Corruption Watch

[Capt M Kumar]

Sources in the bureaucracy said it was an accepted “fact” that touts run banks and police stations. Their rates are fixed: for a bank loan, 2 per cent of the loan amount; for an FIR, Rs 3,000; and for clearing pensions, Rs 500.



BSP insiders said the ruling party would organise awareness camps at all blocks to tell people not to take the help of touts. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100710/js...667917.jsp



Social worker Sandeep Pandey said it was a positive step. “Touts are a menace in every district,” said the Magsaysay award winner. “But the government should first try to root out corruption in the offices of ministers, ruled by touts, to set an example.”