Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced a cashless treatment scheme. The Union Minister said that if the police is informed within 24 hours of the accident, the government will bear the cost of treatment.
Along with this, he also announced compensation of up to Rs 2 lakh to the victim families in hit and run cases.
Now the central government is going to give a big relief to the victims of road accidents. Those injured in road accidents will be able to get cashless treatment. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced the cashless treatment scheme. Under this, the government will bear the cost of Rs 1.5 lakh for the seven-day treatment of accident victims. The Union Minister said that if the police is informed within 24 hours of the accident, then the government will bear the cost of treatment. Along with this, he also announced compensation of up to Rs 2 lakh to the victim families in hit and run cases.
On Tuesday, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari held a meeting with the Transport Ministers of all the states and Union Territories at Bharat Mandapam. In this, transport related policies and cooperation between the Center and the State were discussed. After the meeting, the Union Minister said that we have started a cashless treatment scheme. Under this, if the police is informed within 24 hours of the accident, then we will pay the cost of treatment of the admitted patient for seven days and a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh for treatment. Along with this, we will give Rs 2 lakh to the deceased in hit and run cases.
The Union Minister said that road safety is the top priority of the government. In 2024, about 1.80 lakh people lost their lives in road accidents. Out of this, 30 thousand deaths occurred due to not wearing helmets. Also, 66 percent of the accidents happened with people aged 18 to 34 years. Apart from this, 10 thousand children died in accidents due to lack of arrangements at entry and exit points near schools, colleges and educational institutions. He said that rules have been made for auto rickshaws and mini buses of schools. We will try to reduce it.
The pilot project was run in six states.
To provide quick treatment in road accidents, the Union Ministry of Road Transport Highways had implemented the cashless treatment scheme as a pilot project in six states. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that this scheme has been successful as a pilot project in Assam, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand and Puducherry. So far, 2100 lives have been saved through this. Now it is being implemented in the entire country.
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