Question : VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT OF GIC

(a) The organisational set up of the Vigilance Department in the General Insurance Corporation of India, (GIC) and its subsidiaries;

(b) the number of cases investigated by the respective Vigilance Department during 1998-99 and 1999-2000, company-wise, alongwith the action taken thereon;

(c) the details of cases pending, as on date, year-wise and company-wise;

(d) whether there is any time schedule upto which the Vigilance Department is allowed to keep the case pending;

(e) if so, the details of those cases which are pending, as on date, but pertain to the period from 1990 onwards, Company-wise and the reasons therefor; and

(f) the corrective steps taken/proposed to be taken for the speedy disposal of Vigilance cases in each subsidiary of GIC?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE PATIL)

(a): Vigilance Department of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) is headed by Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) who is supported by a few Officers at Head Office. The Vigilance Department of each Subsiodiary of GIC is headed by a separate CVO who is supported by Officers at Head Office as well as by the Vigilance Officers at the Regional level.

(b): The number of cases investigated by Vigilance Department of GIC and Companies during 1998-99 and 1999-2000 is as follows:

Company No. of cases investigated
1998-99	1999-2000	G.I.C.	15	6	National	86	97	New India	326	384	Oriental	144	101	United India	196	114
Total	767	702
Details of action taken on these investigations are as under:
Company Details of action taken thereon during 1998-99
Regular	Administrative	Closure	Departmental	action	Action
G.I.C. Nil	1	14
National	64	3	6
New India	104	15	166
Oriental	74	8	62
United India	104	4	88
Total	346	31	336
Details of action taken during 1999-2000
Company Details of action taken thereon during 1999-2000
Regular Departmental	Administrative	Closure	Action	Action
G.I.C.	2	2	2
National	66	2	4
New India	84	54	185
Oriental	37	15	49
United India	73	9	32
262	82	272
(c):	Details of cases pending as on 31.3.99 and 31.3.2000 are as follows:

(i)	Pending investigations: 
Company	As on 31.3.99	As on 31.3.2000
G.I.C.	3	Nil
National	1	Nil
New India	48	78
Oriental	4	46
United India	21	50
Total	77	174

(ii)	Pending RDA:
Company As on 31.3.99	As on 31.3.2000
G.I.C.	1	3
National	88	65
New India	92	90
Oriental	94	77
United India	95	110
Total	370	345

Company As on 31.3.2000 
G.I.C.	1	National	14	New India	41	Oriental	37	United India	68	Total	161