Named scandals in India Scandal Year reporte d 2012 Scope Locat ion natio n Key players Summary

2012 Indian coal mining controvers y

{{INR 185591.34crore} }

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[1][2][3]

Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam Uttar Pradesh NRHM scam 2G spectrum scam

2012

{{INR 200000crore}}

Karn ataka

2012

{{INR 10000crore}}

Uttar Prad esh natio nal

Mayawati

[6][7][8][9][10]

2010

{{INR 176000crore}}

Nira Radia, A. Raja, M. K. Kanimozhi, many telecommunications companies Kapil Sibal, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati

Uttar Pradesh food grain scam

2003

{{INR 35,000crore}}

Uttar Prad esh

communication bandwidth auctioned for lower than market value[11][12] Food which the government purchased to give to the poor was instead sold on the open market