agents asking for rs. 1,200 - 1,700 just to get a learners permit

despite having ********** and ********** bills as address proof [in deonar] and pan card as id proof, the wadala rto is still demanding additional proof like passport / voter id [which have a delhi address] or ration card which i can't get without paying another bribe of rs. 4-5 k since i don't have an old ration card! i have been without license and ration card for a decade in mumbai now ...