by FP_admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Media Coverage
An Indian lobby group has launched a novel anti-corruption tool: the zero-rupee note that can be handed over to any crooked bureaucrat who seeks a little extra payment.
by FP_admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Media Coverage
Last year, international corruption watchdog Transparency International said almost four million Indian families had to bribe officials for access to basic services. India also dropped in Transparency’s corruption index from 72nd to 85th in a list of 180 countries....
by FP_admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Media Coverage
Due to the requirement of practical solutions for tackling corruption, 5th Pillar started distributing the worthless Zero Rupee Note. Vijay Anand, from the lobby group 5th Pillar explains that it may sound self-defeating, but Fifth Pillar (an NGO headquartered in...
by FP_admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Media Coverage
The protest note – literally worth only the paper it is printed on – is being promoted by 5th Pillar, a group that campaigns on behalf of ordinary Indians who are forced to grease the palms of millions of civil servants.
by FP_admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Media Coverage
Imagine going to a government office to get some work done. The “babu” there refuses to sign on your file until you give him some “chai-paani”. What will you do in such a case?
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