Nitin Gadkari Announces Rahveer Scheme To Give Rs 25,000 To Those Helping Accident Victims

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday made a gigantic announcement all the way through the Zee Bharat display. When requested about police harassing the ones serving to coincidence sufferers, Gadkari stated that the federal government has already made up our minds coverage on this regard and shortly, a praise scheme shall be rolled out out to inspire other people to assist the ones injured within the coincidence.  

“We have also decided that if someone is helping an accident victim to save their life by taking them to hospital, then police won’t take action against them. We have also decided that those helping accident victims will be called ‘Rahveer’ and will be given Rs 25,000 as a reward,” stated Gadkari whilst addressing ‘Bharat Ki Udaan – A Zee Bharat Initiative’ program.

Gadkari additionally hinted that the federal government is easily acutely aware of the remedy value related to the coincidence sufferer’s hospitalisation and introduced a scheme for a similar as smartly. 

“The government would give 7-day treatment expenses to the hospital treating the accident victim, subject to a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh once an FIR is registered and a report is sent to the government,” stated Gadkari.  

“To bear the medical expenses of the accident victims up to Rs 1.5 lakhs, we have done MoUs with insurance companies…There is a report that 50,000 lives can be saved if accident victims are taken to hospital within one hour,” stated Gadkari.

Gadkari stated that an respectable notification on this regard has already been issued just lately. The minister steered other people to not flee the spot after the coincidence and asked them to assist save the lives. 

The Union Minister additionally stated that the federal government and a few NGOs are operating to unfold consciousness and educate other people on the way to elevate coincidence sufferers appropriately.