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Jalandhar Launches Awareness Drive on the Detrimental Effects of Bribery
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jalandhar
🗓 01 Nov 2026, 05:46 PM
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Local authorities in Jalandhar have initiated a public campaign to highlight how bribery harms society and the economy.
Jalandhar municipal officials inaugurated an anti‑bribery awareness drive on Monday, aiming to educate citizens about the far‑reaching consequences of corruption. The program, staged at the city’s civic centre, featured a brief address by senior officials who stressed that bribery erodes public trust and hampers economic growth.
The campaign includes the distribution of informational leaflets, display of posters in public spaces, and a series of short seminars targeting students, shop owners and government employees. Organisers have also set up a help‑desk where residents can report instances of solicitation or pay‑offs.
Authorities hope the initiative will deter corrupt practices by making the costs of bribery visible to the broader community. They urged citizens to cooperate with anti‑corruption measures and to spread the message through social media and local networks.
The drive aligns with Punjab’s wider effort to strengthen transparency in public services, complementing recent state‑level reforms aimed at digitising transactions and tightening oversight of government contracts.
The campaign includes the distribution of informational leaflets, display of posters in public spaces, and a series of short seminars targeting students, shop owners and government employees. Organisers have also set up a help‑desk where residents can report instances of solicitation or pay‑offs.
Authorities hope the initiative will deter corrupt practices by making the costs of bribery visible to the broader community. They urged citizens to cooperate with anti‑corruption measures and to spread the message through social media and local networks.
The drive aligns with Punjab’s wider effort to strengthen transparency in public services, complementing recent state‑level reforms aimed at digitising transactions and tightening oversight of government contracts.