I paid a bribe is an anti-corruption website that encourage private citizens in India who have been the victims of corruption to self-report details of bribes paid, including the bribe amount, the name of the corrupt official, and services rendered. The web portal then use these data to create maps and charts of corrupt activities across Indian cities. The concept of this initiative is to build awareness hence raising the cost of corruption.
The web portal not only focus on the bribes paid category it encourages the person who refused to pay a bribe (I AM A BRIBE FIGHTER), salutes the officials who were honest in their work (I MET AN HONEST OFFICIAL), helps get ideas how to tackle situations without paying a bribe from experts (BRIBE HOTLINE).
The bribe report can be posted for any issue you faced during the services like while getting a birth or death certificate, while applying for driving license, passport, traffic offences, etc.
Approach
The corruption in India across various states are statistically highlighted at ipaidabribe.com. The bribe trends can be monitored in the portal and fight against corruption. Latest news and updates on corruption and live stream of I paid a bribe is available in the ipaidabribe.com. Viewers can post their comments on the issues and reports posted in the web portal.
Given below is the workflow we have mapped out for the platform.
- I PAID A BRIBE - If people have paid a bribe for doing a work in government office they can post reports which will be taken to the Central Vigilance Commission
- I DID NOT PAY A BRIBE - If citizens were the one who said “NO” while asked for a bribe, we honour these first steps for anti-corruption. We share these stories with millions of people around the world to inspire others
- I MET AN HONEST OFFICER - If citizens have met good guys who have not asked for a bribe, we would like to honour these honest officers so that other officers will follow them
- BRIBE HOTLINE - If citizens don’t want to pay a bribe, need legal support and expert advice, they can instantly post their reports
- ALL REPORTS - the collection of stories from people that have faced retail corruption from across India are reported here. We share their experience due to corruption and its effects
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