PM-RAHAT Scheme, Pg14

Key Highlights:

• A Parliamentary Committee has suggested a live public dashboard displaying locations of hospitals under the PM-RAHAT scheme to aid road accident victims.
• The dashboard aims to help Good Samaritans find appropriate medical facilities during the critical "golden hour."
• The committee also suggests integrating the dashboard with the 108 ambulance network.
• The PM-RAHAT scheme, launched on February 13, provides treatment cover up to Rs 1.5 lakh for a maximum of seven days for road accident victims.
• India records over 4.7 lakh road accidents and around 1.7 lakh fatalities annually.

Detailed Insights:

• The proposed dashboard seeks to address the challenge of quickly identifying the nearest empanelled hospital for accident victims.
• The standing committee has raised concerns about the PM-RAHAT scheme's unquantified outreach targets and recommends assigning specific goals within the Outcome Budget framework.
• Reimbursements to hospitals under the scheme will be made through the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF), funded by insurance companies and budgetary support.
• Integration with the National Health Authority’s Transaction Management System is completed in 33 states, and integration with the 112 emergency response system has been achieved in 31 states.
• All states except West Bengal have been on-boarded under the scheme.

Key Concepts Involved:

• PM-RAHAT: A scheme providing financial assistance for road accident victims' treatment.
• Golden Hour: The critical first hour after a traumatic injury, when treatment is most effective.
• Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF): A fund used to reimburse hospitals for treating road accident victims.