Corruption
Corruption permeates all levels of Indian society. Bloated bureaucracies, constant payouts, and siphoned resources prevent many services from running properly—or running at all. Despite this, many work to ease the burden of corruption within the structures in place. The diffusion of the internet has enabled people to share information and join others in the fight against the normalization of corruption. India’s Right to Information Act, enacted in 2005, allows citizens timely access to government information and financial records. This has furnished citizens with a new capacity to speak out against institutional corruption. In this section, IndiaUnheard Community Correspondents report on corruption.
RTI Activists are Under Attack in Odisha
In this video from Puri, Odisha, the RTI activist is badly assaulted and he alleges that the Police is protecting the culprits because of the political ideology and patronage of the ruling party of Odisha.
Video Volunteers Fixing the Gap between Community and Government
Our community correspondents operate as citizen journalists in their own community and bring the issues to the larger world through video reports. As a part of this process of transformation, we include government officials to play an important part.
Self-Help groups unable to reach their potential
In Udaipur village of Harhua block of Varanasi district, the Mahalaxmi Self Help Group was formed 3 years ago, but they could not operate independently, because of the high handedness of the village head and the laxity of the Government officials.
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Why Is Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) Failing?
Goreti Kujur, a video journalist for Video Volunteers from Jharkhand, is quite popular in her neighborhood. The villagers, especially women, approach her when they have issues with availing government schemes.
‘My parents gave me life but VV gave me hope & a way ahead in...
Meet Shambhulal Khatik, Video Volunteers Community Correspondent from Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.
Video Volunteers Receives Encouraging Response To Its Buland Bol Program
Free media training course Buland Bol aims to train hundreds of people in becoming the voice of their communities.
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PMAY: Corruption Brings Housing Construction to a Standstill in UP’s Village
Beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna in Purva village, Uttar Pradesh, live in half-built houses while facing corruption and threats.
Meet the RTI Activist from Odisha who Pledges to End Corruption
Threatened and attacked for filing 200 RTI applications in 10 years, activist Nilamani Joshi continues undaunted.