New Delhi, Oct 6: ‘Good Samaritans’ who help accident victims will be rewarded with cash for their noble deeds. The Ministry of Road has launched a new scheme aimed at motivating the general public to help the road accident victims in an emergency situation.
A notification by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said, “It has launched a scheme for ‘Good Samaritans’ under which a cash award of Rs 5,000 will be given to those who save the life of a road accident victim by rushing him/her to the hospital within the ‘golden hour’ of the mishap.”
The new Good Samaritan scheme would be effective from October 15, 2021, till March 31, 2026, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways mentioned in a letter to principal and transport secretaries of all states and union territories.
In order to get the related data for the reward, the ministry will start a new portal for this where every month the details of the name, address, mobile number, incident information, etc. of the citizen helping the injured will be entered on the portal by the district administration. Local police or hospital-trauma centre staff will also be able to upload this information on the portal.
