- I Paid A Bribe
- 12 years ago
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BSNL pays bribe to BBMP officers to get permission for laying OFC
- Urban Development Authorities
- OFC Laying Permission
- Paid INR 40,000
A colleague of mine shared this with me. I was really surprised. In many places, BSNL has to lay OFC cable in many places. They need to take permission to dig the roads. Now, when the BSNL officers approach the BBMP officers to get permission, these BBMP officers demand some money. Yes, this is very much true!! If BSNL officers dont pay money, then they will not get permission to lay the cables. So how do they pay to these BBMP officers then? They include this bribe amount in their "estimate" for laying OFC but in some other head of account (which is really not required) and pass the bill. And this amount is paid to BBMP officers. My colleage said if he does not do so, then work will not be completed and the higher ups say "You are not fit for this Job". I was then reminded of a old hindi song, "Dek tere sansaar ki haalth Kitna ********** gaya insaan..." This is the state of affairs even among inter-government agencies. How Greedy!! Greed really makes one mad!