At Irdai, discrepancies in reporting of sexual harassment cases

The insurance industry, which Irdai regulates, has seen an increase in the absolute number of complaints. In 2017-18, at least 33 complaints were registered

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) does not consider all sexual harassment complaints for action.

Business Standard wrote to Irdai for data on sexual harassment complaints through an application filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. It provided information prompter than the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the Reserve Bank of India — the two other financial regulators whom we had asked the same questions.

There were, however, mismatches in figures provided in Irdai’s annual report and