In an online survey, it has been found that contrary to claims of the government that getting the passport has now become easier, 46 per cent citizens have admitted to having paid a bribe while obtaining their passports.
According to the poll organised by Local Circles, the citizen engagement platform, 37 per cent people said they paid the bribe during police verification, 4 per cent paid it to the postman and 5 per cent paid to the passport officer via an agent.