Rajasthan Guidelines
National Guidelines
Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority
Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority, Rajasthan High court Building, Jaipur.
Documents Needed
FIR/Police Report, Medical Report (If Medical Examination done), Death Certificate (If applicable), Succession Certificate (If applicable), Copy of judgment and order on sentence (If trial is over)
Sanctioning Authority
DLSA or SLSA
Beneficiaries
Victim or dependents
How to Avail
As soon as the FIR is filed, apply for compensation to the DLSA or SLSA.
Benefits
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Medical Benefits
-One lakh shall be provided within 15 days of the incident or being brought to notice of the DLSA for medical expenses.
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Amount
Minimum Rs.3 Lakhs
Method of disbursement of Compensation -
(1) The amount of compensation so awarded shall be disbursed by the State Legal Services Authority by depositing the same in a Bank in the joint or single name of the victim/dependent(s).
In case the victim does not have any bank account, the District Legal Services Authority concern would facilitate opening of a bank account in the name of the victim and in case the victim is a minor along with a guardian or in case, minor is in a child care institution, the bank account shall be opened with the Superintendent of the Institution as Guardian.
However, in case the victim is a foreign national or a refugee, the compensation can be disbursed by way of cash cards. Interim amount shall be disbursed in full. However, as far as the final compensation amount is concerned, 75% (seventy five percent) of the same shall be put in a fixed deposit for a minimum period of three years and the remaining 25% (twenty five percent) shall be available for utilization and initial expenses by the victim/dependent(s), as the case may be.
(2) In the case of a minor, 80% of the amount of compensation so awarded, shall be deposited in the fixed deposit account and shall be drawn only on attainment of the age of majority, but not before three years of the deposit: Provided that in exceptional cases, amounts may be withdrawn for educational or medical or other pressing and urgent needs of the beneficiary at the discretion of the State Legal Services Authority or District Legal Services Authority.
(3) The interest on the sum, if lying in fixed deposit account, shall be credited directly by the bank in the savings account of the victim/dependent(s), on monthly basis which may be withdrawn by the beneficiary.
Interim relief to the victim
Provided also that in cases of acid attack a sum of Rs. One lakh shall be paid to the victim within 15 days of the matter being brought to the notice of State Legal Services Authority/District Legal Services Authority.
The order granting interim compensation shall be passed by the State Legal Services Authority/District Legal Services Authority within 7 days of the matter being brought to its notice and the State Legal Services Authority shall pay the compensation within 8 days of passing of order.
Thereafter an additional sum of Rs.2 lakhs shall be awarded and paid to the victim as expeditiously as possible and positively within two months.
Appeal
In case the victim or her dependents are not satisfied with the quantum of compensation awarded by the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, they may file appeal within 30 days from the date of receipt of order before the Chairperson, District Legal Services Authority: Provided that delay in filing appeal may be condoned by the Appellate Authority, for reasons to be recorded, in deserving cases, on an application made in this regard.
List Of Secretaries District Legal Services Authority
| Perticulars of loss or injury | Minimum limit of compensation | Upper limit of compensation |
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| Victims of acid attack - | ||
| (a) In case of disfigurement of face | Rs. 7 Lakh | Rs. 8 Lakh |
| (b) In case of injury more than 50% | Rs. 5 Lakh | Rs. 8 Lakh |
| (c) In case of injury less than 50% | Rs. 3 Lakh | Rs. 5 Lakh |
| (d) In case of injury less than 20% | Rs. 3 Lakh | Rs. 4 Lakh |
Note: If a woman victim of sexual assault/acid attack is covered under one or more category of the schedule, she shall be entitled to be considered for combined value of the compensation.
You are entitled to first aid and medical treatment free of cost under Section 357 C of the Code of Criminal Procedure all hospitals, whether public or private and whether run by the central government or the state government.
Documents Needed
FIR/Police Report, Form ‘I’ (attached below), the Medical Report (If available), Death Certificate (If applicable), A copy of the judgment/ recommendation of the court if the trial is over.
Sanctioning Authority
DLSA or SLSA
Beneficiaries
Victim or dependents
How to Avail
As soon as the FIR is filed,
Benefits
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Interim Relief
An application for interim relief can be made to the DSLA/ SLSA for immediate First Aid or Medical Benefits. The SLSA shall grant relief to victims of Rupees One Lakh within 15 Days of being brought to notice. The order for such relief shall be passed within 7 days and SLSA shall pay compensation within 8 days of passing of the order
An additional sum of Rupees Two lakhs shall be awarded and paid as expeditiously and positively within two months.
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Final Compensation
75% of the compensation amount shall be kept in a FD in the name of the victim for a period of minimum 3 years. The other 25% shall be available for utilisation and initial expenses
In exceptional cases the withdrawal may be allowed for educational or medical expenses or other urgent needs at the discretion of SLSA/DLSA.
The interest accumulated in the FDR form shall be credited in the Savings Account on a monthly basis which can be withdrawn by the beneficiary.
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Benefits
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Amount
Particulars of loss or injury Minimum Limit of Compensation Upper Limit of Compensation In case of disfigurement of face Rs. 7 Lakh Rs. 8 Lakh In case of injury more than 50% Rs. 3 Lakh Rs. 5 Lakh In case of injury less than 50% Rs. 3 Lakh Rs. 5 Lakh In case of injury less than 20% Rs. 3 Lakh Rs. 4 Lakh
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Mode of Payment
Bank account is needed to avail the compensation. If you don’t have a bank account, the concerned DLSA shall help opening the bank account in the name of the victim or dependents, as the case may be.
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Appeal
If you are not satisfied with the quorum of compensation granted you can appeal within 30 days from the date of receipt of order before the Chairperson, DLSA
Right to Reservation of jobs in the Central Government
You are eligible for reservation in jobs of the Central Government under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. In case of any discrimination you may file a complaint with the grievance redressal officer of the respective government establishment. These officers will maintain a register of complaint carrying details such as date of complaint; name of complainant; the name of the establishment or person against whom the complaint has been lodged; the gist of the complaint and the date of disposal by the grievance redressal officer. Every complaint shall be inquired into within two months of its registration and outcome thereof or action taken thereon shall be communicated to the complainant or person with benchmark disability
Victims of Acid attack are also entitled to additional compensation of Rs. 1 lac under Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund Victims of Acid Attack are also entitled to additional special financial assistance up to Rs. 5 lacs who need treatment expenses over and above the compensation paid by the respective State/UTs in terms of Central Victim Compensation Fund Guidelines-2016,