ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY THE SPOUSE / NOK ON DEMISE OF A VETERAN
Further Actions
1.
Will. Approach the District Courts for
Probate of the WILL, if it is in
possession; otherwise obtain a Succession Certificate from the District
Judge.
2.
Contact Insurance Companies. If there are
other insurance policies on the name of the deceased veteran then do write to
the insurance companies to pay the due amount.
3.
Contact Banks where Veteran Officer had other
Accounts. Write to all banks wherein the pensioner has his accounts to
transfer the closing balances to the spouse / NOK providing them with the
bankers address and account number.
4.
Contact the Regional Transport Office (RTO).
Write to RTO to transfer the car / two wheeler / any other automobile to the
NOK.
5.
Contact Arms Licensing Authority. Write to
concerned Arms Licensing Authority to transfer the weapon (if any held) to the
NOK and meanwhile deposit the weapon(s) at the concerned Police Station for
safe custody. Later, the NOK should apply for Arms License at the earliest.
6.
Contact Electricity Board. Write to the
Electricity Providing Agency to transfer the meter in the name of spouse/NOK
and start further billing against that name.
7.
Contact Telecom Department. Write to the
Telephone Providing Agency to change the name of the subscriber, transfer the
connection to the name of the spouse / NOK for further billing.
8.
Contact Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO). Apply to AWHO to transfer the dwelling unit
to the spouse/ NOK (if applicable). Performa for application should be obtained
from the AWHO /Resident Welfare Society. The Resident Welfare Society has to
render No Objection Certificate (NOC) stating that there is no encroachment of
common land, no major modification to the approved design and all dues to the
society has been cleared. If not already done, you may have to do it before
they issue NOC.
9.
Contact Institutes. Write to all the clubs
and societies to transfer the membership to the spouse / NOK. Write to all
debtors to clear all dues and make payment to the spouse / NOK.
10.
Clear Outstanding Dues of Banks. Clear the
outstanding dues if any to the bankers, creditors and credit cards held / taken
if any. Return the credit cards of the deceased pensioner to the banks
concerned.
11.
Insurance from Banks. Some of the banks
may have issued insurance certificate for the amount of FD / bank balance then
the same should be claimed.
12.
Contact Income Tax Authority. Write to Income
Tax authorities to intimate death of the pensioner to close his Income Tax file
and consequently open an Income Tax file in the name of the spouse/NOK quoting
the PAN number of both the deceased pensioner and the spouse.
13.
Contact Municipal Corporation. Write to
the Municipal Authorities to Close Property case file of the deceased person
and open it in the name of the spouse / NOK.
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