Government Launches “PM RAHAT” – Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims

• PM-RAHAT = Prime Minister – Road Accident Victims' Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment Scheme, a statutory cashless treatment scheme under Section 162 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
• Operationalises the "Golden Hour" principle to cut preventable road-crash deaths via guaranteed hospital admission without upfront payment.
• Implemented by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) with the National Health Authority (NHA); funded through the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF).