Section 14 in Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault/other Crimes, 2019
14. Dependency Certificate.
- The authority empowered to issue the dependency certificate shall issue the same within a period of fifteen days and, in no case, this period shall be extended.Provided that the SLSA/DLSA, in case of non-issuance of Dependency Certificate, after expiry of 15 days, may proceed on the basis of an affidavit to be obtained from the claimant.
