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Nearly 40% Indians paid bribes to use public services, highest among most Asian nations -Vignesh Radhakrishnan and Sumant Sen

-The Hindu

About 47% of the Indians surveyed said that corruption had increased over the last 12 months

The share of Indians who gave a bribe to avail themselves of a public service in the 12 months before a survey (the bribery rate) by Transparency International was conducted was the highest among the Asian nations surveyed. Nearly half the Indians surveyed said that corruption had been rising in the country over the past year. Between March 2019 and September 2020, 20,000 adults were surveyed in 17 Asian countries.

Under the table

The chart plots the bribery rate against the share of people who felt that corruption in the government was a significant problem. ln India, 39% of those surveyed gave a bribe to use a public service, the highest such share among the Asian nations surveyed. About 89% of Indians surveyed felt that government corruption was a significant issue in the country

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