Officials sought bribe: Infosys' Pai
Monday, 11 April 2011, 15:33 IST   |    21 Comments
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Officials sought bribe: Infosys' Pai
Bangalore: Top Infosys official T V Mohandas Pai has alleged that his company was asked to pay bribe by government officials to clear projects but it refused and said files "go missing" when "palms are not greased." "We were asked to pay bribe. We refused. But in all places, wherever Infosys is functioning today, we have been supported by the chief secretaries. In North India too, we got the approval without paying a single rupee bribe," he said. "This because we brought the issue to the notice of higher officials. It takes a long time to get things done unless you grease people's palms and if you refuse like we do always, it takes a delay. "Corruption in government departments is largely among officials in the lower cadre. These officials are more powerful than IAS officers for the simple reason that it's they who handle and maintain all documents related to your work," Pai said. "They don't give it at all.... The file disappears or the file is not available.... They are not able to locate the file." T V Mohandas Pai made candid admission on how the country's top IT firm had to make its way through corrupt officials, when it came to getting land approval for setting up its offices. Pai was speaking in the backdrop of the mass movement led by social activist Anna Hazare, which garnered unprecedented support from citizens across the country.
Source: PTI
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