The following is a list of proven scandals in India since independence, including political, financial and corporate scandals. The year, or decade, is when the scandal was first reported.
1940s
1948 - Jeep scandal case
1949 - Gems Graft case
1950s
1958 Mundhra scandal ()
1960s
1964 Pratap Singh Kairon inquiry
1970s
1971 Nagarwala case () 1974 Maruti scandal 1976 Kuo oil scandal ()
1980s
1981 Cement scam () 1985 Fodder scam () 1987 HDW Submarine scandal 1987 Bofors scandal 1989 St Kitts forgery
1990s
1992 Indian stock market scam 5000 crores
Babanrao Gholap disproportionate-assets case
1996 disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa
Cobbler scam
1998 Ajmer rape case
1998 Anubhav Plantations scam
Jalgaon housing scam
Sheregar scam
Ice cream parlour sex scandal
1996 Sukh Ram telecom equipment scandal
C. R. Bhansali scam () Fertiliser import scam () Meghalaya forest scam () Preferential allotment scam () Yugoslav dinar scam () Purulia arms drop case Sugar-import scam Palmolein Oil Import Scam (Kerala) Indian Bank scandal () Airbus scandal Hawala scandal SNC-Lavalin Kerala hydroelectric scandal () Prem Khandu Thungan graft case
2000s
2000
India-South Africa match fixing scandal - Mohammed Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja were banned from cricket for 5 years and 4 years respectively.
2001
Operation West End
Ketan Parekh securities scam () Calcutta Stock Exchange scam Roshni Act corruption scandal
2002
Stamp paper scam () Provident Fund scam Taj corridor case
2003
Housing and Urban Development Corporation scam
Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare scholarship scam
Uttar Pradesh food grain scam
Haryana teacher-recruitment scam
2004
Taj Co-operative Group Housing Scheme scam () IPO scam Bihar flood-relief scam () Oil for Food scandal
2005
Bhanu Pratap Sahi disproportionate-assets case, Jharkhand medical-equipment scam
Scorpene deal scam, part of the Navy war room leak
2006
Punjab city-centre project scam () Uttar Pradesh ayurveda scam () Navy war room leak (6 billion) Fatwas for cash scandal
2008
Hasan Ali Khan money-laundering case
State Bank of Saurashtra scam () Army ration-pilferage scam () Paazee Forex scam () Cash at judge's door scam 2G spectrum case (Not Proved) Power-theft scandal Cash-for-votes scandal
2009
Goa special economic zone scam
JVG scam
Rice export scam () Orissa paddy scam Sukhna land scam (Darjeeling) Vasundhara Raje Deendayal Upadhyaya Trust land scam Austral Coke scam () Gujarat VDSGCU sugarcane scam () Madhu Koda disproportionate-assets case Satyam scandal
2010s
2010
Housing-loan scam
Indian Space Research Organisation S-band scam, also known as the ISRO-Devas deal () Andhra Pradesh Emmar scam () Karnataka land scam Karnataka housing-board scam (₹350 million) Uttarakhand Citurgia land scam Medical Council of India bribery scandal - Ketan Desai was arrested by CBI on 22 April. Chandigarh booth scam Odisha illegal-mining scam (₹59,203 crore) Concerns and controversies over the 2010 Commonwealth Games Maharashtra Adarsh Housing Society scam Gegong Apang PDS scam ()
2011
Belekeri port scam, estimated loss to the public exchequer at ₹35,000 crores (approx US$6 billion) Tatra scam () National Technical Research Organisation scam () Goa mining scam Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike scam () Himachal Pradesh housing scam Pune housing scam Pune land scam Orissa pulse scam () Kerala investment scam () Mumbai sales tax fraud () Maharashtra education scam () Maharashtra public distribution system scam Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test scam Uttar Pradesh Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scam Orissa MGNREGA scam Indian Air Force land scam Bihar solar lamp scam () B. L. Kashyap, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation scam () Assam education scam Pune ULC scam