MP Bharat Parajuli Highlights Difficulties in Insurance Claims for Missing Flood Victims
Summary
MP Bharat Parajuli has urged the government to simplify death registration rules for people missing in floods and landslides so their families can access insurance payouts. He warned that delays in legal certification are deepening the financial and emotional distress of disaster-hit households.
Key Points
- Bharat Parajuli raised the issue in the House of Representatives, saying families of missing disaster victims face major hurdles in claiming insurance.
- Insurance companies require death registration, but families cannot complete the process quickly when bodies are not recovered after floods.
- He urged the government to amend the Civil Code to speed up and simplify death registration for missing persons.
- Parajuli said the delay is worsening the financial and mental stress of families already hit by floods and landslides.
