Bribing itself is not easy. It's too painful. One has to go through this suffering to understand this. Let me share some details around how the DTCP process works. This may hopefully help many who seem to have no idea of how these corruption networks work.
If @TVKVijayHQ wanted to make money, it was too easy for him to redirect the money flow towards his own people now. Instead, he chose to openly fight this out. I, one of the victims, have a sole responsibility to support this by coming out with the details. I really hope he is successful in this mission.
Many schools still run without full DTCP approval/compliance. The more they are not compliant, the more money can be extracted on continuous basis. No incentive for schools to come out and be compliant. Instead, the opposite is true.
In our school, we had a goal of making it 100% compliant in all aspects and started the DTCP approval process. I was given the responsibility to take care of the process.
I've interviewed 4 agents/middlemen over 6 months to decide who we go with. We've gotten offers from 80 Rs to 110 Rs per sqft. Most often it falls in the higher end of this spectrum based on experiences I gathered from experienced folks who have gone through this process.
Price alone is not sufficient to pick the agent. We need to evaluate the agent's reach to power, his experience in handling previous schools, etc. Finally, picked one to pay 65L total.
Building approval is finally given by the local rural/town authority. But the process is longer. The application has to go through the approval process first to the district office.
If the built-up area is larger, then the application is forwarded to the Chennai head office for technical concurrence. This is where the famous PF is collected.
I am still puzzled why a Chennai office is more qualified than a district office to verify the so-called technical details. Can't a district-level officer verify as per the norms? I know this is a novice question, as we know why things are structured this way.
We give bribe payment first—only way to make progress in this long application process. Paid full (total of 65L) and the application is stuck for months in the Chennai office. Can't rely on the agent for everything, as the stake is too high for me. Money was given, no response from gov, I need to answer other trustees.
After several months of waiting, I had to travel to Chennai and stayed in a hotel for a few days to get an appointment with the Chennai head.
I usually wear a dhoti. This makes it even more easy to ill-treat. Anyways, I waited patiently as I lost sleep for many days due to this.
Finally, about 2 minutes time to meet the GOD. I've begged explaining the financial state of the school, etc. Only one question was asked: "Was formality of #name# completed?" I said Yes. He asked me to leave after making a note.
This is how blatant the corruption network was. Officers behaved like gods as their political managers sought help from them to trace if money was properly paid for each application.
It was a hopeless time. I was fed up and never voted this time. Never imagined Tamilnadu people had a silent revolution in ballot boxes this time. hats off to them.
What I learned in the process is - money can travel alone to chennai for a fee - 3% through local agents deployed for this. This way, we avoid of the risk of carrying cash. 😢
As a keen political observer, I thought 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 were decent periods on corruption. After that, hell broke I guess. It was a non-stop nightmare until Mr. Vijay struck down this trend. Somehow I feel very positive that 2026-2036 will be great for TN and has a potential of truly a model state for India. I beg Mr. Vijay not giving up this "corruption free state of TN" mission easily.
@imrajmohan@svembu@sekar_vembu If this process is decentralized/localized, the cost of this bribe may be very less even if we can't eradicate the corruption totally.
The judge who got caught with tons of cash in his burning house is out free, but a guy criticizing the judiciary is in jail. There is no hope in this country...
Why should gratuity be withheld if company terminates the employees [Oracle terminates 30000 people]. Please make sure gratuity is paid to all the employees even if they have less than 5 years of employment
@narendramodi@raghav_chadha@RahulGandhi
@raghav_chadha Glad someone is really taking a note of the problems and speaking about it. We need more politicians like you.
This is most important thing if they want to develop india. We can't productive time 2hours everyday in traffic. This will drain people's mind and wastage of time. Thnks
Traffic has turned our metro cities into giant parking lots with people trapped inside them.
In Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai, on average a commuter spends 100 to 168 hours a year stuck in traffic . Not commuting. Just sitting.
Every hour lost is an hour India cannot get back. Productivity lost, fuel wasted, air polluted, quality of life damaged.
I stood up in Parliament and demanded a National Urban Decongestion Mission for our big metro cities with better public transport, smarter traffic management and a scientific parking policy.
We are not stuck in traffic. We are stuck because of it. And if India wants its economy in the fast lane, our cities need to start moving.
Today in Parliament, I delivered a speech titled ’I Do Not Oppose, I Rise to Propose.’
In Parliament today I spoke about three everyday anxieties of ordinary Indians and proposed practical reforms.
(1) Allow optional Joint Filing of Income Tax Returns so married couples with uneven incomes are not penalised.*
(2) Restore Full Income Tax Exemption on Disability Pensions for all wounded soldiers, not only those invalided out of service.*
(3) End penalty charges on bank accounts for not maintaining Minimum Account Balance.
I rose to propose solutions that make the system fairer, more humane and more just.
In Parliament today I proposed optional Joint filing of Income Tax Returns for married couples.
Family A
Both spouses earn ₹10 lakh each.
Total household income is ₹20 lakh.
Tax: zero
Family B
One spouse earns ₹20 lakh. The other stays home to raise their child.
Total household income is ₹20 lakh.
Tax: ₹1.92 lakh
The only difference is how the salary is split between the two spouses.
One roof. One kitchen. One household budget. But when tax time comes, the family disappears.
The tax system sees two individuals. A husband and wife become strangers. No clubbing of income or rebates.
In Parliament today I proposed optional joint filing of Income Tax Returns for married couples, so families with uneven incomes are not unfairly penalised. If implemented, then Family A and Family B both will pay Zero Tax.
In 2019 I filed a cheque bounce case under Section 138 for 400000 towards professional services rendered for audit and various compliances.
Even in 2026 I am still fighting the same case.
In these 8 years I have hardly missed any hearing. But the Accused SAYED HUSSIAN RIZVI is often absent sometimes he doesnt appear sometimes his advocate is absent & on many occasions a junior comes only to seek another date. I have faced this repeatedly over the years.
Now I genuinely feel lost. Despite having all the proof justice still seems far away.
What makes it harder is seeing him recently driving a BMW while the case remains pending. He sees me laughs & indirectly suggests that nothing will happen.
Where are we living? Is this the justice system we want?
Because of the failure of the justice system people like him continue to cheat and roam freely. I am not the only one he has cheated he has taken money from at least ten other people but they could not approach the court due to lack of financial resources.
@MLJ_GoI@PIB_India@mieknathshinde@Dev_Fadnavis@arjunrammeghwal@LiveLawIndia
@PMOIndia@narendramodi Travel via train is taking too long and hence people prefer sleeper bus. Would request government to consider adding faster trains (maybe bullet train or normal ones). This is a long pending request and please consider this.
@narendramodi
@PMOIndia@narendramodi@PMOIndia Train travelling from Hyderabad to Salem/Coimbatore/Kerela and even Bangalore takes long hours., It takes me almost 13hours via bus and train takes minimum 17-20hours to Salem and if they run late, whole day is getting wasted.
@PhonePe I really liked your payment app, but I had to switch to another one for a single reason — it doesn’t show the total amount spent per month. Since I make a lot of payments using UPI, having a simple monthly spending summary would have made things much easier for me.
Passenger complained to @RailwaySeva about caterer overcharging. RailSeva takes the PNR and seat no. and passes them to irctc to solve it, who tells the contractor, who tells his men, and they come beat up the passenger.
I’ve seen at least two more such cases. Complain, share your details, and then get beaten up because of those very details.
This needs to be streamlined. Complaints should be investigated by a third party. Sharing passenger details with the very people the complaint is against, and then forcing direct contact, makes no sense. Instead, collect passenger details, verify the complaint, and refund directly to their account, without bringing them face-to-face.
(11463 Somnath Jabalpur express)
The latest horror story of enterprising young Indians trying to export and getting shafted by the government - this country has no future. https://t.co/Lji3yfhO1Y