Right time to move decisively against corruption: PM

Underlining the urgency to fight corruption in public life, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it is the right time to move decisively in this direction.

By PTI | Oct 31, 2011, 03.13 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Pledging to take steps to curb corruption in public life and deliver "good" governance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said this is the "right time" to move decisively.

With the image of his government being dented by scams and governance issues, Singh said it will do its utmost to "improve" transparency and accountability" in the work of public authorities.

Addressing the concluding session of the Governor's Conference, Sigh also said high food price inflation has been a particular cause for "worry" in the recent months and that government and the RBI will continue to take the required fiscal and monetary measures to ease inflationary pressures.

As food inflation spurted to a six-month high to touch 11.43%, Singh said the immediate challenge before the country is how to sustain a high growth path, while keeping inflation in check.

"Our efforts for rapid progress and development can have their full impact only if we curb corruption in public life," Singh said.

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