 bill no xx of  2014 the accident affected persons (equal compensation) bill, 2014 a billto provide for equal compensation to persons affected by accidents by the appropriate government and for matters connected therewith and incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fifth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the accident affected person (equal compensation) act,2014short title, extent and commencement(2) it extends to the whole of india5(3) it shall come into force with immediate effectdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "accident" means an unexpected and undesirable event causing injury to death of a person during travel (road, railway, aircraft), natural disasters, terrorist and extremists activites and stampede;(b)  "affected person,'' means person killed or injured in the accidents; (c) "apppropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases the central government;5(d) "compensation" means financial assistance provided by the central government to the accident affected persons under this act;(e) "dependent" means the parents, spouse, children and siblings of the affected person;(f) "fund" means 'accident affected persons compensation fund' established under section 4 of this act;10(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and (h) "qualified medical practitioner" means any person declared by the central or state government by notification in the official gazette to be a qualified medical practitioner for the purpose of this act15 3 (1) the central government shall in accordance with the loss or injury sustained, provide equal amount as compensation to every accident affected person(2) subject to the provisions of this act, amount of compensation shall be as follows:equal compensation to accident affected person(i) where death results from the accident, the dependents of the deceased shall be given rupees twenty lakhs;20(ii) where permanent disability results from the accident, the injured shall be given rupees ten lakh;(iii) where temporary disability results from the accident, the injured shall be given rupees four lakh; and(iv) where ordinary injury results from the accident, the injured shall be given rupees one lakh25(3)  the nature of injury from accident, shall be examined and reported by a qualified medical practitioner, in such manner as may be prescribed(4) the compensation amount shall be disbursed to the affected persons or to his dependent within one week from the date of receipt of report of the qualified medical practitioner304 (1) the central government shall establish an accident affected persons compensation fund for the purposes of this  act(2) the state governments shall contribute to this fund in such proportion as may be prescribedestablishment of accident affected persons compensation fund35(3) such other sums as may be received by way of donation, contribution for assistance both from domestic and international institutions shall also be credited to the fund(4) the fund shall be managed by a board which shall comprise of the following persons:—(i) the prime minister - ex-officio chairman;40(ii) the chief ministers of every state and lieutenant governer or chief administrators of union territories;(iii) ten retired judges of high court /administrative officers whose nomination shall be done by the central government in such manners as may be prescribed(5) the central government may require a state government to furnish for the purposes of this act, such statistical and other information as may be necessary for implementation of the provision of  this act, in such form and within such period as may be prescribed5 (1) the appropriate government shall constitute a special team to effectively implement the provisions of this act within their jurisdictionconstitution of a special team by the appropriate government(2) the special team shall consist of ten members of which five shall be appointed by the central government and five by the state government5(3) the   functions of the special team shall be to,—(i) visit the accident site and collect information relating to the victims; (ii) submit the accident related information to the accident affected personscompensation fund board;10(iii) ensure that the victims receive the compensation within the time limitprescribed under this act;(iv) any other works that may be assigned by the accident affected persons compensation fund board constituted under section 4 of this act 6 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament in this behalf by law, provide adequate funds for carrying out the purposes of this actcentral government to provide adequate funds15savings7 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any otherlaw for the  time being in force regulating any of the matters dealt within this actpower to make rules8 the central government may, by notification in official gazette make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe constitution of india provides right of equality to every citizen under the fundamental rights there is a provision for equality and non-discrimination before law under articles 14 to 16 and for social equality under articles 17 and 18 of the constitution the right to equality provided by the constitution provides that all persons within the territories of india should get equal protection under the law and should be treated equally before all in similar situations in case of accident affected person financial assistance is provided as compensation to them however at time the relatives of the deceased have to go to court for justice which is unfortunate thousands of suits are filed in courts for similar compensation in similar situations in many cases, courts have also given decisions to provide for equal amounts despite this, there is no clear policy regarding this at the government level everything depends on the administrative decision now, the time has come to formulate a clear cut law for providing fixed amounts as, compensation to the dead and injured in accidentshence, this billprabhat  jha financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for compensation of rupees twenty lakh for the person deceased in the accident, rupees ten lakh in case of permanent disability, rupees four lakh in case of temporary disability and rupees one lakh for ordinary injury clause 4 provides for establishment of an accident affected persons compensation fund clause 6 provides for adequate funds to carry out provisions of this act the bill, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india at present, it is not possible to determine the quantum of funds but it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of rupees twenty five thousand crore per year will be involvedin order to create infrastructure, a non-recurring expenditure of rupees five thousand crore from the consolidated fund of india may also be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 8 of this bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill the rules will relate to matters of details only the delegation of legislative power is, therefore, of a normal character———— a billto provide for equal compensation to persons affected by accidents by the appropriate government and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto————(shri prabhat jha, mp)gmgipmrnd—3776rs(s3)—18-12-2014