corruption

Political and bureaucratic corruption in India are major concerns. A 2005 study conducted by Transparency International in India found that more than 15% of Indians had first-hand experience of payingbribes or influence peddling to get jobs done in public offices successfully.

Taxes and bribes are a fact of daily life and common between state borders; Transparency International estimates that truckers payUS$5 billion in bribes annually. In 2010 India was ranked 87^th out of 178 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.