Manner in which the Fund is to be administered and utilised

Manner in which the Fund is to be administered and utilised-(1) The District Magistrate of the district in whose jurisdiction an accident takes place shall, as far as practicable, cause an enquiry to be made through an officer who shall not be below the rank of a Sub-divisional Magistrate with a view to ascertaining the entitlement of persons to relief under sub-rule (1) of rule 30 and make his recommendations regarding allotment of the amount of relief to the Transport Commissioner;

(2) On receipt of the recommendation from the District Magistrate under sub-rule (1), the Transport Commissioner shall allot the amount from the Uttarakhand Road Transport Accidents Relief Fund placing the same on the disposal of the District Magistrate concerned who shall thereupon sanction, withdraw and distribute it amongst the persons entitled to such relief.

(3) The District Magistrate shall send to the Transport Commissioner by the fifteenth day of each succeeding month a statement of the accidents having taken place in his jurisdiction in the preceding month and the Transport Commissioner shall send a consolidated monthly statement of the accidents to the Government by the twenty fifth day of every succeeding month.