The labour minister conceded that the RBSY scheme was tailor-made for insurance companies to earn profit. In Maharashtra alone, Rs215 crore were paid as premium and claims of Rs134 crore were not settled
Nagpur: Maharashtra Government had sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into non-settlement of claims by insurance companies under Rashtriya Bima Swasthya Yojana (RBSY), Labour Minister Hassan Mushrif told the Legislative Council, reports PTI.
Congress MLC Mohan Joshi had raised the issue during the Question Hour, alleging that insurance companies had syphoned off public money.
Under the scheme, the Centre provides 75% of the money while state provides the rest. The scheme targets labourers to ensure that they get medical treatment at hospitals.
The Minister conceded that the scheme was tailor-made for insurance companies to earn profit. In Maharashtra alone, Rs215 crore were paid as premium and claims of Rs134 crore were not settled, he said.
Mushrif said he has written to Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge asking for a CBI inquiry.
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