Corruption & Public Governance

High Public Bribe Burden: Transparency International audits reveal 62% of Indian citizens have paid bribes to access basic public services

Stagnant CPI Ranking: India scores 39/100 and ranks 91st globally on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, displaying zero progress since 2012

Opaque Electoral & Corporate Funding: Supreme Court struck down Electoral Bonds Scheme in 2024 for violating RTI and enabling corporate quid pro quo

Severe RTI Appeal Backlog: Over 3.1 lakh second appeals lie pending across Information Commissions; DPDP Act 2023 threatens to dilute RTI access

Highway Trucking Extortion: Interstate truckers pay over ₹222+ Crore annually in illegal bribes to police and regulatory checkpoint officials

Driver Licensing Agent Corruption: 60% of license holders never took mandatory driving exams, paying middleman fees 2.5x official rates

Lokpal Operational Inertia: Less than 0.4% of corruption complaints submitted to Lokpal result in formal prosecution due to Section 17A sanction hurdles

Unimplemented Whistleblower Law: Whistle Blowers Protection Act 2014 remains unnotified, leaving anti-corruption whistleblowers vulnerable to retaliation