Cashless Treatment Scheme

Question 1

The government will provide a Cashless Treatment for road
accident victims nationwide, covering up to _____ per
person per accident for a maximum of _____, provided the
accident is reported to the police within 24 hours.

Answer 1

Rs. 1.5 lakh ; 7 days

Question 2

Union Minister Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
(MoRTH), announced the upgraded ‘Cashless Treatment scheme’ for road accident victims, set to launch
by ______.

Answer 2

March 2025

Question 3

He (NG) also launched a nationwide scheme for establishing _____, offering
incentives for setting up DTIs and additional rewards for integrating the infrastructure of
Automated Testing Stations (ATSs) and DTIs.

Answer 3

Driver Training Institutes (DTIs)

Question 4

On _____, MoRTH launched a pilot program of the Cashless Treatment scheme in Chandigarh to
provide timely medical care to road accident victims.

Answer 4

March 14, 2024

Question 5

The program was later expanded to six states:

Answer 5

• Assam,
• Chandigarh,
• Punjab,
• Uttarakhand,
• Puducherry,
• Haryana.

Question 6

Families of deceased victims in hit-and-run cases will
receive an ex-gratia payment of

Answer 6

Rs. 2 lakh

Question 7

The scheme will cover all road accidents involving motor vehicles, regardless of the type of road.
- The program provides health benefit packages for trauma and polytrauma cases to eligible victims at hospitals accredited
under the

Answer 7

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)

Question 8

_____ will implement the program in coordination with the police,
hospitals, and State Health Agencies(SHA)

Answer 8

The National Health Authority (NHA)

Question 9

The program will be implemented using an Information Technology (IT) platform that integrates the _____ of MoRTH with the Transaction Management System of
the NHA.

Answer 9

eDetailed Accident Report (eDAR) application(app)

Question 10

Ministry?

Answer 10

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)