Imphal, May 17: at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government at the Centre is fighting relentlessly to root out corruption from the country, bribery seems to be rooted deeply into the system of the state.
After some departments of state government have issued recruitment notifications, various unemployed youths have thronged at their respective district Employment Exchange offices for enrolment. Employment Exchange office is the first place where prospective employees get registered themselves and apply to their desire government jobs. However, the most worrisome fact is that some corrupt officials allegedly taught the lesson of corruption to job seekers and the ways to indulge themselves in bribery even before entering into the profession.
If a jobseeker is compelled to bribe the officials of Employment Exchange only to enlist him or her in the General (unemployed) category, how can we guarantee that the same person (jobseeker) will render his service sincerely after he got employed with any public office?
This is the case that was witnessed by a staff reporter of Imphal Times during a visit at the Employment Exchange office, Bishnupur situated at the district headquarters on May 16.
When the reporter reached the office at around 1pm, around hundred youths from different parts of the district were seen standing in a long queue leading towards a single window where staffs of the Exchange office collect documents for applying and renewing Employment Exchange Card.
For hours, the people remain standing at the queue waiting for their turn under the scorching sun. However, some people from among those standing in queue were noticed selectively signalled and called out from the queue by an official.
While entering at the back side of the office, another window was seen operating for “selective and urgent people”. And, a staffs of the office was seen collecting money ranging from Rs 150-200 from each applicant; and without any question they give the amount that the officer demanded.
The reporter, who recorded the whole gambit, was demanded to delete the video by some people. However, he managed to escape from the area safely with the evidence of the crime.
8 comments
What about those who take lakhs and lakhs for a job ? How about covering them on your news ?
Hope this is the start. Doctored on the photograph is not appreciated, released without disguising d eye sight, we all also want to know how he looks like for our better future record. Good job, carry on.
It’s the common people who encourage the bride and corruption. If people stop paying bride then who will take the bride.
Hat’s off to the Reporter. This is really great. I think there should be serious punishment for such case immediately so as to give warning to others also. We need a change in every small mistakes and let everyone know what is wrong in our system.
Bribery is present everywhere in Manipur. Why are you making issue out of this poor fellow? Start from top not from bottom…. Catch the big fishes first, then you would see the changes from small fishes.
Lupa 150-200 giro? Madudi DC office ta residential/domicile certificate louba chatli khudingi louee keino? Traffic/VDF na diesel auto/truck tagi bazar phaoraga chatpada kaya louee khangdro? Madudi ubidrabo? Motor vehicle office mamanga leiriba commission agent mayamduna kamai touba? Ateisu dhama ama lei…. Bribery thingsi hairadi mathaktagi houbirako… soinao mayam sina karimata kanaroi
matam chana chana exchange ta ming chanbiyo amadi update toubiyo.. thabak kouraba matamda district ki meeyamdo hupchillakladi khara khara chaba tabani…. ahangba matamdadi exchange staff singdi hakam chanduna leire..exchange ningshingba kanasu yaorammoi thabak koura matamda nattana. . madugi awabaduni ngashi fanglise sida wa ngangnaningai oide.
matam chana chana exchange ta ming chanbiyu amadi update toubiyu… thabak kouraba matamda khakta exchange ta ming chanba update touba ashina exchange ki staff tasu awaba oihalli… sen chaba chadabagi comment pijaningdre. matam chana chana thabak toudaba ashina eikhoi khudingmakta awaba pi haibase kaobiganu…. atei atei matamdadi thabak leitadana exchange ki staff singdu amiya karaga hakam chanduna leire kanana leihallibano sibo? last hour da thawai yaoba saba ereicha singsu wakhal taminnasi… sen charibasingsu maheiroisinggi khanbiraga chabiganu.
matam chana chana exchange ta ming chanbiyu amadi update toubiyu… thabak kouraba matamda khakta exchange ta ming chanba update touba ashina exchange ki staff tasu awaba oihalli… sen chaba chadabagi comment pijaningdre. matam chana chana thabak toudaba ashina eikhoi khudingmakta awaba pi haibase kaobiganu…. atei atei matamdadi thabak leitadana exchange ki staff singdu amiya karaga hakam chanduna leire kanana leihallibano sibo? last hour da thawai yaoba saba ereicha singsu wakhal taminnasi… sen charibasingsu maheiroisinggi khanbiraga chabiganu.