| Bribes are required for each of the following for any store/shop/market: * Trade license (renewable each year) * Shops and establishment license
Weights and measures calibration (needs to be done each year) * To get electrical connection or to get additional capacity (Rs.100,000/KW in Bengaluru) * Export / Import - at the ports to various officials no matter how clear your papers are * Police clearance (for restaurants) * Health inspector (from time to time) * Food and Safety license (needs to be renewed periodically)
Labour inspector etc * Periodic visits from panchayat/municpality/police etc where they will demand money or take stuff for free or at huge discounts India is a cesspit of corruption |