Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh, which according to the Transperancy Internation India survey is 'Alarmingly Corrupt,' has since long been a victim of nepotism and corruption.
The chief minister of the mineral-rich state is Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
More about the TI-India survey
The survey ascertained that nearly Rs 883 crore (Rs 8.83 billion) was paid as bribes in the year 2007 by BPL (below poverty line) families to avail of these public services -which include getting a ration card as well as for admissions in schools. Of the entire bribe money, Rs 214.8 crore (Rs 2.148 billion) was paid to the police.
Image: Indian artists from Madhya Pradesh perform at the press preview of the 22nd Surajkund Crafts Mela in New Delhi. | Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
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