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Punjab's Industrial Growth

Reported on April 28, 2011 from Ludhiana , Punjab  ι Report #8867

Hiiii,
Last year, I planned to start construction of my factory for which I had to get Building plans sanctioned from the muncipal corporation Ludhiana. After submitting all the relevent documents to the MCL, I was not able to get the plan sanctioned with the stipuled time of 15 days(as displayed on the board by MCL), I contacted the concerned clerk for which he started making excuses that your this document is missing, your plans are according to bylaws etc..... and told me to submit some documents and then coma after a week. He then started harassing me for the same thing then one day I got in contact with a agent who was watching me from the last few weeks and asked me the matter. I told him the whole case. He asked me ********** at a cafe in the evening. I went to place in the evening. After sometime, he alonmg with the clerk came there and straight forward asked to pay them some kickbacks for getting my work done. As it was factory they told that there rate is Rs 60000/- for factory plans and Rs 30000/- for residential plans. I told them that i cannot pay them this much money and then after lot of negotiations with them, the deal was struck at Rs. 30000/- for the clerk and Rs, 5000/- for the mediator with 50% advance and balavnce after sanction.
I want to ask Punjab govt that this is there of promoting industry in the state so that their corrupt officials can florish by harrasing the business man.?????

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