UP to reward Rs 25,000 to residents serving to accident victims attain hospital inside golden hour

The Uttar Pradesh authorities has introduced an initiative to recognise and reward residents who assist highway accident victims attain hospital throughout the essential first hour — also known as the “golden hour.” Beneath the ‘Good Samaritan' initiative, people who assist critically injured accident victims and guarantee they get immediate medical care might be awarded a ‘Raah-Veer' certificates together with a money prize of Rs 25,000.

The directive, issued Monday by Transport Commissioner Kinjal Singh, is a part of a wider initiative to curb the excessive variety of highway accident deaths within the state. In line with the Nationwide Crime Data Bureau 2023 knowledge, India noticed about 1.6 lakh fatalities in 1.7 lakh highway accidents final yr, with Uttar Pradesh reporting probably the most—22,532 deaths in 23,771 accidents, accounting for 14% of the nationwide complete.

Singh stated although the scheme was designed by the ministry of highway and highways, it was being via state govts and Union territories. The Motor Automobiles Act, 1988, defines a ‘good Samaritan' as an individual who — in good religion and with out expectation of reward — supplies emergency medical or non-medical help on the scene of an accident or helps transport the sufferer to hospital.
“This act of help qualifies a person as an excellent Samaritan — a Raah-Veer. The survival of the sufferer is determined by a number of elements past the helper's management, however those that act promptly and in good religion, even when the sufferer doesn't survive, deserve due recognition,” Singh stated.

She emphasised that the initiative geared toward motivating the individuals to step ahead throughout emergencies and encourage others to avoid wasting lives.

The scheme covers any main highway accident involving a motorized vehicle that ends in extreme harm, at the very least three days of hospitalisation, mind or spinal twine harm, or demise throughout therapy. Every Raah-Veer will obtain Rs 25,000 for each incident. If one particular person helps a number of victims in a single accident, the reward stays Rs 25,000. If a number of individuals assist save a single sufferer, the quantity might be shared equally amongst them.To make sure transparency, police will confirm the small print of every ‘Raah-Veer' with the hospital and concern an acknowledgement, together with the rescuer's identify, contact particulars, and details about the sufferer. This acknowledgment might be despatched to a district-level appraisal committee led by the district Justice of the Peace and together with police and transport division officers.PK Singh, the regional transport officer of Ghaziabad, stated the initiative was anticipated to encourage extra individuals to assist accident victims with out worry or hesitation. “Police and the chief medical officer will confirm good Samaritans and concern acknowledgements. Following this, the committee will grant them awards and recognition,” he stated.

(With TOI inputs)