Pune: The Maharashtra The government has registered a case with the police Reliance General Insurance company (RGICLAlleging disobedience to the order issued by the District Collector for payment of insurance claim amount to the farmers in Parbhani district. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana,

Maharashtra Agriculture Department officials said this is the first time such an FIR has been registered against an insurance company in the state.

The state government had earlier informed the Center that non-payment of claims of several farmers by the company could lead to a “law and order situation” in the state as five other insurers had paid nearly 90% of the claims for 2021. Kharif season.

RGICL, part of Anil AmbaniThe Reliance Group of is the implementing agency of the insurance scheme in Parbhani district since 2020. It claimed that the current situation has arisen due to non-payment of premium subsidy by the state.

As per the operational guidelines issued by the Centre, the company’s three-year contract to implement the scheme with the Maharashtra government is required to release the applicable premium subsidy to settle the deficit, RGICL said in response to ET.