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On 7 January 2025, Nitin Gadkari launched a cashless treatment scheme in Delhi. -File photo.
A big relief has been announced for the people who were injured in the road accident and their families. The central government has issued a notification on Tuesday to announce a cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims across the country.
According to a gadget notification of the Ministry of Road Transport, if a road accident occurs due to a motor vehicle, then the person injured will be treated under this scheme. Under this, the injured will be treated cashless, irrespective of the accident on any road. For this, the injured will not have to make any kind of payment up to Rs 1.5 lakh.
You have to pay for themselves at spending above one and a half million If the hospital is to be referred to a large hospital after first aid, then the hospital will have to ensure that the patient gets admission there. After cashless treatment up to one and a half lakhs, NHAI will work as a nodal agency in its payment, that is, after treatment, the patient or their family do not have to pay up to one and a half lakhs.
If the treatment costs more than one and a half lakhs, then the increased bill will have to be filled by the patient or family. Sources say that efforts are being made that the amount of one and a half lakhs can be increased to Rs 2 lakh.
Actually, an hour after the accident is called ‘Golden Hour’. During this time, many deaths occur due to lack of treatment. This scheme is being started to reduce this.
Let me tell you that earlier in January this year, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari had expressed concern over the increasing number of road accidents in India and announced that the government is considering bringing such a scheme for road accident victims soon. The National Health Authority (NHA) will work closely with the state police, hospitals and state health agency to implement this scheme.
Due to lack of timely treatment, the death toll in India was killed in road accidents in 2023 in India. In 2024, 1.2 lakh lives were lost between January-October. 30-40% of people die due to lack of timely treatment.
At the same time, the treatment of the injured of the road accident costs an average of 50,000 to 2 lakh rupees. In serious cases, the expenditure reaches 5-10 lakhs. The scheme of free treatment up to Rs 1.5 lakh is expected to cost about 10 thousand crores every year.
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