New Delhi: A pilot project of a scheme to provide cashless treatment for those injured in road accidents will be launched on the busy Delhi-Gurgaon-Jaipur national highway on July 29. The Centre selected the 225-km highway to launch the scheme as it is one of the most accident-prone stretches in the country, claiming about 250 lives annually.
The government will expand the scheme to other highways based on the results of the pilot project, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Oscar Fernandes told Deccan Herald here on July 20 Saturday.The aim of the scheme is to provide medical help within 6 to 7 minutes of an accident which is considered as crucial time. Ten ambulances will be stationed at different places on highways. Once an accident occurs on the highways, a team of volunteers will reach the spot and provide first aid to victims. A photograph of the accident will be taken and uploaded on the server that can be accessed by hospitals to ascertain the facts. |
