Chandigarh, March 4 -- To ensure road accident victims don't lose out on the crucial "golden hour" treatment due to financial hurdles, all government and private hospitals in Chandigarh will now be providing cashless treatment of up to Rs.1.5 lakh for the first seven days. This is part of the Centre's Prime Minister's Road Accident Victim Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment (PM RAHAT) scheme, launched in February.

The scheme has already been implemented at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, and will be enforced in all government hospitals soon. Private hospitals, particularly those with trauma facilities, are also being empanelled.

Director health services Dr Suman Singh said the department will soon hold meetings ...