Chandigarh, Nov. 10 -- The Central government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Rahat Yojana with the objective of providing timely medical treatment to those injured in road accidents and preventing delays in treatment due to financial constraints. An official spokesperson said that every eligible road accident victim will be provided cashless treatment up to a maximum of Rs.1.5 lakh. This facility will be available for up to seven days from the date of the accident.

The spokesperson said that the PM Rahat Yojana has been launched under the statutory provisions of Section 162 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The primary objective of the scheme is to provide immediate medical assistance to road accident victims and ensure that lack of mone...