The Union Budget 2011-12 has emphasized on the need to improve governance through tackling corruption. While presenting the Budget the Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that a Group of Ministers has been constituted to consider measures for tackling corruption. The Group has been addressing issues relating to State funding of elections, speedier processing of corruption cases of public servants, transparency in public procurement and contracts, discretionary powers of Central ministers and competitive system for exploiting natural resources. The Group will make its recommendations in a time bound manner.

Tackling corruption: ministers to recommend time bound reforms on elections funding, procurement, discretion, and resource allocation. A Group of Ministers has been constituted to design measures for tackling corruption, addressing state funding of elections, expedited processing of corruption cases of public servants, transparency in public procurement and contracts, discretionary powers of Central ministers, and a competitive system for exploiting natural resources, with recommendations to be made in a time bound manner.