NEW DELHI, OCT 18:  The composite ranking of states in petty corruption cases involving common citizens and in the 11 public services, Kerala stands as the least corrupt state while Bihar tops the list, according to global organisation Transparency International's annual 'corruption perceptions' index released on Tuesday,.

 

Jammu and Kashmir has been ranked the second most corrupt state while Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Assam are also badly afflicted with the problem. Delhi stands 10th in the list.

The study said all services in Bihar are ranked as the most corrupt in the country. Except hospitals, all services in Jammu and Kashmir are also corrupt while in Madhya Pradesh, municipal services are ranked relatively better.

In Karnataka services like income-tax, judiciary, municipalities figure among the top corrupt services in the country while in Rajasthan judiciary (lower) ranks among the less corrupt services.

In Assam, police and electricity figure as the most corrupt services.

In Himachal Pradesh, most services are ranked as relatively less corrupt.

Gujarat is ranked as less corrupt in comparison to others .

In Tamil Nadu, schools, hospitals, income-tax and municipalities rank among the most corrupt department.

—PTI