Lack of faith in ourselves

Not just economy, the non performing bureaucracy makes our county weak. Mediocrity in government offices cripples our country. Lack of integrity in individuals working in offices makes government machinery inefficient. So we make good laws and we shape good policies, but if each one fails in performing duties, all policies remain in paper. The individuals who are assured jobs in government offices cannot get “fired” or removed from office as they have job protection. So they take their job “casually” Responsibility of an office or the reason for its functioning is ignored. So Municipalities do not run properly. Bribing is omnipresent, it there everywhere; it is hidden. If a citizen needs to get something done, he must pay bribe..from birth certificate to marriage certificate to death certificate..pay bribe for what you need.May be greater computerisation will eliminate this.
Another big hurdle in our bureaucracy is mistreatment of lower staff. WE have bosses who have"landlord"mindset of previous century. They abuse lower staff using harsh language as if the staff is a slave. No human dignity is giver to the worker in the lower level. This results in a hostile environment in government's offices.
 If procurement is done by a government office, then there will be hidden bribing. No amount of auditing will reveal cash or kind (cars or gold jewelry) transfers that take place when procurement is done. Government’s wealth is lost when these officers take bribe for procuring inferior material for government; from cement to computers,all inferior stuff will be bought for high prices. Unless each individual working has some patriotism and refuses bribe, this will go on. Faith in ourselves and faith that we should earn by following “right” path is lacking. In essence these "faithless" are cheating the working poor of India. We are cheating ourselves as our future depends for our country's future.