Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Flag-off of Basic Care Ambulances procured by NHIDCL by Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari
Posted On:
07 APR 2021 2:21PM by PIB Delhi
90 Basic Care Ambulances for the States / Union Territories of Andaman – Nicobar Island, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu – Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand were flagged off by Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari and Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, General (Retd.) VK Singh this morning in New Delhi.
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•As per Road Accident Statistics, 415 deaths per day in India, about 40% lives can be saved if immediate and basic medical treatment received during Golden hour period.
• Ambulances with basic life-saving support system play a crucial role in stabilizing the critically injured person.
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Particulars
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Details
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Initiative By
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NHIDCL
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Ambulances manufactured by
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M/s. TATA Motors
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No. of Ambulances procured by NHIDCL
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90
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Cost of 01 Ambulance
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Rs. 20.70 lakhs + GST
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Total cost of 90 ambulances
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Rs. 18.63 Crores + GST
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Ambulances handed over to State Governments and UT administrations:
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Andaman-Nicobar Island, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, J&K, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and Uttarakhand
*Assam not covered due to elections
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(Release ID: 1710074)
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