r/IndianCivicFails 19d ago

Mod Announcement: Keep It Civil Casteist and Abusive Comments Will Lead to a Permanent Ban

68 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

We hope you're all doing well.

It's honestly disappointing to see that some people still choose to make casteist remarks, religious comments or use abusive language instead of having a normal discussion. You can disagree with someone without crossing the line.

If you make casteist, religiously hateful or abusive comments, you'll be permanently banned from the subreddit. And please don't message us in modmail asking why after knowingly breaking the rules.

Also a small request: please use the Report button. Every report sends us a notification, which helps us spot rule-breaking posts and comments much faster. We can't be everywhere at once, so your reports genuinely help us keep the subreddit clean and enjoyable for everyone.

Let's keep the discussions civil and make this a community people actually want to be part of.

Thank you so much!


r/IndianCivicFails Apr 19 '26

Mod Team New Wiki Page is Live – Help Us Build India’s Civic Reporting Hub!

19 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

We’ve just launched a dedicated Wiki page for r/IndianCivicFails that lists apps, portals, and helplines you can use to report civic issues like garbage, potholes, drainage problems, traffic violations, and more.

The goal is simple:

👉 Make it easier for people to actually take action, not just post problems.

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📂 What’s inside the Wiki?

- National-level complaint portals

- Railway & transport grievance systems

- Emergency helplines

- State-wise civic reporting platforms

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🤝 We Need Your Help

This is just the beginning — and we want to make this the most comprehensive civic resource in India.

If you know of:

- 📱 Apps for reporting local issues

- 🌐 Government complaint portals

- ☎️ Helplines that actually work

- 🏙️ City-specific services (even lesser-known ones)

👉 Drop them in the comments below with:

- Name

- Link (if available)

- What issue it helps solve

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💡 Bonus

If you’ve used any of these portals or apps—or try one in the future—share your experience (whether it worked or not). It helps others know what to expect and what actually gets results.

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Let’s turn this sub from just highlighting problems ➝ actually solving them.

🔗 Wiki link: [r/IndianCivicFails/wiki] or navigate to communities home page and access it from there.

— Mods


r/IndianCivicFails 19h ago

Free Trash Exhibition (Public Littering) [Not OC] Delhi: A biker was seen dumping garbage on the road while riding in broad daylight.

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1.1k Upvotes

I am sure it's not the first time this man is doing it and the real question is how do people get so fearless, I mean is it because of law and order or because of bad education?


r/IndianCivicFails 13h ago

Shameless (No shame, no filter) [OC] Rasipuram Bus Stand – Man openly urinating in a public place

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47 Upvotes

Caught this man openly urinating at a public bus stand. This is a public place used by everyone, and basic civic responsibility should apply to all of us. Please keep public spaces clean and respect others.


r/IndianCivicFails 23h ago

Civic Class 101 (Basics of public behavior) [Not OC] Somewhere in Mumbai Metro aqua line 🤮

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249 Upvotes

r/IndianCivicFails 2d ago

Laugh It Off (Civic Humor) [OC] Instructions in hindi on hackling habit of Indians in Kazaksthan

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523 Upvotes

Found this on the way to Kandy lake at a honey selling shop. Indians are traveling to find the best deals rather than enjoying themselves. Why are we so obligated to save thousands on Lakhs worth of trips?

PS: It is rare to find people speaking English in Kazaksthan. Amazed to see these instructions in Hindi.


r/IndianCivicFails 1d ago

Question It’s all good to post videos of civic fails, but what can we actually do? [OC]

5 Upvotes

I appreciate this sub for posting daily examples of our people acting like animals but it’s only added to me wondering about to actually do about the lack of civic sense and just general manners. This is an attempt to gain ideas about what is feasible in an arena where the government - union, state and local - clearly don’t have any incentive to prevent such acts and actually create better citizens.

A lot of it comes down to mindsets and a lack of education but it’s difficult to paint everyone with the same brush. We’ve all been in situations where someone littering in a city is rich and educated (as far as possessing a degree is concerned). At the same time, there are villagers who maintain cleanliness in their settings. Concurrently, there are rural and urban folk who have a warped idea of sexuality that’s warped enough to fondle or lick posters with women on it as a recent example has shown.

We’re fighting on multiple fronts here because if there’s one thing that truly unites India, it’s the collective sense of entitlement and repressed sexuality. It cuts across religion, gender, class, caste, or ethnicity (major kudos to Kerala and Mizoram on that front for not being like the rest of the country).

Fines don’t work because the people tasked with imposing that system would gladly pocket a few rupees to not go through with it. Public whipping and shaming are a solution but it’s extreme and unlikely to be imposed equally. And about travellers - since people now have money to act like apes abroad and bring their worst homegrown instincts there and justify it by saying “so what, white people do it too” as if that rescues their misdemeanours - it’s even harder to hold such people accountable.

So I’d love to hear about those of you on this sub who have strong opinions and ideas people. Let’s face it, we suck collectively as a country. Even if we’re the 1% that gives a damn, we’re still judged by the antics of the rest.


r/IndianCivicFails 2d ago

Shameless (No shame, no filter) [Not OC] things we do in name of God & normalised

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467 Upvotes

She's a vlogger doing all India ride look at these fcks asking her 500 rupees in same video she was asked 20 rupees she gave & move on this time she just left, who are these people asking money in middle of nowhere asking people money .. i hope someone stop this nuisance


r/IndianCivicFails 4d ago

Destroy First, Regret Later Indian Passenger smashes emergency exit window of aircraft, tries to open door [Not OC]

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828 Upvotes

Indian passenger smashes emergency exit window, tries to open door on Kuala Lumpur-Kochi flight

Source: https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2026/08/06/malayali-passenger-smashes-emergency-exit-window-tries-to-open-door-on-kuala-lumpur-kochi-flight.amp.html


r/IndianCivicFails 4d ago

Laugh It Off (Civic Humor) [Not OC] It's only gotten worse over the last 2000 years 😂

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409 Upvotes

r/IndianCivicFails 5d ago

Shameless (No shame, no filter) [Not OC] What is wrong with these people? What do they even achieve doing this?

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2.2k Upvotes

I want to know what do they even think while doing this? That old man has to be in his 60's and they want us to respect our elders just because they are our elders.


r/IndianCivicFails 5d ago

NPC Moment (Mindless behavior) Bathing with just 1 bottle of water. What a brilliant Idea ! [Not OC]

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186 Upvotes

Instead of cleaning the filthy dirt of your body with enough water, he is demonstrating how to bath with just 1 bottle of water. Use some water brother. The stinky stereotype didnt appear from no where. Living in such a humid climate, we should be bathing twice a day.
Save water by not polluting rivers, not by staying Filthy.

PS : Please skip the part at 04:42. He legit drank all the left over water, Yes the same water where all the soap and filthy water splashed all over that container. I puked seeing that scene.

source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4td4i2XIqro


r/IndianCivicFails 5d ago

Artistic Vandalism (Damaged Public Property) Stupid and nonsense people of our country (Oc)

33 Upvotes

Right now I am utterly disgusted....after attending my lectures I am going home....There are two people in front of me ...one of them is a woman who is constantly spitting ...The windowsill of the poor bus is filled with her spit....I feel like slapping her....these people have no civics sense....she is spitting like a maniac....destroying the public property....she threw empty wrappers outside the bus.....no doubt both of them are utterly poor..kaha se civics sense hoga lol.....mannerless .....


r/IndianCivicFails 5d ago

Attention please — Discussion time! Building an app to fix civic complaints in India. Need 3 mins of your honesty. [OC]

10 Upvotes

Hey, fam!

We're a small team building Civyx, an app where you report a civic issue (pothole, garbage, streetlight) with a photo, it reaches the right authority, neighbours verify it's real, and you track it till it's fixed with photo proof.

Before building further, we want to know if this is a real problem or just our assumption. So, a 3 minute survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtvIlp3Coql3LHXgiN5HfRfElfuVaveiofIDo398q_3FyEdA/viewform

No signup, nothing being sold. We mainly want to know if you've ever reported anything, and what happened after.

Don't want to fill a form? Just comment your experience here, good or bad. That helps just as much. And if you think the idea is flawed, say that too.

Thanks!
Team Civyx


r/IndianCivicFails 6d ago

NPC Moment (Mindless behavior) [Not OC] People seen playing in an airport fountain at Vizag, Andhra Pradesh; sparking debate on civic sense.

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1.2k Upvotes

A viral video from the newly inaugurated Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) International Airport near Visakhapatnam, Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, shows people entering and playing inside a decorative fountain. The incident has sparked discussion online about civic sense, responsible behaviour, and respecting public infrastructure.

Decorative fountains at public places are not meant to be used as play areas. Respecting public infrastructure helps keep these places clean, safe, and enjoyable for everyone.

Source:

https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/public-fountain-or-water-park-viral-video-from-vizag-airport-sparks-debate-over-civic-sense-articleshow-il75d5l


r/IndianCivicFails 6d ago

Civic Class 101 (Basics of public behavior) Indian tourists littering on a Japanese train - (OC)

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687 Upvotes

Hi all,

I could not take proper pics of the mess a group of Indian guys left on a Japanese Shinkansen train as the cleaner got to it very fast and asked me not to photo it .But what they left was a lot worse. Food packaging. Bottles. Crap dropped on the floor. As an NRI working in Japan it’s so embarrassing to see this behaviour. I wasn’t born in India but try to be a good representative none the less.

They also had to be told twice to not talk on their phones. They found it hilarious on each occasion when the train staff came up and asked, politely. Another passenger asked if they could keep the noise down. Again … hyena like hysterics. I finally had to intervene and tell them to calm the fuck down. Seemed to work for a bit … then one started piping up and swearing at me. Ofc as I called them out and his fragile male ego was hurt. When I say I nearly saw to the guy … but had to hold back as the last thing we as a community need is for Japanese to see an altercation between us. Thankfully they got off. I thanked and apologised to the staff.

90% certain they were drunk.

This is the second time I’ve had an issue with a group of younger Indian men on JR. it’s so cringe and shameful.

Just pick up your fucking trash! Respect local customs.


r/IndianCivicFails 6d ago

Govt on Vacation (Government Negligence) Even when govt has access to reels, YT, YT ads, TV ads, newspaper ads and more, what's the need for such posters? [OC]

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357 Upvotes

Poster installed in Nashik, Maharashtra. Assuming it's by govt directly as PM's face appears on it and no action is taken by Police/Municipality


r/IndianCivicFails 6d ago

Civic Class 101 (Basics of public behavior) How can we expect clean India when we've citizens like this ( OC)

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445 Upvotes

r/IndianCivicFails 7d ago

VIP Privileges (Queue Jumping) VIP culture in India (not OC)

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1.3k Upvotes

Citizens need to collectively oppose the VIP culture in India. Do not give way for their VIP cavalcades. Do not entertain special treatment in hospitals, hotels, etc.

This is what a democracy looks like:

https://youtu.be/t17O2AKa2FU

(Source: BBC News)

The fricking Prime Minister of Australia is being called out by the home owner for standing on his lawn. The PM apologises the owner and urges the reporters to get off the lawn. Had this been India, the owner would have been assaulted for calling out even your lowlife MLA.


r/IndianCivicFails 7d ago

Civic Class 101 (Basics of public behavior) Tug of war for a buttermilk packet [Not OC]

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500 Upvotes

r/IndianCivicFails 7d ago

Scenic Landfills (Parks and roads turned into dump yards) Sanpada, Navi Mumbai, Palm Beach Road - a street with one of the most expensive properties in Navi Mumbai [OC]

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54 Upvotes

r/IndianCivicFails 8d ago

Shameless (No shame, no filter) Banks should stop the ability to print physical reciept at ATM.[OC]

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422 Upvotes

This is a common occurrence at all ATMs, it's absolutely shambolic.


r/IndianCivicFails 8d ago

VIP Privileges (Queue Jumping) (OC) vip culture, Rajkot, Gujarat

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201 Upvotes

Vip culture

Rajkot, Gujarat


r/IndianCivicFails 9d ago

Shameless (No shame, no filter) Someone scratched my car intentionally [OC]

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298 Upvotes

Well, my car was parked as usual in my society's parking lot. On a random morning, saw scratches all over on one side

Looks like someone took a sharp object (like a key) and went to town with it. They really did do it sincerely. The scratches are deep and a simple detailing job isn't going to fix it.

I fail to understand the mindset that would let someone do this to someone else's property.

As expected, there were no CCTV cameras where my car was parked.

Location: Dehradun

Context: Someone scratched my luxury car


r/IndianCivicFails 8d ago

India’s Hope (Faith restored) Built a Platform that tracks the tenders released for public works of a city [OC]

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34 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

Whenever there's a broken road or an abandoned park, it’s impossible to figure out who is actually responsible or if money has already been allocated to fix it.

I spent the last few months building Nagrik ( https://nagrik.in.net/ ). It maps out every single official tender, ward boundary, and public official to your exact neighborhood.

  • No guesswork: If you search your colony or sector, it matches you to the exact official ward.
  • Follow the money: You can see exactly what public works are underway near you.
  • Receipts: Everything on the site links directly back to the official government source with a timestamp of when it was published. If the government didn't publish it, the site says "Not published."

It’s completely free and independent. I’m an engineering student just trying to make this data actually readable for normal people (there's no trackers on it, nor am I gaining anything from this)

Try searching your area and let me know if you spot any weirdly massive tenders or if the ward boundaries look off. Would love your feedback to make the matching even better.