| Corruption ROKO – Corruption Report On Karmayog Online | |
| Form No. 0097 | Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
| CHENNAI METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD, CHENNAI, TN | |
| We have received a complaint as per the details below. The filled form will also be displayed at www.karmayog. |
| A: Details of the government organisation | |
| 1. Name of government organisation: | CHENNAI METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD |
| 2. State: | Tamil Nadu |
| 3. City: | CHENNAI |
| 4. Department: | ACCOUNTS, METROPOLITAN WATER& SEWERAGE BOARD |
| 5. Location: | VILLIVAKKAM |
| 6. Designation of government officer involved: | PERSON COLLECTING WATER & SEWERAGE TAX |
| 8. Address of the government organisation: | CHENNAI METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD H.O NO.1 PUMPING STATION ROAD CHINTADRIPET CHENNAI 600002 |
| B: My Complaint Details | |
| 1. Period of incident: | 2008 – Sep |
| 2. Services that were sought: | PAYMENT OF WATER & SEWERAGE TAX |
| 3. Problem/s I faced: | THE PERSON COLLECTING TAX MADE US TO PAY Rs.300/- IN CASH & GIVE A BLANK CROSSED CHEQUE IN THE NAME OF CMWSB.THE CHEQUE NO.330322 DT.29/09/08 ,AXIS BANK , WAS GIVEN BY US,BUT THE RECEIPT WE RECEIVED LATER ON SHOWS CHQ.NO. 160600, DT18/09/08,UNIT TRUST BANK OF INDIA. |
| 4. Bribe amount: | Rs.300/- IN CASH & WE DO NOT KNOW WHY OUR CHQ. HAS NOT BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR RECEIPT.NO.0435743 |
| 5 a. Was the bribe paid? | YES,BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE PAYMENT. |
| 5 b. Could the work have been done without paying the bribe? If so, how? | NO, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS EARLIER HE MADE IT CLEAR TO OUR FLAT MEMBER WHO WENT TO MAKE THE PAYMENT FOR ALL THAT EACH HOUSE OWNER SHOULD COME SEPERATELY TO PAY TAX AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE PAYMENT. |
| 6. Result: | WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE PAYMENT. |
| C: Additional Informtion attached | |
| Details of Content: | WOULD LIKE TO KNOW 1. WHY BLANK CHQ. WAS ASKED FOR 2.WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CHQ GIVEN,SINCE IT IS NOT REFLECTED IN RECEIPT 3.WHY RECEIPT WAS NOT GIVEN IMMEDIATELY. 4.WHOSE CHQ IS SHOWN IN OUR RECEIPT |
| Attached Additional Document 1: | http://www.karmayog |
| D: My Suggestions | |
| 1. For head of government department: | |
| Suggestion 1: | ONLINE PROCEDURE TO KNOW HOW MUCH TAX IS PAYABLE. OR DESCRIBE THE PROCEDURES IN TAX CALCULATION &PAYMENT , RIGHTS OF TAX PAYERS ETC.& DISPLAY IN BOLD IN ENGLISH & LOCAL LANGUAGE |
| Suggestion 2: | ECS OR OTHER CENTRES TO MAKE PAYMENT OR CHQ DROP BOXES |
| Suggestion 3: | INSTAL WEB CAMERAS IN GOVT DEPTS WHERE SUCH INSTANCES CAN OCCUR. |
| 2. For the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) / Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI): | |
| Suggestion 1: | CATCH SUCH EMPLOYEES & DISMISS FROM SERVICE |
| Suggestion 2: | IF ANY CONTACT NUMBERS CAN BE MADE PUBLIC SO AS TO IMMEDIATELY CONTACT TO TRAP SUCH CORRUPT PERSON ON THE SPOT |
| Suggestion 3: | IF ANY CONTACT NUMBERS CAN BE MADE PUBLIC SO AS TO IMMEDIATELY CONTACT TO TRAP SUCH CORRUPT PERSON ON THE SPOT |
| 3. For other citizens: | |
| Suggestion 1: | CREATE AWARENESS BY MAKING PUBLIC SUCH INSTANCES |
| E: I am not ready to reveal contact details because | |
| APPROACHING THE DEPT FOR ANY OTHER WORK WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE, WILL CAUSE DELAYS,OTHER FLAT MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED. | |
| Tamil Nadu, CHENNAI, Wednesday, October 29, 2008 | |