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Cashless treatment scheme for road crash victims in the first 50 hours.
Jul 26, 2015,
NEW DELHI: The death of a management student, Vinay Jindal, in a hit-and-run accident last week in east Delhi has spurred the government to fast-track the road transport and safety Bill and expand the cashless treatment scheme for road crash victims in the first 50 hours.
In his 'Mann ki Baat' radio programme on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Jindal and said the 22-year-old died of excessive bleeding because nobody stepped forward to help him as he lay on the road for more than 10 minutes.
Modi said the footage of the crash had troubled him. He appealed to parents to discuss road safety at home and sensitize young boys and girls about road behaviour when they drive.
Expressing shock at the high number of fatalities, Modi said, "When we see the figures, we notice that in India, an accident takes place every minute and a road death every four minutes. Among the victims, one-third are in the 15-25 age group."
Modi said the government was also planning other important measures such as putting in place a national road safety policy and road safety action plan.
The new road safety law being drawn up will cover road safety education, road engineering, enforcement of traffic laws and emergency care. At present, cashless treatment of crash victims is being tested by the Centre on three highways stretches — Gurgaon-Jaipur, Mumbai-Vadodara and Ranchi-Mahulia.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...up-road-safety-Bill/articleshow/48225732.cms?
Jul 26, 2015,
NEW DELHI: The death of a management student, Vinay Jindal, in a hit-and-run accident last week in east Delhi has spurred the government to fast-track the road transport and safety Bill and expand the cashless treatment scheme for road crash victims in the first 50 hours.
In his 'Mann ki Baat' radio programme on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Jindal and said the 22-year-old died of excessive bleeding because nobody stepped forward to help him as he lay on the road for more than 10 minutes.
Modi said the footage of the crash had troubled him. He appealed to parents to discuss road safety at home and sensitize young boys and girls about road behaviour when they drive.
Expressing shock at the high number of fatalities, Modi said, "When we see the figures, we notice that in India, an accident takes place every minute and a road death every four minutes. Among the victims, one-third are in the 15-25 age group."
Modi said the government was also planning other important measures such as putting in place a national road safety policy and road safety action plan.
The new road safety law being drawn up will cover road safety education, road engineering, enforcement of traffic laws and emergency care. At present, cashless treatment of crash victims is being tested by the Centre on three highways stretches — Gurgaon-Jaipur, Mumbai-Vadodara and Ranchi-Mahulia.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...up-road-safety-Bill/articleshow/48225732.cms?
