Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
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IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF PM RAHAT SCHEME

प्रविष्टि तिथि: 12 AUG 2026 4:13PM by PIB Delhi

In accordance with the legal mandate under Section 162 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the PM-RAHAT (Road Accident Victims' Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment) scheme was launched for nationwide implementation on 13.02.2026, with the primary objective of reducing fatalities due to road accidents by ensuring timely and uninterrupted medical care to road accident victims including during the critical Golden Hour i.e., the time period lasting one hour following a traumatic injury during which there is highest likelihood of preventing death by providing prompt medical care. The scheme provides treatment cover upto Rs. 1.5 lakh per victim, subject to a maximum cap of 7 days from the date of accident on any category of road. Further, the treatment cover will be available to all those victims who are involved in road accidents caused by use of motor vehicles.

As on 31.07.2026 since the launch of the scheme for nation-wide implementation on 13.02.2026, a total of 22,481 victims have benefitted from the scheme across 34 States/UTs. The State/UT-wise details are attached as Annexure-I.

 

Against the total amount of the claims raised by the hospitals, State Health Agencies (SHA) have approved claims amounting to Rs.12.59 Crores. Out of which, Rs.10.56 Crores have been paid to the hospitals.

As per the Scheme guidelines notified vide S.O. 2489 (E) dated 04th June, 2025, designated hospitals under the Scheme, including empanelled hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) that comply with the guidelines issued by the National Health Authority (NHA) for this scheme shall be deemed designated hospitals for the purposes of the Scheme.

Further, States & UTs are advised to designate and onboard additional hospitals based on detailed guidelines dated 20.5.2025 issued by NHA.

Denial of admission or treatment under the Scheme amounts to non-compliance with the applicable Scheme provisions. States/UTs are empowered to take action under laws regulating clinical establishments, including the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010, or the corresponding State-specific laws. Further, the hospital empanelment guidelines provide for disciplinary proceedings, suspension and de-empanelment in cases of non-compliance.

To ensure that victim reaches the hospital within Golden Hour, convergence with the 112 Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) has been established, so that a victim or Good Samaritan may dial 112 and obtain details of the nearest designated hospital and also seek ambulance support.

 

 

   ANNEXURE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF PM RAHAT SCHEME.

Annexure-I

 

 

 

S.No.

 

 

State/UTs

 

Cases Approved

Discharged from Scheme post no response from Police within prescribed timelines

Life threatening cases not found eligible under the scheme by State Police*

 

Grand Total

1

Gujarat

6,416

474

146

7,036

2

Madhya Pradesh

6,275

336

150

6,761

3

Assam

968

1,089

34

2,091

4

Uttar Pradesh

679

168

40

887

 

5

Jammu             And Kashmir

 

680

 

57

 

12

 

749

6

Andhra Pradesh

391

244

42

677

7

Chhattisgarh

371

257

16

644

8

Haryana

431

44

17

492

9

Odisha

380

58

32

470

10

Himachal Pradesh

355

7

13

375

11

Tripura

267

77

31

375

12

Puducherry

223

107

4

334

13

Karnataka

154

136

37

327

14

Rajasthan

211

91

9

311

 

15

Maharashtra

49

197

54

300

16

Tamil Nadu

46

98

6

150

17

Kerala

31

106

1

138

18

Bihar

84

5

9

98

19

Meghalaya

76

19

 

95

20

Punjab

5

21

1

27

21

Chandigarh

15

5

 

20

 

22

The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu

 

 

18

 

 

18

23

Jharkhand

13

4

 

17

24

Uttarakhand

7

9

 

16

25

Delhi

 

15

 

15

26

Sikkim

11

4

 

15

27

Ladakh

6

8

 

14

28

Telangana

2

7

3

12

29

West Bengal

1

4

1

6

30

Arunachal Pradesh

 

4

 

4

 

31

Andaman          And Nicobar Islands

 

 

3

 

 

3

32

Goa

1

1

 

2

33

Manipur

1

 

 

1

34

Mizoram

 

1

 

1

 

 

Total

18,149

3,674

658

22,481

*Note: Cases which are marked as life threatening by hospital administration are eligible for treatment under the scheme till the time the case is rejected by police on e-DAR or 48 hours whichever is earlier

This information was given by Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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GDH/DS/HJ


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