Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared a set of welfare and economic decisions from Seva Teerth, the newly inaugurated Prime Minister’s Office complex, with measures spanning emergency healthcare support, women’s livelihood programmes, farm infrastructure financing, and early-stage startup funding. At the centre of the approvals is a new accident-relief framework that aims to remove the immediate cost barrier that often delays treatment after road crashes, alongside expansions of two flagship funding programmes meant to deepen rural incomes and unlock private investment.Cashless treatment cover for accident victims: PM RAHATThe government has approved the launch of the PM RAHAT scheme under which accident victims will be eligible for cashless treatment of up to ₹1.5 lakh, intended to ensure urgent medical care is not held up due to the inability to arrange funds. A related government note on cashless treatment for road accident victims states that the cover is up to ₹1.5 lakh per victim , with a maximum cap of seven days from the date of the accident, applicable to road accidents involving motor vehicles across road categories. Implementation details such as hospital onboarding and claim processes are expected to be operationalised through subsequent guidelines. Lakhpati Didi target doubled to 6 croreIn a… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
