New Delhi: Road accident victims across the country will now get cashless treatment of Rs 1.5 lakh per accident per person at a designated hospital, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has notified. The scheme came into force from Monday.
The list of designated hospitals for every state will be uploaded soon on a portal.
“Any person being a victim of a road accident arising out of the use of a motor vehicle, occurring on any road, shall be entitled to cashless treatment in accordance with the provisions of this scheme,” the notification said.
The National Health Authority (NHA) shall be the implementing agency for the programme, in coordination with police, hospitals and state health agencies and others.
“The victim shall be entitled to cashless treatment at any designated hospital for an amount up to One Lakh Fifty Thousand Rupees per victim for a maximum period of seven days from the date of such accident,” the notification added.
According to the notification, the treatment under this scheme (Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims Scheme, 2025) at a hospital other than a designated hospital shall be for stabilisation purposes only and shall be as specified by the guidelines.
The notification further adds that the State Road Safety Council shall be the nodal agency for implementation of the scheme for that state or Union Territory and would be responsible for coordinating with the National Health Authority for adoption and utilisation of the portal for onboarding of designated hospitals, treatment of victims, payment to the designated hospital on treatment and related matters.
It also stated that the central government will constitute a steering committee to monitor the implementation of the scheme. On March 14, 2024, the Ministry had launched a pilot programme to provide cashless treatment to road accident victims.
