There was a time when the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was ranked among the most corrupt states of the nation, with the menace of corruption spreading up to the roots of the society thereby bringing defame and shame to the honest people of the erstwhile state. The situation at that time was so miserable that not only lower strata of officials but even the higher ups including bureaucrats and politicians were indulged in corrupt practices and looting the exchequer, meant for welfare of people, for fulfilling their own desires. It is really surprising that despite putting in place a number of corrective measures, to ensure cleansing of all such termites from the society and official system, still there are few who are indulged in corrupt practices and harass innocent people on one pretext or another. The Anti-Corruption Bureau and vigilance authorities are quite alert against such elements and take stern action whenever any such case is reported as on Wednesday, two Junior Engineers and Inspector of KPDCL were caught red-handed while accepting bribe, but it seems that more stringent measures need to be put in place for eliminating this social evil from the working class. There is no contradiction in saying that after the formation of the Union Territory, a sea change has been witnessed in the overall scenario of the Union Territory much better than the one existing during more than 7 decades after independence. Where on one hand a visible change is there in respect of developmental spree with several mega projects going on expeditiously on the other hand the working system has been made much more efficient with increased accountability and transparency among the workforce. In respect of terrorism also, the situation has improved drastically and it seems that very soon the peace will be established permanently with elimination of terrorism from soil of J&K. All these initiatives are not the result of some magic or illusion but it got possible only due to honest and efficient working of the present Government with active assistance of the UT administration. If all this will go on will same zeal and dedication, the day is not far when the Union Territory will be a front runner in terms of progress and prosperity.