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5 th PILLAR Fax: National HQ -New Delhi, India VIJAY ANAND, President Operations Center- Chennai, India India Cell: Overseas HQ - Washington DC US Cell:

Corruption in India o o Transparency International’s CPI - INDIA RANKS 85 th o o TI’s Bribe Payers Index- Ranks 30 Leading Exporting Countries INDIA RANKS 30

Daily life of a common man? Every citizen has to pay an ‘EXTRA’ fee over the Govt fee for any service, certificate or process in Govt departments Every citizen has to pay an ‘EXTRA’ fee over the Govt fee for any service, certificate or process in Govt departments Pricelist varies between different classes of people Pricelist varies between different classes of people NO BRIBE, NO SERVICE NO BRIBE, NO SERVICE

What is 5 th Pillar? 4 Pillars of our Democracy – o o Legislative o o Executive o o Judiciary o o Press 5 th Pillar – WE, The Citizens “Enable, Encourage and Empower Every Citizen of India to Eliminate Corruption at all levels of Society”

The ZERO Rupee Note…. Another non-cooperation movement Idea conceived by Dr.Mohan Bagat, Physics Professor at University of Maryland, USA Mar 2007 – 5 th Pillar released and distributed the Zero Rupee Note widely in India Distributed 1 million+ copies amongst citizens Citizens use it in Govt offices where Bribes are demanded or work is purposely delayed

The front….

and the back…

“FREEDOM from CORRUPTION” – –Campaign launched in Aug 2007 – –40 + districts of India – –600 plus colleges & schools and counting…. – –500, 000 students pledged- ‘I will not take or give bribe’

Signing a contract with my nation…” “Signing a contract with my nation…”

The flag of “Freedom from Corruption”

Signing a contract with my nation…

“Taking bribe = Stealing or Begging”

Together, we can…..

“I will neither receive or pay a bribe”

ZeroCurrency.org Zero Currency website ( to encourage and facilitate the idea in other countries Downloadable “Zero currency” images of respective countries based on the Zero rupee design

Right to Information(RTI) Training RTI Act 2005 – Salient features   Public Information Officer (PIO)   Appellate Authority   Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) How to file RTI? Framing the right questions… Escalation procedures Media Pressure

Upcoming programs… RTI Training/Service Centers in rural areas ‘Freedom from Corruption’ campaigns in more colleges of more states Zero Rupee Note MELA on 9 th Dec 09 (International Anti-corruption Day) Mass distribution(~100,000 in each district )

2010- Rural Service Centers to be launched Address Grievances Draft and File RTI petitions Follow up and Escalation- Information commission

Citizen’s Handbook – Know Your Rights Informed citizenry to tackle corruption Procedure, Timeline, Fee Structure and Escalation Process Volunteers working on gathering relevant but concise data to provide in ‘ready reckoner’ form.

Zero Rupee Note (ZRN) Population of 1.1 billion plus Average of 4-5 members/family 250 million copies of ZRN Printed 1,000,000 so far

Can We achieve our goal ? Yes. WE CAN. Yes. WE CAN. “The greater tragedy of mankind is not the actions of bad people but not the actions of bad people but the silence of good people” - Martin Luther King Jr.