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The Electoral Roll Project
RC exposed loopholes in ECI’s unprecedented voter roll revision and the lies it told the courts and public.

Lawyers and electoral experts used evidence unearthed by us in courts.
The Electoral Roll Project

The Collective

An in-depth investigation into the Election Commission of India's unprecedented nationwide voter roll revision, beginning with Bihar.

Govt ‘temporarily suspends’ forced feeding of fortified rice to poor Indians
TRC’s reports highlighted the govt’s reliance on spurious science and failed pilot projects to push the fortified rice.
#ModifiedRice Papers

The Collective

The Collective's investigation uncovers the Union government's rush to supply fortified rice to 80 crore Indians, ignoring failed pilot projects and warnings from the finance ministry and the head of premier medical research body. NITI Aayog confidentially reported the that government bungled pilot projects meant to gather scientific evidence on fortified rice. The investigation further revealed that international organisations linked to a Dutch fortified rice premix producer influenced government policy, provided evidence, and influenced standards.

Authorities plug loopholes that helped import of gold disguised as alloy
The Reporters’ Collective’s investigation exposed how gold, disguised as platinum alloy, was being imported into India.

The government later introduced regulations to target these loopholes.
Gov't Knew of a Loophole Enabling Traders to Import Gold Disguised as Cheaper Alloy

Ayushi Kar & Shreegireesh Jalihal

Customs authorities raise alarm as private players import Rs 24,000 crore worth of platinum alloy to avoid an estimated Rs 1,700 crore in taxes. Courtesy, a deal Modi government signed in haste with the UAE

Adani’s tender games
The Collective’s investigation showed how two BJP-ruled states, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, issued power project tenders that appeared tailored to favour the Adani group. The tenders were later withdrawn.

It was followed by Rajasthan issuing another tailor-made tender, which again is in choppy waters.
Rajasthan Govt’s Tender Spot For Adani

Aggam Walia

Yet again, the Rajasthan government tailors a power procurement tender that favours the Adani group

RBI Reins in Bank of Baroda’s App
Three months after this report was published, RBI issued a circular banning BoB from adding customers to this app. The story opened other banks to RBI’s scrutiny for similar frauds.
Exposé: Bank of Baroda exploited accounts by linking them to random mobile numbers

Hemanth Gairola

Internal Emails Reveal Thousands Of Bank Accounts Linked To Unauthorised Mobile Numbers To Fraudulently Boost Registrations On Its App, Raising Security Concerns

Electoral Bond Banned
Association for Democratic Reforms used this part as evidence in their petition against the Union of India in the Supreme Court, which subsequently banned electoral bonds.
Read ADR's full Report here
Electoral Bonds: Govt Admits It Lied That Donors Asked For Secrecy

Nitin Sethi

The Modi government claimed repeatedly that donors asked for electoral bonds due to fear of political retribution if they used transparent methods of funding. An RTI reply shows this was a lie

SBI Lie Gets Nailed
In its Contempt of Court petition against SBI in Supreme Court, Association for Democratic Reforms used this piece as evidence to prove SBI was untruthful about not being able to trace bonds.
EB PEtition Bookmarked
Electoral Bonds Are Traceable: Documents Nail Govt Lies On Anonymity

Nitin Sethi

The State Bank of India (SBI) maintains a secret number-based record of donors who buy electoral bonds, and the political parties they donate to. Law enforcement agencies can request access to this record

Parties protest Sainik School saffronisation
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a letter to the President showing concern over saffronisation of Sainik Schools. Communist Party of India (Marxist) also issued a press statement after TRC’s story was published. 
Centre hands over 62% of new Sainik Schools to Sangh Parivar, BJP politicians and allies.

Astha Savyasachi

Sainik Schools, run under the Defence Ministry’s guidance, send cadets to India’s armed forces. The new initiative however relies on ideologically slanted organisations to train future cadets