5-Jul-2011, Bangalore.
I went to KA-51 RTO in Bangalore on last saturday. It was for getting a sign from the Asst RTO. I can see corruption everywhere from the lowest level to the top level and that too very publicly. Even if I know RTOs are one of the most corrupted offices in India, I never expected this much.
As my brother-in-law moved to US from Bangalore, he wanted to transfer his car to Rajasthan. He took NOC (No Objection Certificate) from KA 51 RTO and submitted it to RTO in Rajasthan. There was some overwriting happened in the chassis number, so the Rajasthan RTO wants the correction to be counter signed by the Asst RTO. So he send me the NOC and his RC book, to get signed.
I went to RTO on that fine Saturday morning. It was really crowded everywhere in the office. I looked for the enquiry counter, found one, but no one inside the counter to help people....ok fine, I walked to the first floor. There was no discipline, so crowded, so noisy....I saw a nameplate telling Asst RTO in-front of a room. I went inside and told a person the situation. Fortunately he knew English which made my life better. He told me to contact a lady sitting in another place. I went to that person and again explained what I need. She told me to get the chassis number verified and get sealed by the clerks sitting near by. In between this, some one gave her a paper to sign along with Rs 20/-, which she put into her drawer without any blush, that also infront of everyone. I got surprised and went to the clerk. He looked into the NOC I gave, and was telling me this is an already issued NOC and who made all these overwriting. No one is supposed to make any markings in the sheet. I said that is why I came to clear that and he was refusing me like anything. Then I told Asst RTO only told me to get it verified. He started murmuring something, but gave me the paper sealed. In between I noticed another thing. There was a lady sitting near to this clerk. Some one came to her with a file and along with that, so many Rs 10/- and Rs 20/- notes. She took that money and put into her drawer and kept the file above all the files in her table.
I went to Asst RTO to get it sealed. This time she didnt speak anything, but took the RC book and wrote the chassis number once again and signed over it. Told me to get her seal under her sign. I went to the clerk again and asked him to seal. He tool a round seal having RT office address and was about to put that one. I stopped him in between and told him to put the seal of Asst RTO. Then he started questioning me who told that rubbish thing, and we know what seal to put. I said RTO only told me to put her seal. Since she was sitting just in-front of him, he didn't come with any more argument.
It was very clear that that guy was looking for some money from me. Other wise why all this drama from his side.
Any way, I am glad as I got what I need.
I am thinking what will I do next time when I will get my new bike. I need to get it registered in the same office and I am worried about how much bribe I need to pay to get it done.
Will wait and see....
I went to KA-51 RTO in Bangalore on last saturday. It was for getting a sign from the Asst RTO. I can see corruption everywhere from the lowest level to the top level and that too very publicly. Even if I know RTOs are one of the most corrupted offices in India, I never expected this much.
As my brother-in-law moved to US from Bangalore, he wanted to transfer his car to Rajasthan. He took NOC (No Objection Certificate) from KA 51 RTO and submitted it to RTO in Rajasthan. There was some overwriting happened in the chassis number, so the Rajasthan RTO wants the correction to be counter signed by the Asst RTO. So he send me the NOC and his RC book, to get signed.
I went to RTO on that fine Saturday morning. It was really crowded everywhere in the office. I looked for the enquiry counter, found one, but no one inside the counter to help people....ok fine, I walked to the first floor. There was no discipline, so crowded, so noisy....I saw a nameplate telling Asst RTO in-front of a room. I went inside and told a person the situation. Fortunately he knew English which made my life better. He told me to contact a lady sitting in another place. I went to that person and again explained what I need. She told me to get the chassis number verified and get sealed by the clerks sitting near by. In between this, some one gave her a paper to sign along with Rs 20/-, which she put into her drawer without any blush, that also infront of everyone. I got surprised and went to the clerk. He looked into the NOC I gave, and was telling me this is an already issued NOC and who made all these overwriting. No one is supposed to make any markings in the sheet. I said that is why I came to clear that and he was refusing me like anything. Then I told Asst RTO only told me to get it verified. He started murmuring something, but gave me the paper sealed. In between I noticed another thing. There was a lady sitting near to this clerk. Some one came to her with a file and along with that, so many Rs 10/- and Rs 20/- notes. She took that money and put into her drawer and kept the file above all the files in her table.
I went to Asst RTO to get it sealed. This time she didnt speak anything, but took the RC book and wrote the chassis number once again and signed over it. Told me to get her seal under her sign. I went to the clerk again and asked him to seal. He tool a round seal having RT office address and was about to put that one. I stopped him in between and told him to put the seal of Asst RTO. Then he started questioning me who told that rubbish thing, and we know what seal to put. I said RTO only told me to put her seal. Since she was sitting just in-front of him, he didn't come with any more argument.
It was very clear that that guy was looking for some money from me. Other wise why all this drama from his side.
Any way, I am glad as I got what I need.
I am thinking what will I do next time when I will get my new bike. I need to get it registered in the same office and I am worried about how much bribe I need to pay to get it done.
Will wait and see....
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