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On January 8, the court directed the government to prepare the plan by 14 March under Section 162 (2) of the Motor Vehicle Act.
The Supreme Court reprimanded the Central Government for not implementing the cashless treatment scheme of the injured in the road accident. The court said- until the top officials are summoned, they do not take the court order seriously. We are already saying clearly, if we came to know that there is no progress in the case, then we will issue a notice of contempt.
A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuiyan on Wednesday asked senior officials, including the Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, to appear on April 28. At the same time, the General Insurance Council has been ordered to present new figures of the claim related to hit and run cases.
On January 8, the court directed the government to prepare the scheme by 14 March under Section 162 (2) of the Motor Vehicle Act. The case is related to the writ petition of orthopedic surgeon Dr. S. Rajasikaran at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore. The petition has demanded instructions to implement Section 162 of the Act.
Gadkari launched cashless treatment scheme The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways started the pilot project ‘Cashless Treatment Scheme’ for cashless treatment of road accident victims on 14 March 2024. After this, on 7 January 2025, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced to launch it across the country soon. With this, a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh will be provided by the Central Government for the treatment of the injured if there is a road accident anywhere in the country.
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.
The death toll due to not getting timely treatment In India, about 1.5 million people were killed in road accidents in 2023. 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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