How Indian bureaucracy harasses honest citizens is illustrated as follows.
Suppose you buy a new Flat in a town, which is not your native place. And since it is a flat, your registration document is only pertaining to the land. Now the problem starts. You dont have any proof that you are living in that Flat. Suppose you want to open a bank account. Well you cant, as Banks want a proof of residence. Suppose you want to apply for a telephone. You cant. As they want a proof of residence. Fine. Now you think you can solve this by changing the address in your passport or driving license. They want, not one, but two proofs of residence. Only way for you to have it is by applying for a ration card or voter id. And in India, you can forget about getting yourself enrolled and issued one for one year.
It is a typical chicken and egg story
