ONILNE PASSPORT SEVA, BUT POLICE STILL EATING "MEVA"

Dear Readers,
                 
                    We all know that government upgraded the passport services. It gives online applications and online payment facility. This step was taken to minimise corruption and unfair practices. Alas! It is not as effective as it was thought. You don't have to give any bribe for the applying but you can't escape from the policemen. After your documents are verified at the Passport Seva Kendra, it is required that Police verifies about you and send a report to the Passport Authority of India. The policemen from your nearest police station enquires about you and send the report. The police verification plays a crucial role in getting a passport. Police department take advantage of that. They ask for bribe. Otherwise they would manipulate your report. Thus, you are not granted your passport. Common people are forced to give the bribe.

                                    Someone too applied for passport recently. Due to online payment and easy verification process at Passport Seva Kendra, he thought its not so difficult to get a passport. But after 12 days a policeman came to his home for verification. He asked for Rs 700 as a bribe. After 7-8 days a LIU (Local Investigation Unit) officer came to his home for further enquiry and he also took Rs 1000 as a bribe. I am very much ashamed that police in our state are not only inefficient but also cause trouble to common people. 

IF YOU TOOK A APPOINTMENT ONLINE FOR RTO VARANASI, YOU ARE DOING A MISTAKE

Dear Reader,
                Most of us has either applied or will apply for Learner Licence or Driving Licence. We know that the RTO offices' official are so rude and inefficient that no one wishes to apply for a DL directly. We look out for a broker. The broker charge extra from us in order to get our work done and bribe the officials.To prevent this inconvenience faced by citizens, UP government launched a on-line portal for taking appointments at RTO offices for LL/DL. The portal URL is:
 http://upscdl.up.nic.in/Time_Slot/TimeSlotBooking.aspx
This facility is available in  ARTO Noida, RTO : Aligarh, Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Agra, Ghaziabad.
                                              Someone also applied for on-line appointment in RTO Varanasi for LL in previous month. He went along with my elder cousin brother. The things that happened at RTO office is listed beloow in points:

1. A group of brokers surrounded him each promising to get his work done in just a minute.

2. He went to take form from the counter. But they said you will have to purchase it from outside.

3. He then enquired from one of my cousin what to do next. He said lets talk to the broker.

4. He discussed the charge of getting the work done with the broker.

5. He said that he will charge Rs 200 extra. He also added the appointment that he had taken is useless because the officials don't find it as a source of income.

6. He brought all the forms and directed him to fill it.

7. He then filled the form and gave the money he demanded.

8. The broker then called him for Biometric Scan in the prescribed room.

9. He went there. His photo and finger print  was taken. He also gave my signature there.

10. Then the broker handed him a receipt saying that his registration is complete and his LL wil be delivered at  my home via post.

11. His LL arrived at my home after 15 days.

So, you see that despite having an appointment, He had to give the bribe. So the next time he went for  DL, he didn't took any appointment just gave 500 rs extra to the broker.
Now he has DL for even four-wheeler.This is UP!

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