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Cashless Road Accident Treatment Scheme: ₹1.5 Lakh Cover

9 January 20261 min read
GOVERNMENT SCHEMESCashless RoadAccident TreatmentScheme: ₹1.5 LakhCover9 January 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Nitin Gadkari said a nationwide cashless trauma-care scheme will be launched soon by the Prime Minister.

Key facts

  • Cover: ₹1.5 lakh, on any road, not only National Highways.
  • Funding: third-party motor insurance; uninsured vehicles draw on the Road Safety Fund.
  • Good Samaritans (Rahavirs) get ₹25,000, one per incident, to reduce bystander fear.

Exam angle

  • Window: Golden Hour (60 minutes).
  • Fund for uninsured vehicles: Road Safety Fund; helper term: Rahavir.

Test yourself

1. Under the proposed cashless scheme for road accident victims, what is the treatment cover per victim?

Coverage is up to ₹1.5 lakh per accident victim.

2. Good Samaritans who bring road accident victims to hospital under the scheme are termed what?

They are called Rahavirs and get a ₹25,000 award.

3. For accident victims of uninsured vehicles in the cashless scheme, expenses are met from which source?

Uninsured cases draw on the Road Safety Fund.

This topic is part of Daily Current Affairs 9 January 2026 (13 topics).

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