Udit Prasanna Mukherji, TNN Dec 16, 2011, 02.47AM IST
KOLKATA: Archana Saha of Nadia is at a loss. She has two unmarried daughters
and a son who will take his HS exam next year. And after the death of her
husband Hiranmay in the AMRI hospital disaster, she has little money to run
the family. Archana is pinning hopes on the Rs 1.5lakh LIC policy left by
her husband. But she doesn't know what she will have to do to get the money.
Jayatri Banerjee of Durgapur lost her husband Tusar Kanti, an employee of
DSP, in the disaster. She is a homemaker with two unemployed sons. Subhankar
Banerjee, the elder son, said: "We badly need the insurance money, but do
not know how to get it."
These are not just two isolated cases. The story is the same for a large
number of family members of the AMRI fire victims. Keeping it in mind, the
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) had opened a camp in front of the hospital
on December 10, a day after the fire, to help the victims' kin in settling
death claims. However, the insurance major had to wind up the camp the next
day following objection from police. The response at the camp, too, was
lukewarm. LIC could trace only two policy holders who had died in the
incident and settled one claim on Thursday.
Amal Chatterjee, the branch manager of Jadavpur office of LIC, alleged that
police forced them to close the camp. "We got enquiries from 35-40 people
that day but only one of them gave us a contact number," he added.
For reaching out to all the deceased policyholders' kin, LIC is now planning
to approach police and AMRI authorities for a database of people died in
fire to expedite their claims. Vijay Raghaban, regional manager ( Central
Regional Office) of LIC, said the corporation is trying to get the database
so that it can match it with its own records.
"Only after we get the names and the addresses of the victims, we can try to
locate the policy numbers and other details for speedy disposal of claims,"
he added.
Raghaban claimed that is has disposed the claim of a victim within 24 hours
on Thursday. "We got a claim from K Paria on Wednesday after-noon whose wife
Sandhya Paria (Biswas) died on Saturday. Paria got the money today
(Thursday). If we get the claim paper it will be settled," he added.
Kashinath Paria of B T Road also admitted that he has got the money in 24
hours.
"We shall clear the claim if one can produce the policy, death certificate
and paper cuttings only," Chatterjee said.
KOLKATA: Archana Saha of Nadia is at a loss. She has two unmarried daughters
and a son who will take his HS exam next year. And after the death of her
husband Hiranmay in the AMRI hospital disaster, she has little money to run
the family. Archana is pinning hopes on the Rs 1.5lakh LIC policy left by
her husband. But she doesn't know what she will have to do to get the money.
Jayatri Banerjee of Durgapur lost her husband Tusar Kanti, an employee of
DSP, in the disaster. She is a homemaker with two unemployed sons. Subhankar
Banerjee, the elder son, said: "We badly need the insurance money, but do
not know how to get it."
These are not just two isolated cases. The story is the same for a large
number of family members of the AMRI fire victims. Keeping it in mind, the
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) had opened a camp in front of the hospital
on December 10, a day after the fire, to help the victims' kin in settling
death claims. However, the insurance major had to wind up the camp the next
day following objection from police. The response at the camp, too, was
lukewarm. LIC could trace only two policy holders who had died in the
incident and settled one claim on Thursday.
Amal Chatterjee, the branch manager of Jadavpur office of LIC, alleged that
police forced them to close the camp. "We got enquiries from 35-40 people
that day but only one of them gave us a contact number," he added.
For reaching out to all the deceased policyholders' kin, LIC is now planning
to approach police and AMRI authorities for a database of people died in
fire to expedite their claims. Vijay Raghaban, regional manager ( Central
Regional Office) of LIC, said the corporation is trying to get the database
so that it can match it with its own records.
"Only after we get the names and the addresses of the victims, we can try to
locate the policy numbers and other details for speedy disposal of claims,"
he added.
Raghaban claimed that is has disposed the claim of a victim within 24 hours
on Thursday. "We got a claim from K Paria on Wednesday after-noon whose wife
Sandhya Paria (Biswas) died on Saturday. Paria got the money today
(Thursday). If we get the claim paper it will be settled," he added.
Kashinath Paria of B T Road also admitted that he has got the money in 24
hours.
"We shall clear the claim if one can produce the policy, death certificate
and paper cuttings only," Chatterjee said.
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