Business-Government Collusion Issues
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Transparency International India
Business-Government collusion and corruption issues
1. Businesses bribe Government officials to get their work done on a priority basis
2. Government officials also accept bribes to ignore mistakes/deficiencies of businesses
3. Payments are made in cash to prevent detection
4. Government bodies have a lot of discretionary powers
5. Officials in some municipalities openly ask for bribes for giving a Layout Regularization Scheme for their plots
6. Cement industry is becoming a big cartel. Through the collusion, the same cement bags are sold at Rs, 220 in North India and Rs. 350 in South India
7. Builders have a major collusion with Government. In many cases, prime real estate is given to the builders at a very cheap rate to develop commercial projects. The earnings are shared
8. There is major corruption and collusion between Govt officials and Business in Municipal tender awarding process
9. Sub-registrar’s office where property registration takes place is a corruption den. Builders pay heavy bribes and get their property registrations done in no time given their collusion with Government officials
10. Government officers do favours for businesses and in return, businesses take care of their family marriage and other functional expenses or pay a percentage of transaction. more