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12:05 AM | September 24,2008
An estimated 1.5 million BPL households paid bribes adding up to Rs156 crore, or just above Rs1,000 on an average
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12:02 AM | August 27,2008
The Transparency International India-Centre for Media Studies survey found that about 3.5 mn BPL households ended up paying bribe to avail services
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11:19 PM | August 19,2008
The State of Forest Report 2005 estimates that while 20.6% of India’s geographical area is covered by forests, about 29% of the country’s villages are dependent on them
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12:41 AM | August 12,2008
Though it has provided employment to 34.2 million households by the end of May, the scheme has also been subject to charges of corruption and irregularities
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09:38 AM | July 28,2008
Drinking water is a responsibility of the state governments according to the country’s Constitution
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11:07 AM | July 14,2008
The study shows while 80% of the so-called below the poverty line, or BPL, households interacted with public health services, about one in six had to pay a bribe
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12:43 AM | July 07,2008
A Transparency International India-Centre for Media Studies survey reveals that 6% of the 47.23 million BPL households had to pay a bribe to avail of the PDS services
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10:30 AM | June 30,2008
The survey found that BPL households had to pay bribes for a host of reasons, including for a new ration card, getting registered for the NREGS programme,filing a police complaint, admission to a school, etc.
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