(a) whether the Government proposes to provide cashless treatment to all road accident victims from all the hospitals across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?
(a) whether the Government proposes to provide cashless treatment to all road accident victims from all the hospitals across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)
(a) to (c) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has launched three pilot project for cashless treatment of road accident victims on following stretches of National Highways:-
(i) Gurgaon - Jaipur stretch of National Highway (NH) No.8. (launched in 2013 -14)
(ii) Vadodara – Mumbai stretch of NH No. 8 (launched in 2014 -15)
(iii) Ranchi – Rargaon – Mahulia stretch of NH No. 33. (launched in 2014 -15)
The objective of the project is to save lives of accident victims by providing prompt and appropriate medical care during ''Golden Hour", and thereby reduce fatalities and disabilities due to road accidents. The project envisages transport of accident victims from the accident scene to hospital and, where required, from one hospital to another for treatment at a public or private hospital for the first 48 hours or Rs. 30,000/-, whichever is earlier.
The pilot projects of Cashless Treatment are being evaluated before its extension in other parts of the country.
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