Study: Bribe paid in one year is ~6,350 crore

Petty corruption in India has come down sharply, but the total estimated bribe paid by households in last one year for public services — including amounts of as low as ~10 — still stands high at ~6,350 crore, says a study. According to CMS-Indian Corruption Study 2017, around a third of the households experienced corruption in public services at least once during the last one year, while in 2005, 53 per cent households had reported so.