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What I meant to ask is -
- this. When we go to the places where we know we have to be ready to offer some money, how do we realize the right time or right person to 'do it' with?
It comes out of my escapades at the local RTO. Actually, I took three trips to K R Puram RTO just to "observe" the functioning there. The pretext was to get an address change done on my license. First, I went through an agent , prentending to not know the process of address change myself. But he wouldn't climb down from his demand for Rs 2000 (he saw I came on a car). Then I went in to speak directly with an RTO employee. While I was telling them about my experience with Agent, and while the man was telling me how people who don't know the process etc well get conned by the agents sitting outside, the very same agent who I had fallen out with came in with some "files". He saw me, left the files in a cabinet in the office like he knew what each shelf in the cabinet contained, and then just walked away with an ' aamele barthini" (will come later)!
Well, I got my address change done for Rs 40, which is what one needs to pay for it. But the trip to the RTO, with eyes and ears all open, was worth it to understand things a bit better.
Is it as easy elsewhere - if you know the right process, you can get it done for the right rates, or was I simply lucky? How do you know what kind of place you are at - bribe-only, or bribe-optional? RTO may not be the best example. Some land related transaction will be the extreme case study, but have never visited one. Will do soon, if only to experience the office environment there.
Bribes , my experience
Bribe in Karnataka is the highest because of the realestate prices in and around Bangalore. BDA and BBMP have the 'highest share', followed by the Taluk office, BESCOM and BWSSB.
Instance of Taluk Office - I had to get the survival certificate once my father passed away to get his Pension settled. We had to go to Taluk office on the KG Road. Myself and my mother filled up all the documents. The Peon was telling 'Saahebru innu Bandhilla' and we waited from afternoon 12 to almost 3-30. Saaheba came at 3-30 and he was in seat just for 30 minutes or so. I requested him for the survival certificate and presented the application. He asked us to come after 15 days, I requested him that we have to get the pension papers processed and we need it ASAP. He started his tune 'everyone is urgent, I am so busy, do not have time' etc.. and told us politely to come after 15 days it will be done.People who had come there were roaming around from months together. Near my house there was a typist sitting in Taluk office. He took the documents and charged 1,000 rupees. He got everything done within one day and gave door delivery!! This was a reasonable bribe and I was ready to shell out.
We have so many records such as Marraige Certificate, still why need Survivor Certificate. Our System makes these bribe taking people to grow.
Same is the RTO bribe. 1,000 rupees for DL through driving school!!
Especially in the real estate field, people are minting money due to lakhs of bribe since there is no transparency in our document system like the site records.
Bribes
Sub-Registrar Offices - The Worst of All
Patronage to the culrure of bribery!
Need Help
hey hi vasanth,
I need to get a survival certificate myself,can u help in getting in contact with ur contact person
Thanks
hemanth(email:punith.hemanth@gmail.com)