(a) whether payment of bogus pension have been made by the Railways;
(b) if so, the number of zones of railways wherein such cases have been reported;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) the total number of people to whom payment of bogus pension have been made; and
(e) the total amount of payment made in this scam?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. One incident of fraudulent payment of pension by banks has been detected on one of the Zonal Railways.
(c) to (e) Investigations have revealed that banks have arranged payment against fake pension payment orders in 52 cases involving payment of Rs. 1.5 crores (approximately).