardly attack and promise their departed souls retaliation.
• We will fight this war the Indian way
• And win
Independent India has to take a vow
“We pledge not to do business with any entity that has business relations with Pakistan”
The Toyotas, the Fords, Microsoft, Coke and Pepsis of the world ,
Read our lips “you can choose only one market.
You may choose Pakistan
if you may,
but the doors of India
will be closed to you forever”
Let every Indian take the vow
Not to use any goods or services that originate in
Pakistan
Not to use any entity’s goods or services that also
does business in / with Pakistan
Remember
It was a plundered and pillaged India, shackled to slavery that had taken the route of boycott
to shake the very foundations of the Raj
today
We, as a Nation, are among the front runners having achieved our place in the sun
And can therefore
Impose our will, our sanction on the errant
On a rogue state which the international community has repeatedly failed to rope in
Join me
It is time we starved terrorism and its purveyors
In the way shown by our ancestors,
for if we do not act even now,
history will not treat us kindly
I call it
‘CSR with a Difference’
• To me, the entire premise of CSR is defined on different terms…..
• The take is far more fundamental…
Mr Arun Kumar Jagatramka
Chairman and Managing Director
Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd
Gujarat NRE’s experience in CSR –
creating a social impact on the
community and society
We have designed our CSR policy
• Guided by a principle of growing
with the community
• By engaging with the community
• By understanding the needs of
the community,
– Through discussions and
deliberations with local village
representatives
– By creating an awareness among
the local populace on what is good
for them
Education Sanitation and health Promoting Ethics &
freeing the society from the evil of CORRUPTION
A Hindi High School in Jamnagar
Bus service for children of nearby
villages to reach their school
Safe drinking water for villages
adjoining our plants
Support to the local hospital and
dispensary
Building toilets and solar street
lights in villages
Partnering government in
development of an ITI in
Jamkhambaliya
Instituted a centre of
excellence ‘Gujarat NRE
Knowledge Application
Facilitation Centre’ at CII,
Ahmedabad (Gujarat NRE
- CII-Government of
Gujarat initiative)
But, There is something more to it
It has been my passion and a belief of
my organisation that the youth in
particular needs to be sensitized
against corruption
We have been involved in doing our bit in
engaging the youth to build a
better India
Why such a mission for ETHICS and INTEGRITY?
Why did I chose a subject like CORRUPTION –
which Corporates would rather like to avoid
A Brief Background
What ails India?
SIX years ago when we first embarked on this mission…..
• Anachronistic laws (Fortunately the present
government has taken cognizance and started working on
it today)
• Crony Capitalism – A few corrupt businesses bending
the rules for their benefit which maligns the entire
corporate world
• Corrupt law enforcers and Politically motivated
law makers
For too long, we had focused on
• The severity of punishment
as opposed to
• The certainty of punishment
Leading to mega scams like Coalgate, 2G, Commonwealth etc
Law breakers had the impunity
• As with easy money comes
the opportunity to buy the
way out
• Maintenance of status quo
ensures the continued
support of the “System”
• The safety of numbers
• The perpetuation of injustice
Had become one section of the society, who have the “system” to safeguard their interests While the rest of India are forced to tow their line
The man on the street does not have access to his rights as a citizen
• His means of earning a livelihood is illegal
• The home where he stays is illegal
We too have sinned….
As we believe that for getting ahead in life, it is best to take the path of
least resistance
It is ok to grease the odd palm in the way
It is alright to jump the traffic signal when the
cops aren't looking
Because we believe
that greasing the palm is the way of life
that by refusing, we will attract the wrath of the system
that we cannot fight the system as it is all powerful
As the “system” does not allow individuals to raise their voices
against it
We refuse To nip a problem in the bud, allowing it to
escalate
All the while trying to fish in troubled waters
And then, when the problem hits the ceiling...
We raise our hands in surrender
The bullets of terror that tore into ATS squad
chief
brave-heart
Hemant Karkare
felled him because …
Some “patriotic” Indian had signed his death warrant by ordering sub standard
bullet proof vests
Its the small bribe that “we” pay
That let them buy the guns that are trained on us
The Hawala route that we take
To evade a few Rupees … is
used by them to finance their operations around the
world
Let us not forget
• That the bullets that are making us bleed are fired by enemies
• But the enemies that are bleeding the Nation through corrupt means are equally guilty
• The insiders are the ones who are emboldening those that are outside
• We must therefore, fight the war on both fronts
Individually We are up against a
“system” that is naturally averse to change,
for maintenance of status quo ensures :
equitable distribution of bribe,
thriving of vote banks, continuity of personal fiefdoms,
reign of the corruption
Why me ? we all ask As it is easier to shrug,
pay the price
and move on,
than be the victim of “the system”
Is there no hope then?
There is The hope is in the future
Young, impressionable minds
That can take up the cause
IF
We today start the onerous task of
planting the seeds
Our Aim was to
Take the fight to the campuses to the temples of learning
So that a deep aversion can be created against all forms of
corruption -
Long before …….
the crusade against corruption caught
the fancy of people in 2011
We had raised the issue and made an
attempt to create an awareness
Established Gujarat NRE – AMA Centre for National Integrity at Ahmedabad in 2009
And having regular programmes / seminars /contests since early 2009
Centre established at
Ahmedabad
Management
Association in May 2009
Organizes regular
programs on Ethics and
Integrity involving youth
Publishes books on
Ethics and Transparency
Engaged with the youth at college
level
Organised seminars and youth
programs on the topic of integrity
and ethics
The response has been
overwhelming
The youth of today wants to break
free from the current system –
have innovative ideas
• At NIRMA University and IIM Ahmedabad
• Topics include:
– India of my dreams
– Does Corruption feed Terrorism? How can we get rid of such Corruption?
– Trust based compliance as against Enforced compliance – Which is more effective?
Youth Seminars
Youth Seminars on • No bribes, No illegal moves,
no out of way favours- Can
we pledge?
• Is doing business a crime in
India: Are corporate
compelled to flout rules?
• Removal of Extortionary
Corruption – Key to
Empowering the Indian Citizen
Initiatives engaging the Civil Society
Worked closely with Foundation for Peace, Harmony and Good Governance
Engaged with Civil Society to come out with recommendations on:
– RTI
– Good Governance
– Police Reforms
– Black Money
Initiatives engaging the Civil Society
The Economic Times, 17th August, 2009
Articles in Press
The Economic Times, 14th November, 2011
The Economic Times, 3rd May, 2012
Articles in Press
The Economic Times, 28th January, 2013
Publications
• Published during
a contest held in
Goa in February
2010
• Topic : Ethics or
Ethical Law, which
comes first?
• Published at I-Fest
2010 at NIRMA
University,
Ahmedabad in
September 2010
• Topic of
Presentation : Draft
Anti-Corruption
Strategy Paper
Publications
• National Conference
on Integrity in January
2011 in Delhi
• Topics of
Presentations:
• Enforcement Agencies
– Friend or Foe?
• Corruption and Role
of Media
Publications
Published at the
National Seminar
on Black Boney in
May 2011 at Delhi
Publications
Publications
Published at I-Fest
2011 in NIRMA
University,
Ahmedabad in
September 2011
Publications
• National Conference
on Governance in
January 2012 in Delhi
• Topic of presentation:
Trust based
compliance or
enforced compliance –
which one is more
effective
Publications
• Published during I-Fest
2012 at Nirma
University, Ahmedabad
in October 2012
• Topic of Presentation:
Removal of Extortionary
Corruption – Key to
Empowering the Indian
Citizen
Publications • National Conference on Police
Reforms in Feb 2013 at Delhi
• Topic of Presentation : Change
the absurd & antediluvian
Laws of the Land; To Build the
India of our Dreams
• We congratulate the current
government under the
dynamic leadership of Shri
Narendra Modi for taking
steps in this direction
All procedures, laws and regulations that breed
corruption and come in the way of efficient
delivery system will have to be eliminated
There is severity of punishment in our laws, but
there is no certainty. Harsher punishment is
accompanied with higher payout. Certainty of
punishment is the only deterrent
Need for making the laws contemporary and
delete the archaic ones
Need to break the status-quo of no trust and
less compliance
Trust your citizen and if he betrays your trust,
punishment should be certain and exemplary
Need to make vigilant oversight bodies independent
The will to take responsibility and deliver
should come from top
It is the quality of governance that separates
success and failure in economic development
“We must learn to Trust. For several centuries, Indians
have been brainwashed to distrust other Indians. This
saps national energy. Distrust kills initiative. Distrust
compels people to maneuver and manipulate. Trust and
transparency stimulates entrepreneurship.”
Let us all Build a Society
on the Foundation of TRUST