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Corruption in Karnataka One cannot blame just the government for this problem, people need to fight against it which is not happening. Some of the reasons for corruption could be following: - Usually the state and central (federal) governments are not from the same party. But be assured the politicians of all parties are of the same breed.
- People of Karnataka are not of fighting nature. They will take any amount of crap. We tend to only bitch and moan, but we will never unite and protest as a group. This works perfectly for the politicians.
- Party heads will not allow the state government to operate sincerely. The state govt is expected to fill the coffers of the party in Delhi.
- The state had some notorious Chief Ministers who shamelessly took bribes. One of them is known to have made an average of Rs 1 crore [$200,000 plus] per day.
There are sincere officials, but very few. You have to bribe the govt officials for everything in Karnataka. Some of them are: - For birth and death certificates you have to bribe these officials. Even in case of a death in the family, they have absolutely NO consideration for what the family members are going thru.
- For opening and closing companies in Registrar of companies.
- Try getting a power of attorney without bribing anyone, almost impossible. You have to even bribe the person who takes your fingerprint.
Most corrupt offices in Karnataka are: - Bangalore Development Authority [BDA] - they sanction sites, house plans.
- Registrar of Companies [RoC]
- Regional Transport Office [RTO]
One has to be impressed to see how organized these folks are, they seem to have a process for everything. May be they should get themselves ISO certified - it would be the worlds first certification for corruption!. Luckily, ISO is for good things which help the society and not for such evil things. There are standard rates for everything. If you know of any rates send it to us and we will maintain a bribe rate card for you. Most of it is applicable in Bangalore. We would love to know the on going market rates from other cities. | Bribe Rate Card | | Item | Rate | Birth/Death certificate
[genuine cases] | Rs 450-3,000 | Birth/Death certificate
[fake cases] | Rs 500+ | | Burying a dead body | - Rs 100 to shift the body from van
- Rs 150 for the person who gives a bath
- Rs 500-Rs 2500 for postmortem [in Victoria hospital]. If you don't pay they will tell you they found alcohol in the body and it is a police case.
- Rs 1000 to bury the body
| | Approval of 30' x 40' bldg plan | Rs 10,000 | | Approval of 40' x 60' bldg plan | Rs 15,000 | | Approval of apartments | Rs 6/sq ft | | Khata transfer | 1-2.5% of the site/bldg cost | | Hotel licenses | Rs 10,000-Rs 1,00,000 | | Garbage cleaning tenders | Rs 52,000 plus. We feel the govt should be bribing these vendors to takeup the job. | | Customs clearance for bonding. | Rs 15,000 plus. | | Sick-n-Tired? Speak out!. Fine I will discuss with janta about my frustration, but where do I send the complaint.. click here If the public has any information they may contact: Lokayuktha
124, I Floor MS Building
Bangalore - 560 001
Phone: +91-80-2225 7638 | CBI,
Anti-Corruption Branch,
No 36, Bellary Road,
Ganganagar,
Bangalore - 560032.
Helpline: +91-80 - 2237 5014
Phone: +91-80-2333 1026 / 2333 2726/ 2363 0288 | Related Sites & News If you find any articles about corruption in Karnataka please send it to
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- News about corruption
- Lokayukta - Anti-corruption cell
- Fight Corruption Now - an excellent effort from Jayashree J.N, married to an IAS officer M.N.Vijayakumar of Karnataka Cadre who has served in Karnataka for the last 25 years.
- Public Affairs Centre [PAC]
- Transparency International - is a civil society organisation dedicated to curbing both international and national corruption.
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