List of scandals in India

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The following is a list of alleged scams and scandals in India since independence. These include political, financial, corporate and others. Entries are arranged in reverse chronological order by year. The year is the one in which the alleged scam was first reported or came into knowledge of public.

Notable scandals

Notable scandals in India
Scandal	Year reported	Scope INR Crore	Location	Key players	Summary
Saradha Group financial scandal	2013	40,000	West Bengal	Kunal Ghosh, Sudipto Sen, Madan Mitra and many more	Financial scam caused by the collapse of a Ponzi scheme run by Saradha Group, a consortium of over 200 private companies that was believed to be running collective investment schemes popularly but incorrectly referred to as chit funds. As a result of this scam (Odisha and W.B), Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh (All India Trinamool Congress) is in jail since Nov, 2013 for interrogations. Odisha MP Ramchandra Hansda (Biju Janata Dal) MLA Pravat Tripathy (Biju Janata Dal) and former Odisha MLAs Subarna Naik (Biju Janata Dal)and Hitesh Kumar Bagarti (Bharatiya Janata Party) have also been arrested for ponzi scam. Rajya Sabha MP from West Bengal Srinjay Bose (All India Trinamool Congress) has also been arrested.West Bengal transport minister and All India Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra was also arrested.
Abhishek Verma arms deals scandal	2012	80,000	Defense sector	Abhishek Verma, Anca Verma	Defense scandal caused by an American attorney who turned whistleblower after hacking into emails and documents retained on the US based servers of arms dealer Abhishek Verma who is globally known as 'Lord of War' and his wife former Miss Universe Romania Anca Verma's global weapons companies SIG SAUER and GANTON. Leaked documents were sent to Indian politicians Arvind Kejriwal & Prashant Bhushan who released these to the press as a result CBI and Enforcement Directorate arrested Abhishek and his wife Anca in multiple cases of defense sector purchases related corruption & money laundering aggregating to US$12 billion (Rs.80,000 crores). Presently, Abhishek and his wife Anca are incarcerated in Tihar Jail Delhi awaiting trial.
Common Wealth Games Scam	2010	70,000	New Delhi	Suresh Kalamadi, Sheila Dixit- the then Chief Minister of the State.	It is estimated that out of Rs. 70000 crore spent on the Games, only half of the said amount was spent on Indian sportspersons. The Central Vigilance Commission, involved in probing the alleged corruption in various Commonwealth Games-related projects, has found discrepancies in tenders – like payment to non-existent parties, will-ful delays in execution of contracts, over-inflated price and bungling in purchase of equipment through tendering – and misappropriation of funds.
Indian coal allocation scam	2012	185,591	National	Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the coal ministry, many electricity boards and private companies	coal blocks allotted, not auctioned, leading to estimated losses as per the Comptroller and Auditor General of India Supreme Court cancels all 214 coal blocks allocations since 1993. Government to e-auction the coal blocks now.
Uttar Pradesh NRHM scam	2012	10,000	Uttar Pradesh	Mayawati, Babu Singh Kushwaha	Babu Singh Kushwaha and IAS Pradeep Shukla behind bars for their involvement in NHRM scam.
2G scam	2008	176,000	National	Nira Radia, A. Raja, M. K. Kanimozhi, many telecommunications companies	communication bandwidth auctioned for lower than market value.A. Raja and M. K. Kanimozhi have been in Tihar Jail for 15 months and 5 months respectively.They have been charge framed.
Navy War Room Leak scandal	2006	18,000	Defense sector	Abhishek Verma, Ravi Shankaran assisted by other defence personnel	Arms Dealers Abhishek Verma and Ravi Shankaran compromised senior defense officials working in the Navy War Room located inside Prime Minister's Secretariat in India & obtained sensitive data pertaining to military purchases & ongoing defence acquisitions for securing lucrative multibillion-dollar contracts relating to Scorpene Submarines deal of the Indian Navy worth US$6 billion. Ravi Shakaran fled to United Kingdom in 2006. Red corner Interpol notice was issued for him. Even after 8 years of arduous legal battle in UK Courts, Indian Govt failed in his extradition. Abhishek Verma was granted bail in this case in 2008 by Delhi High Court.
Uttar Pradesh food grain scam	2003	30	Uttar Pradesh	Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati	Food which the government purchased to give to the poor was instead sold on the open market

• Haryana Teachers' recruitment scam- Ex Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala (Indian National Lok Dal) and his son Ajay Singh Chautala (Indian National Lok Dal) have been convicted for 10 years in teacher recruitment scam
• Bihar fodder scam – ₹9.5 billion (US$140 million)- Bihar ex CMs Lalu Prasad Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal), Jagannath Mishra (ex-Indian National Congress) and Lok Sabha MP Jagdish Sharma (Janata Dal (United)) have been convicted in fodder scam. Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagdish Sharma have also been disqualified from the parliament for corruption
• MBBS seats scam- Rajya Sabha MP Rasheed Masood (ex-Indian National Congress) is convicted for 4 years in MBBS seats scam. He is also disqualified from the parliament for corruption.
• 2015 Cash For Vote Scam
• Disproportionate asset case- MLA Babanrao Gholap (Shiv Sena)- Gholap and his wife convicted for 3 years and he is disqualified from Maharashtra assembly for corruption
• Cremation shed scam- Rajya Sabha MP T. M. Selvaganapathy (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) convicted for 2 years and disqualified from the parliament for corruption
• Power theft scandal-MLA Suresh Halwankar (Bharatiya Janata Party) and his brother Mahadev were sentenced to three years' imprisonment in a power theft case. Suresh Halwankar is disqualified from Maharashtra assembly for corruption.
• Jalgaon housing scam-Former Maharashtra Housing Minister and Shiv Sena MLA Suresh Jain has been jailed since last 27 months.
• Disproportionate Asset case against Jayalalithaa/Jayalalithaa disproportionate asset case.Jayalalithaa (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)sentenced to four years in jail and fined Rs 100 crore.She has automatically been disqualified from the post of CM and legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu and is the first chief minister to be disqualified.
• Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy disproportionate asset case/Andhra Pradesh land scam – ₹1,000 billion (US$15 billion)-Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy (YSR Congress Party) was in jail for 16 months for interrogation in disproportionate asset case.
• Madhu Koda disproportionate asset case- Madhu Koda was in jail for 40 months for interrogation in disproportionate asset case.
• Ex-Jharkhand Minister Bhanu Pratap Shahi disproportionate asset case/* Jharkhand medical equipment scam –
• DIAL Scam – Central government lost ₹1,669.72 billion (US$25 billion) by undue favours to GMR-led DIAL. DIAL (Delhi International Airport Limited) is a consortium of the GMR Group (50.1%), Fraport AG (10%), Malaysia Airports (10%), India Development Fund (3.9%), and the Airports Authority of India (26%).
• Cash for Vote Scandal
• Scorpene deal scam/Navy War Room spy scandal
• The Satyam scam-Satyam chairman Ramalinga Raju sentenced to 7 years in jail and fined 5.5 crores
• Taj corridor scandal
• Hawala scandal
• Maharashtra Irrigation Scam – Loss of about ₹720 billion (US$11 billion). At present the matter is under the scanner of investigating / intelligence agencies of India.-Ajit Pawar and Sunil Tatkare of the Nationalist Congress Party are the prime accused.
• Maharashtra Sadan Scam-Chhagan Bhujbal of the Nationalist Congress Party is the prime accused.
• SNC-Lavalin Kerala hydroelectric scandal – ₹3.74 billion (US$56 million)
• Maharashtra Adarsh Housing Society scam [1]
• Gegong Apang PDS scam – ₹100 billion (US$1.5 billion)
• Prem Khandu Thungan graft case-Former Union minister and ex-chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh Prem Khandu Thungan of Indian National Congress and three others are convicted for 4 years in a 1998 corruption case related to misappropriation of funds meant for an irrigation project in Nagaland.
• Louis Berger Group bribery case-Former Goa Public Works Department minister Churchill Alemao ex-Indian National Congress and ex chief minister of Goa Digambar Kamat Indian National Congress are prime accused. Churchill Alemao has been arrested and Digambar Kamat has applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest. Louis Berger Group officials also been arrested after they admitting bribe to Goa minister.

2010s

2015

• Gurgaon MARENA GROUP Frauds in India along with CEO Verawatkins and Delraharris .
• Delhi Jal Board tanker scam-400cr Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit is accused of floating very costly tenders
• Amethi Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust land grab case-A revenue court today ordered return of the land sold to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust by an industrial house to Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC).
• Delhi CNG scam-100 crore-Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit of Indian National Congress and Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung are accused in the scam.
• Delhi power scam-8000cr-CAG has reported that Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group BRPL is accused of inflating their dues to be recovered from consumers by almost Rs 8,000 crore. As per the report, the CAG claimed that there is scope for reducing tariffs in the city.
• Gujarat fisheries scam-400 cr-Gujarat ministers Purshottam Solanki of Bharatiya Janata Party and Dileepbhai Sanghani of Bharatiya Janata Party are accused of granting fishing contracts for 58 reservoirs to his favorite parties and did not follow the mandatory auctioning process.
• GIDC plot allotments bribery case-Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar brother-in-law Dilip Malvankar, a field manager attached to Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) was arrested while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh to allot a plot in Tuem Industrial Estate.
• Mizoram office for profit scam-Lal Thanzara of Indian National Congress, who is the younger brother of the chief minister Lal Thanhawla, has resigned from Cabinet for allegedly holding 21.6 per cent share in Sunshine Overseas, a road construction company, which was getting government contracts in the last three years.
• Maharashtra Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation (ASDC) scam-141 cr Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator Ramesh Kadam, accused of siphoning off Rs 141 crore from a state-run body, has been arrested by CID.
• Uttarakhand liquor license scandal-Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Chandra Singh Rawat of Indian National Congress and his personal secretary Mohammed Shahid were caught in camera negotiating with a liquor baron for a Rs 100 crore bribe to change the state's policy on the sale of alcohol.
• Nagpur Land grab case-High court of Maharashtra has fined Member of Parliament Vijay J. Darda and ex-chief minister of Maharashtra Ashok Chavan, both of Indian National Congress 25,000 each and ordered an enquiry in encroachment by Jawaharlal Darda Education Society, controlled by MP Vijay J. Darda and Rajendra Darda
• Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) "Chikki" controversy-206 crore-Maharashtra women and child welfare minister Pankaja Munde did not invite e-tenders in awarding contracts to the vendors, though it is mandatory to e-tender for contracts over 3 lakhs.
• Bangalore illegal land denotification scamB. S. Yeddyurappa of Bharatiya Janata Party former chief minister of Karnataka is the prime accused.
• Virbhadra Singh disproportionate assets case-6 crores-Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh of Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh has been booked by CBI for disproportionate assets.
• NTC land scam-709 crore- Former gujrat CM Shankersinh Vaghela of Indian National Congress has been booked by CBI
• Lalit Modi money laundering case- Lalit Modi ex-Indian Premier League (IPL)commissioner is accused of bid rigging, awarding contracts to his friends, accepting kickbacks on a broadcast deal, selling franchises to members of his family, betting and money laundering.He has absconded from India even as Enforcement Directorate is investigating the cases. He has many political friends and has taken political favours from External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief MinisterVasundhara Raje of Bharatiya Janata Party.
• Telangana Cash for votes scam-Revanth Reddy MLA of Telugu Desam Party is the prime accused and currently in jail
• Corporate espionage - Officials of Reliance Industries, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, Essar Group, Cairn India and Jubilant Energy were accused of stealing documents from the Petroleum Ministry.
• Uttarakhand flood relief scam-Rs 100 crores-When lakhs of people in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand went hungry during the 2013 disaster, Government of Uttarakhand state officials partied on Uttarakhand flood relief funds.

2014

• Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) scam-5000 crores-FIRs have been registered against GVK (conglomerate) and Airports Authority of India officials for cheating and forgery. The project was deliberately delayed by 3 years to pass 5000 crores undue benefit to GVK (conglomerate).
• Aavin scam - adulteration of milk supplied from various societies of Tamil Nadu state milk union, resulting in a scam estimated to be ₹27 lakhs per day for 10 years. The investigating agencies then traced the owner of the truck to be Vaidyanathan and arrested him in Chennai.
• SmartCity, Kochi scam- JV between Government of Kerala and TECOM Investments a subsidiary of Dubai Holding
• Cash for MLC seat scam-ExChief Minister of Karnataka and Janata Dal (Secular) floor leader H.D. Kumaraswamy
• Leader Of Opposition in the Goa state assembly and ex Chief Minister of Goa Pratapsingh Rane bribery case-
• Haryana& Rajasthan illegal mining in Aravalli Range mountains
• Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority or SJDA scam, West Bengal-200 crores
• Reliance Jio spectrum auction rigging scam-
• Odisha Industrial land mortgage scam-52000 crores
• The National Herald (India) Land Scam
• Vyapam Scam - India's biggest medical education scam unearthed in Madhya Pradesh. Subsequently, many Govt. leaders were arrested,which was wrong decicsion, the main culprit was The then, Congress chief minister in 2003, Digvijaya Singh, who was accused for vyapam scam .
• Madhya Pradesh state Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Gauri Shankar Chaturbhuj Bisen disproportionate assets case-2000 crores
• Hari Kumar Jha,1987 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer,disproportionate assets case-15 crore
• Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) unaccounted cash case-34 crores
• Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA)discretionary quota plot scam
• Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia land grabbing case
• Madhya Pradesh State Joint Director-Industries,R.C. Kuriel, disproportionate assets case
• Mayank Jain,1995 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, disproportionate assets case
• Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) arbitrary lease allotment of property.
• HPCA illegal land allotments scandal-Prem Kumar Dhumal and Anurag Thakur have been chargesheeted in HPCA scam.
• Indian Railways-Railtel Corporation of India mobile scam-
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Rolls-Royce defense scam-10,000 crores
• Air India Family Fare Scheme scam
• Bokaro Steel Plant recruitment scam
• Gujarat arbitrary land allotments scandal
• Kribhco and fertilizer giantYara International fertilizer fraud controversy.
• Delhi Jal Board scam-10,000 crores
• Indian Railways "emergency quota" tickets scam
• Siddhartha Mehrotra (Grocery Scam, Gurgaon)

2013

• Virbhadra Singh bribery controversy-2.4 crores
• Madhya Pradesh Pre medical test scam
• Madhya Pradesh wheat procurement scam- 4 crores-Payments worth 4 crores have been made for fake wheat procurement from farmers.
• Madhya Pradesh IAS couple Arvind Joshi and Tinoo Joshi disproportionate assets case
• Gurgaon Toll plaza scam-operated by DSC Ltd.
• EPFO(Employee Provident Fund)scam
• Haryana seed scam-5 crore
• Directorate General of Civil Aviation-DGCA 'free ticket' scam
• LTC(Leave Travel Concession) Scam
• Radia tapes controversy
• NSEL Scam-5500 crores
• Railway iron ore freight scam-17000 crores
• Uttar Pradesh illegal sand mining
• Vodafone tax Scandal - involves Rs 11,000-crore tax dispute case in India. There were corruption charges on Kapil Sibal because of Law ministry's U-turn to agree to conciliation in Vodafone tax case
• Railway promotion scam - CBI booked Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 90 lakh from a Railway Board member.
• 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case-Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were banned for life from cricket.
• 2013 Kerala solar panel scam
• Odisha Land allotment Scam
• 2013 Indian helicopter bribery scandal
• Madhya Pradesh Scholarship Scam - The investigations revealed that the scholarship money was illegally siphoned off by forging the documents.

2012

• Granite scam in Tamil Nadu – Loss of about ₹160 billion (US$2.4 billion). At present the matter is under the scanner of investigating / intelligence agencies of India.
• Highway scam – ₹160 billion (US$2.4 billion)
• Kinetic Finance Limited Scam – Banks lost about ₹27.6 million (US$410,000). At present the matter is under the scanner of investigating / intelligence agencies of India.
• Ultra Mega Power Projects Scam – Central government lost ₹290.33 billion (US$4.3 billion) due to undue favours to Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power.
• Forex derivates scam – ₹320 billion (US$4.8 billion)
• Service tax and Central Excise Duty fraud – ₹191.59 billion (US$2.8 billion) crore)
• Maharashtra stamp duty scam – ₹6.4 billion (US$95 million)
• Maharashtra land scam
• MHADA repair scam – ₹1 billion (US$15 million)
• Ministry of External Affairs gift scam
• Himachal Pradesh pulse scam
• Flying Club fraud – ₹1.9 billion (US$28 million)
• Andhra Pradesh liquor scam
• Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association scam – Approximately ₹500 million (US$7.4 million)
• Jammu and Kashmir PHE scam
• Jammu and Kashmir recruitment scam
• Jammu and Kashmir examgate
• Jammu and Kashmir dental scam
• Punjab paddy scam – ₹180 million (US$2.7 million)
• NHPC cement scam
• Haryana forest scam
• Girivan (Pune) land scam (not to be confused with Pune land scam which came to light during 2011)
• Toilet scam
• Uttar Pradesh stamp duty scam – ₹1,200 crore (US$180 million)
• Uttar Pradesh horticulture scam – ₹700 million (US$10 million)
• Uttar Pradesh palm tree plantation scam – ₹550 million (US$8.2 million)
• Uttar Pradesh seed scam – ₹500 million (US$7.4 million)
• Uttar Pradesh elephant Memorial scam-1400 crores [2].[3]
• Uttar Pradesh LACCFED scam-[4]
• Patiala land scam – ₹2.5 billion (US$37 million)
• Tax refund scam – ₹30 million (US$450,000)
• Bengaluru Mayor's fund scam
• Ranchi real estate scam
• Delhi surgical gloves procurement scam
• Aadhar scam
• BEML housing society scam
• MSTC gold export scam – ₹4.64 billion (US$69 million)
• TIN scam
• Haryana Forest Development Corporation Cash Scam
• Nayagaon (Punjab) land scam

2011

• Bellary mining scam/Belekeri port scam
• Tatra scam – ₹7.5 billion (US$110 million)
• LIC housing loan scam
• NTRO scam – ₹8 billion (US$120 million)
• Goa mining scam
• Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike scam – ₹32.07 billion (US$480 million)
• Himachal Pradesh HIMUDA housing scam
• Pune housing scam
• Pune land scam
• Orissa pulse scam – ₹7 billion (US$100 million)
• Kerala investment scam – ₹10 billion (US$150 million)
• Mumbai Sales Tax fraud – ₹10 billion (US$150 million)
• Maharashtra education scam – ₹10 billion (US$150 million)
• Maharashtra PDS scam
• Uttar Pradesh TET scam Former Director of UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad Sanjay Mohan is prime accused.
• Uttar Pradesh MGNREGA scam
• Orissa MGNREGA scam
• Indian Air Force land scam
• Bihar Solar lamp scam – ₹400 million (US$5.9 million)
• BL Kashyap – EPFO scam – ₹1.69 billion (US$25 million)
• Assam Education scam
• Pune ULC scam

2010

• ISRO's S-band scam (also known as ISRO-Devas deal)₹200,000 (US$3,000)-The deal was cancelled.
• Andhra Pradesh Emmar scam – ₹25 billion (US$370 million)
• Karnataka land scam
• Karnataka housing board scam-JD(S) MLA G T Devegowda swindled 35 crores, indicted by lokayukta
• Uttrakhand Citurgia land scam
• MCI bribery scandal--Ketan Desai is chargesheeted by CBI.
• Chandigarh booth scam
• Odisha illegal Mining Scam (Investigated by Shah Commission)- Rs 59,203 crore (2014)

2000s

2009

• Goa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) scam
• JVG Scam : Sainik Farm land baron V K Sharma Template:Archive.indianexpress.com/news/rs-1000-cr-scam-jvg...v-k-sharma.../1115718/
• Rice export scam – ₹25 billion (US$370 million)
• Orissa paddy scam
• Sukhna land scam – Darjeeling-Lt. General Awadhesh Prakash court martialed by the army on corruption charges.
• Vasundhara Raje Deendayal Upadhyaya Trust land scam
• Austral Coke scam – ₹10 billion (US$150 million)
• Gujarat's VDSGCU Sugarcane scam – ₹187 million (US$2.8 million)

2008

• Hasan Ali black money controversy-Hasan Ali Khan is in jail since April 2011 for money laundering.
• State Bank of Saurashtra scam – ₹950 million (US$14 million)
• Army ration pilferage scam – ₹50 billion (US$740 million)-Lieutenant General SK Sahni jailed for 3 years.
• Paazee Forex scam – ₹8 billion (US$120 million)
• Cash-at-judge's door scam [5]

2006

• Penny stock scam
• Punjab city centre project scam – ₹15 billion (US$220 million)
• Uttar Pradesh ayurveda scam – ₹260 million (US$3.9 million)

2004

• Taj Co-operative Group Housing Scheme scam – ₹40 billion (US$590 million)-IAS officer Narayan Divakar convicted for 2 years.
• IPO scam
• Bihar flood relief scam – ₹170 million (US$2.5 million)-Sadhu Yadav and others chargeframed.
• Oil for food scam-K. Natwar Singh had to resign from the Cabinet on December 6, 2005

2003

• HUDCO scam

2002

• Stamp paper scam – ₹200 billion (US$3.0 billion)- Abdul Karim Telgi jailed for 30 years.
• Provident Fund (PF) scam

2001

• Operation West End - It was done in order to make the murky defense deals public. The special correspondents of the magazine filmed several corrupt defense officials and politicians of ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government including Bhartiya Janta Party. Bangaru Laxman, the BJP's president was sentenced to four year of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of one lakh rupees was imposed as well.
• Ketan Parekh securities scam/UTI scam – ₹320 million (US$4.8 million)-Ketan Parekh convicted for two years.
• Calcutta Stock Exchange scam

2000

• India-South Africa match fixing scandal-Mohammed Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja were banned from cricket for 5 years and 4 years respectively.

1990s

1997

• Jalgaon housing scam [6]
• Cobbler scam
• Sheregar Scam
• Kerala ice cream parlour sex scandal

1996

• Sukh Ram telecom equipment scandal-Sukh Ram convicted for 3 years.
• C R Bhansali scam – ₹11 billion (US$160 million)
• Fertiliser import scam – ₹1.33 billion (US$20 million)

1995

• Meghalaya forest scam – ₹3 billion (US$45 million)
• Preferential allotment scam – ₹50 billion (US$740 million)
• Yugoslav Dinar Scam – ₹4 billion (US$59 million)
• Purulia arms drop case

1994

• Sugar import scam

1992

• Harshad Mehta securities scam – ₹50 billion (US$740 million)
• Palmolein Oil Import Scam, Kerala
• Indian Bank scandal – ₹13 billion (US$190 million)

1990

• Airbus scandal

1980s

1989

• St Kitts forgery

1987

• Bofors scandal

1981

• Cement Scam involving A R Antulay – ₹300 million (US$4.5 million)

1970s

1974

• Kuo oil scandal – ₹22 million (US$330,000)

1974

• Maruti scandal

1971

• Nagarwala scandal – ₹6 million (US$89,000)

1960s

1965

• Kalinga tubes scandal

1964

• Pratap Singh Kairon scam

1960

• Teja loan scandal – ₹220 million (US$3.3 million)

1950s

1956

• BHU funds misappropriation – ₹5 million (US$74,000)

1951

• Cycle import scam
• The Mundhra scandal – ₹12 million (US$180,000)

1940s

• 1948 - Jeep scandal case
• 1947 - INA treasure chest disappearance

See also

• The Lokpal Bill, 2011
• Corruption in India
• 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement
• Jan Lokpal Bill
• Right to Public Services legislation
• 2G spectrum scam
• Corruption Perceptions Index
• Licence Raj
• Mafia Raj
• Rent seeking
• Concerns and controversies over the 2010 Commonwealth Games
• Lok Ayukta
• Socio-economic issues in India
• United Nations Convention against Corruption