Subscribers smell a rat in
Govt.’s largesse to private company
5/13/2015
Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 13:
ICICI Lombard General
Insurance Company Limited has failed to issue policy documents to hundreds of
government employees who were asked to get themselves insured through the
company.
Reliable sources informed
Early Times that, in 2014 the previous government tied up with ICICI Lombard
General Insurance Company Limited and introduced Insurance Policy for all
Gazetted Employees on mandatory basis but surprisingly majority of Gazetted
Employees have been waiting for policy number and health cards.
“The government had also
directed all DDOs to deduct an amount of Rs 6081 rupees on account of annual
premium from the salaries of the gazette employees and remit the same into the
government treasury, “Sources claimed and the amount was deducted from the
employees account but the company failed to send policy and other information
to insured persons.
They further said while a
new circular also issued by state government regarding renewal of policy for
2015-16 from the same company and the amount Rs 6081 rupees was again deducted
from their salaries , but the employees still have no information regarding
their policy details.
Sources alleged that the
scheme was introduced in all government departments on the recommendations of
some politicians who had personal interest for which forced government
employees to buy insurance policy to the company even though most of employees
had already bought insurance policies themselves.
A Senior official of the
J&K government wishing anonymity said that he had reliable information that
a top politician of the state had a stake in the company and he manipulated to
the government order issued to this effect.
When contacted Principal
Secretary of Finance Department of J&K BB Vyas said that the company had
singed an MoU with State Government following which order was issued to all
government departments.
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