CBI to probe ICICI Lombard
- CBI to probe the role of ICICI Lombard, Rajasthan Government, Union agriculture and Textile Ministers officials in false enrolment of farmers & artisans under Centrally funded crop & health insurance schemes
- CBI’s First Preliminary Enquiry (PE) is into Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS). Under this scheme Farmers pay 20% of premium; rest is shared between State & Centre.
- CBI alleges that 2,100 ghost farmers were enrolled under WBCIS. The company denies irregularities in obtaining 80% share of gross premium amount from Centre.
- Second CBI probe is into enrolment of 11,000 fake artisans under Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Yojna (RGSSBY)
- A company whistle blower first brought irregularities in enrolments to light in January, 2011.
- ICICI Lombard was awarded the contract to implement the government schemes (RGSSBY, RSBY, WBCIS and the Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme) through competitive bidding.
Exams Perspective:
- Whistleblower
- Corruption
- CBI
- Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Yojna (RGSSBY)
- Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS)