- I Paid A Bribe
- 9 years ago
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We submitted application for "Trade licence" for our company M/s…
We submitted application for "Trade licence" for our company M/s Sidus Infinity Solutions Pvt Ltd in Kolkata Municipal Corporation(KMC) in the last week of December, 2014. We wanted to file the application online but the online service was not functional. The designated officer at KMC was not at his desk and we were kept waiting for couple of hours after which our application was filed. We had made sure we carried all documents, even the ones which were not needed. At the time of application they asked us whether we wanted a fast process at a price or a normal which would take 10 days. We said we will go by the legal way. We were supposed to get our trade licence by 10th of January after office address verification. The KMC officials visited our office a full 40+ days after the application, in the month of February. They checked all our documents. We had rented the office and it had some companies registered at that address previous to us. They stated that office is too small to host so many companies. Before leaving they made a demand of bribe for Rs. 2000. By then we had understood that we wont get the trade licence in this lifetime without paying the bribe. Reluctantly, We paid him 1500 as bribe upon which he made the trade licence then and there. While conversing with them I asked them why was the online service not working to which he smirked and said, "If people will get it done online, then what will happen to our cut".
I don't know the name of the officer but KMC has designated officers for each address and probably my office address might help track him.
Room 601N, 113 Park Street, Kol-16