The Anti-Corruption Commission’s Annual Report 2023-2024 reveals a drop in corruption reports. The number of reports declined by 20 in the 2023-2024 fiscal year compared to the previous year. The Commission attributes the decrease to nationwide awareness programmes, new preventive measures, and the lack of corruption reports during the last election period.
According to the ACC, the Commission conducted system studies that could have contributed to a decline in corruption reports.
System studies identify weak links to corrupt practices and provide recommendations to strengthen systems and minimise corruption opportunities.
The majority of the corruption reports received by the ACC in the 2023-2024 fiscal year were related to abuse of function followed by embezzlement and bribery, among others.
There were 90 corruption reports related to abuse of function, followed by 24 cases of embezzlement and seven cases of bribery, among others.
Thimphu recorded the highest number of corruption reports (48), followed by Chhukha (21) and Paro (15).
In corruption reports made against profession, 37 were against civil servants, followed by 30 reports against public servants and 26 against local government officials. Furthermore, the corruption reports among civil servants were most prevalent in the ministries (19), followed by district administrations (13) and autonomous agencies (5).
A total of 33 out of the 322 corruption reports received during the reporting period qualified for investigation.
Tashi Dekar
Edited by Sonam Pem
