- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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First time I paid a bribe
I paid the bribe for the first time in 1976 for getting electricity connection to my factory. I was an youngster of around 25 years then. I didin't pay a single paise as bribe for getting loan and other clearances from government. But toward the end of completion of the project when I borrowed all the money from bank and financial institutions, I landed in the electricity board. The concerned official told me that he will not give connection unless I pay some money. He told me clearly that he will not be hanged for delaying the electricity connection to my unit and will delay by few months. Since I barrowed more than two lakhs than and interest alone was working out around rupees two thousand per month, any delay will be throw me out of the project. I didn't had any other option except paying the money. Rs. 250 in 1976 is a big amount.