- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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6000 paid to obtain VC (Annex F) to apply under Tatkaal scheme of Passport
- Passport
- Police Verification for Passport
- Paid INR 6,000
I moved from Pune to Bangalore 6 months back due to change of job. I am scheduled to travel abroad in April 2011. My Passport is expiring in July 2011, however since min six month validity is required to obtain VISA, I needed to Renew my passport urgently. Tatkaal scheme of Passport is meant for such urgency cases. Under it we are supposed to obtain a Verification Certificate (Annex F) from specified categories of Govt.Officers. Most of them are highly ranked officials whom common public cannot approach. However, i approached an Advocate who arranged for that certificate thru a senior govt officer (MS ******* , Bangalore) for cost of Rs.6000/- in all. Apparently there is a machinery who share this money. I had to go through 4 people (touts) before i reached the Officer concerned. However, must point out that the Officer took due care to verify my details carefully also checked my original documents and interviewed me before issuing the certificate. I strongly feel that this requirement for Tatkaal passport should be reviewed as some elements are making large some of money, by taking advantage of people's urgency to obtain / renew passport.