Narendra Modi has just given India Inc has a new reason to worry
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There seems to be a breather for corrupt bureaucrats in the government. If approved in the parliament, a key anti-corruption law will prove a severe blow to As per a news report by The Economic Times, India Inc officers who bribe through government mechanism, once pronounced guilty of graft, officers now face a maximum seven years and minimum three years in prison " up from five years and six months, respectively. And the new law wants speedy trials " to be finished in two years.
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For India's companies, the potentially troubling change comes via the amendment that makes corporates, not just individuals, liable for acts of bribery.
The news report reads, the government's press release defines these changes as, (a) "Liability of commercial organisations for failure to report bribery is being added to supply side of corruption", and (b) "Expanding the ambit of provision for containing inducement of public servant from individuals to commercial entities". These provisions make companies potentially a targof anti-corruption investigation because an act of bribery by an employee or an associated individual can make the company liable.
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