Based on the individual request of the next of kin of the deceased, the body will be cremated or buried and it must be carried out within 24 hours after the documents pertaining to the release of the corpse by the appointed authority were issued.
The body should not be handed to the relatives and should not be washed or embalmed.
Meanwhile, unidentified or unclaimed bodies will be cremated at the expense of the Government.
The complete set of guidelines issued by the Health Ministry is as below.