The Chief Regional Manager of the The New India Insurance Company, Dr Chandrashekhar Dimri, met Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna at the Secretariat on Thursday and presented a cheque of Rsone crore for the CM’s Relief Fund. The CM thanked the The New India Insurance Company for having extended help to the victims of the disaster and urged them to speedily dispose claims related to the recent disaster in Uttarakhand.
Dr Dimri disclosed that 217 claims had been made related to the disaster before the company. Of the 140 claims at the Dehradun Regional Office, 102 had been successfully dealt with and Rs2.80,52,656 crore had been paid out.
Whatever claims made against damaged houses, shops, cattle and vehicles received till July and August had been paid. The claims pending owing to lack of proof would also be dealt with once the required documents had been provided. He assured the government that the company would ‘adopt’ a village and two schools in the disaster hit areas.
Present on the occasion were Congress activist Suryakant Dhasmana, Regiona Managar Gurwant Singh Gupta, Manager Ruchir Pant, Deputy Manager Suresh Duseja, Nodal Official Rajesh Dua and Assistant Manager Ajay Suri.