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Solatium Fund
Scheme - Autos |
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Solatium Fund Scheme is a scheme introduced
in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act to provide
compensation to the victims of a Hit and Run motor accident.
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What is the amount of
compensation payable under the Scheme?
Where are the prescribed forms available for making an application?
What is the procedure for making a claim application?
Is there any time limit to make an application?
What is the role of the Claims Enquiry Officer?
Who shall sanction the claim?
Is there any time limit for processing the cliam?
Who are the beneficiaries?
Within how many days the payment will be made by the insurance
company?
What is the mode of payment?
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What is
the amount of compensation payable under the Scheme? |
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The amount of compensation is Rs.25,000/- in
the event of death and Rs.12,500/- for grievous injuries.
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Where are
the prescribed forms available for making an application? |
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The prescribed forms are available with the
Mandal Revenue Officer of the respective Mandal. |
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What is
the procedure for making a claim application? |
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The applicant shall submit the application
seeking the compensation in the prescribed form to the Claims Enquiry Officer
of the Sub-division/Taluk or Mandal where the accident takes place.
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Is there
any time limit to make an application? |
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YES. One has to submit an application
within 6 months from the date of accident.
An application made after 6 months but not after 12 months from the date of
accident may be accepted by the Claims Enquiry Officer, if he is satisfied that
there are reasonable grounds to condone the delay.
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What is the role of
the Claims Enquiry Officer?
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On receipt of the claim
application, the Claims Enquiry Officer shall |
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Obtain a copy of the inquest report, FIR,
post mortem or certificate of injury as the case may be from the concerned
authorities and hold an enquiry in respect of claims arising out of hit and run
accidents.
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Decide the rightful claimants.
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Submit the report to the Claims Settlement Commissioner.
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Who shall
sanction the claim? |
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On receipt of the report of the Claims
Enquiry Officer, the Claims Settlement Commissioner will sanction the claim.
Claims Settlement Commissioner means the District Magistrate, the Deputy
Commissioner, the Collector, or other Officer in-charge of a Revenue District
in a State appointed by the State Government.
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Is there any time
limit for processing the claim? |
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The Claims Enquiry Officer has to submit his
report to Claims Settlement Commissioner within a month's time from the date of
receipt of the claim application.
The Claims Settlement Commissioner shall sanction the claim within a period of
15 days from the date of receipt of the report and communicate the sanction
order along with the duly discharged receipt and the undertaking in the
prescribed form to the Nominated Office of the Insurance Company.
Where the Claims Settlement Commissioner has any doubt in respect of the report
submitted by the Claims Enquiry Officer, he shall return the report for further
enquiry indicating the specific points on which the enquiry is to be made.
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Who are
the beneficiaries? |
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Claims arising out of death payment shall be
made to the legal representatives of the deceased as decided by the Claims
Enquiry Officer and in respect of grievous hurt the payment shall be made to
the person injured.
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Within
how many days the payment will be made by the insurance company?
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Once the sanction order together with the
discharge receipt and the undertaking in the prescribed form is received from
Claims Settlement Commissioner, the Insurance Company will effect payment
within 15 days from the date of receipt of the sanction order.
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What is
the mode of payment?
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The payment will be made by cheque or demand
draft through registered post with an acknowledgement due directly to the
claimant.
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