<Li> Violence against LGBT people in the United States </Li> <Li> Domestic violence in the United States </Li> <P> India is ranked 76 out of a 179 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, but its score has improved consistently from 2.7 in 2002 to 3.1 in 2011 . </P> <P> In India, corruption takes the form of bribes, tax evasion, exchange controls, embezzlement, etc . A 2005 study done by Transparency International (TI) India found that more than 50% had firsthand experience of paying bribe or peddling influence to get a job done in a public office . The chief economic consequences of corruption are the loss to the exchequer, an unhealthy climate for investment and an increase in the cost of government - subsidised services . </P>

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