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India ranks among the world’s top 5 countries in-Cricket Film Industry- Bolly, Tolly, Kolly
woods
Information TechnologyWorld Beauty ContestsNo. of Millionaires
India’s rank in Corruption
o Transparency International’s
Corruption Perception Index-
85th
o TI’s Bribe Payers Index-
Among 30 Leading Exporting Countries- 30th
Daily life of a common man?Every citizen has to pay an ‘EXTRA’ fee over
the Govt fee for every – service, certificate or process in Govt
departments
Pricelist varies across departments and different classes of people
NO BRIBE, NO SERVICE
What is 5th Pillar?
4 Pillars of our Democracy –o Legislativeo Executiveo Judiciaryo Press
5th 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 movement2001 - Idea conceived and design created
2006– 5th Pillar released it at a public event and distributed the Zero Rupee Note widely in Tamil Nadu, India
Distributed more than a million copies so far
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
Covered all districts of TN, few in AP, Karnataka
600 plus colleges & schools and counting….
500, 000 students pledged- ‘I will not take or give bribe’
“Signing a contract with my nation…”
The flag of “Freedom from Corruption”
“Taking bribe = Stealing or Begging”
Be the change…..
Together, we can…..
“I will neither receive or pay a bribe”
I love India….
ZeroCurrency.orgZero Currency website (www.zerocurrency.org ) to encourage and propagate the idea in other
countries
Downloadable “Zero currency” images of respective countries based on the Zero rupee design
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)
Printed and distributed ONLY 1,000,000 so far.
Population of 1.1 billion plus
Average of 4-5 members/family
250 million copies of ZRN
Can We achieve our Can We achieve our goal ?goal ? Yes . WE CAN.
“A Nation suffers not because of the rascals, but due to the silence of the good people”
Lets break the silence………..
5th PILLAR [email protected] Fax: +1 202 318 8948 www.5thpillar.org
VIJAY ANAND, Co-founder & President - [email protected], +91 98406 18948
National HQ -New Delhi, India Operations Center - Chennai, India Overseas HQ - Washington DC