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Jan 2, 2012 · Launched on 3rd Oct 2021 by the MoRTH, the scheme grants an award to the good samaritan who has saved the life of a victim of a fatal accident (involving a motor vehicle) by administering immediate assistance and rushing to the Hospital/Trauma Care Centre within the Golden Hour of the accident.
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What is Good Samaritan Law? The Good Samaritan Law allows a person, without expectation of payment or reward and without any duty of care or special relationship, voluntarily come forward to administer immediate assistance or emergency care to a person injured in an accident, or crash, or emergency medical condition.
The Ministry has launched the “Scheme for grant of Award to the Good Samaritan who has saved life of a victim of a fatal accident involving a motor vehicle by administering immediate assistance and rushing to Hospital/Trauma Care Centre within the Golden Hour of the accident to provide medical treatment" on 03.10.2021.
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- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2019
Scheme will be effective from October 15, 2021 and will run till March 31, 2026.Under the scheme, a cash award of Rs 5,000 will be provided per accident, to those saving the life of a road accident victim by rushing the person to hospital within the ‘golden hour’ of the accident.Cash award will be provided to motivate the general public in order to help the road accident victims in emergency situation.Cash award will also be accompanied with a certification of appreciation.Besides award in each case, ministry would also be giving 10 national level awards for the “worthiest Good Samaritans”.Most Worthy Good Samaritans will be selected from those who have been awarded during the entire year.They will be given an award of Rs 1,00,000 each.MoRTH will provide Rs 5 lakh of initial grant to the transport department of states and UTs for awarding the cash prize.‘Golden hour’ is the 1-hour time period after a traumatic injury. During this period, there is the highest possibilities of preventing death by providing prompt medical care.
Rules had been notified under Section 134A of the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act 2019, on September 29, 2020 by the ministry. Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
The Union government has launched a scheme for ‘Good Samaritan’ under which anyone who saves the life of a road accident victim by rushing them to a hospital within the “golden hour” will get a...
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Oct 11, 2021 · What is the procedure to identify & award the ‘Good Samaritan’? When the ‘Good Samaritan’ informs the police first about the accident, the police upon receiving the required details from the Doctor will provide an acknowledgement to the ‘Good Samaritan’ on the official letter pad.
Nov 30, 2021 · The scheme runs from October 2021 and March 2026. Under the scheme, the Government of India provides cash price of Rs 5000 per accident to those who saves lives in road accidents by taking them to hospital within the “golden hour”. Golden hour is the one hour time period after a traumatic injury.
