Section 6 in Punjab Management of Senior Citizen Homes for Elderly Persons Scheme, 2019
6. Death of a person.
(1)On the occurrence of death of a person in a Senior Citizen Home, the procedure to be adopted shall be as under, namely:-(i)the Home must ensure that the Civil Surgeon or the Senior Medical Officer concerned must declare such person's death;(ii)the Home must inform any family member of such person and the body of the person shall be handed over to the relatives or, in the absence of any claimant, the last rites shall be performed under the supervision of the person-in-charge of the Home according to his ritual rites and after retaining a photograph of the person for future reference;(iii)the Home must inform the District Administration and the Municipal Corporation or the Municipal Committee or Panchayat, as the case may be, for the purpose of issuance of death certificate.
