Question No-1 What is a Solatium scheme ? |
Ans. It is a scheme of Social Welfare and justice to victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents of Govt. of India by the 1989 Amendment of Motor vehicle Act. created the solarium Fund for payment of compensation to such victims. |
Question No-2 Who are eligible to get compensation under this scheme? |
Ans. If the death/injury to the victims is caused due to an motor accident and the Vehicle is not traced out, the cases are eligible to get compensation amount under this scheme. |
Question No-3 What amount is to be given /sanction under this scheme ? |
Ans. In case of death an amount of Rs.25,000/- is to be given/sanction in favor of the Legal heir of the deceased and in the case of serious injury, an amount of Rs. 12,500/- is to be given /sanction in favor of the injured person. |
Question No-4 What is the procedure of sanction ? |
Ans. On receipt of application from the claimant the Claim Enquiry Officer maintains a case record and after enquiry, the case record along with the claim enquiry report is submitted to the Collector-cum-Claims settlement commissioner for necessary sanction. Here , the Sub-Collectors and Tahasildars are the Claim Enquiry Officers. After the sanction by the Collector-cum-claim settlement o commissioner, the sanction order along with other requisites are to be forwarded to other National Insurance Company Ltd. for necessary payment .The amount will be disbursed through the claims Enquiry officers concerned. |
Question No-5 How to apply by the Legal Heir of the victims and what documents is to be furnished at the time of apply. |
Ans. The Legal Heir should apply in plain paper and in Form No. A (copy enclosed Tahasildars for compensation from Solatium funds with the following documents. |
1. Death certificate. |
2. Legal Heir certificate. |
3. Copy of plain paper F.I.R. |
4. Copy of postmortem report |
5. Copy of driving license |
6. Copy of insurance certificate |
7. Any other document. |