The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India has rolled out a pilot program to establish an ecosystem for providing timely medical care to road accident victims, including during the golden hour.
The program entitles cashless treatment upto a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh per accident per person for a maximum of 7 days from date of accident.
The government says this is part of its commitment to reduce fatalities due to road accidents and the legal mandate under section 162 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
The pilot program has been developed under the aegis of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, is being initiated in Chandigarh.
Furthermore, this initiative will be applicable to all road accidents caused by use of motor vehicle on any category of road.
AB PM-JAY packages for trauma and polytrauma cases being co-opted. Claims raised by hospitals for providing treatment will be reimbursed from the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund.
The program will be implemented through an IT platform combining the functionalities of eDAR application of MoRTH and Transaction Management System (TMS) of NHA.
The government says based on the outcome of the pilot program, expansion of the cashless treatment facility to the entire country will be considered.
