Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has drafted Road Transport & Safety Bill 2015 to replace Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 in which there is a provision to constitute National Highway Traffic Regulation and Protection Service.
The Ministry launched pilot projects for cashless treatment of road accident victims on following stretches:-
(i) Gurgaon-Jaipur stretch of National Highways No.8.
(ii) Vadodara - Mumbai stretch of National Highways No. 8.
(iii) Ranchi - Rargaon - Mahulia stretch on National Highways No. 33.
The objective of the scheme is to save lives of accident victims by providing prompt and appropriate medical care during 'Golden Hour", and thereby reduce fatalities in road accidents. The scheme 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.
Earlier, the Ministry has provided ambulances and cranes to state governments for deployment on the National Highways. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) also provides ambulances at an average of 50 km stretch of National Highways entrusted to them and cranes are deployed at every Toll Plaza which is normally at about 60 Km intervals. A toll free helpline based on number 1033 is also in the process of being commissioned.
This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Pon Radhakrishnan in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
The Ministry launched pilot projects for cashless treatment of road accident victims on following stretches:-
(i) Gurgaon-Jaipur stretch of National Highways No.8.
(ii) Vadodara - Mumbai stretch of National Highways No. 8.
(iii) Ranchi - Rargaon - Mahulia stretch on National Highways No. 33.
The objective of the scheme is to save lives of accident victims by providing prompt and appropriate medical care during 'Golden Hour", and thereby reduce fatalities in road accidents. The scheme 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.
Earlier, the Ministry has provided ambulances and cranes to state governments for deployment on the National Highways. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) also provides ambulances at an average of 50 km stretch of National Highways entrusted to them and cranes are deployed at every Toll Plaza which is normally at about 60 Km intervals. A toll free helpline based on number 1033 is also in the process of being commissioned.
This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Pon Radhakrishnan in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
