Raipur, Oct. 7 -- The Chhattisgarh government has blacklisted The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd (OICL) for three years for keeping an insurance claim related to the state government's helicopter pending for more than four years before rejecting it in August 2026.
The action was taken by the Directorate of Aviation in connection with the helicopter that crashed at Raipur airport in May 2022.
The state government had insured the helicopter with Oriental Insurance and paid the prescribed premium in full.
Following the accident, it filed an insurance claim, which remained pending for more than four years before being rejected by the company in August 2026.
The Directorate of Aviation, after examining the matter, found an excessive delay in...