Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has made major announcements on road safety on Tuesday. Gadkari has announced a new cashless treatment scheme. According to this, immediately after the accident, within 24 hours, when the information is sent to the police, the government will bear the cost of 7 days of treatment of the patient or up to a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh. At the same time, Rs 2 lakh will be given for treatment to the deceased in hit-and-run cases. During this, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has also shared the data of people who lost their lives in road accidents in India in the year 2024. Nitin Gadkari has told that in the year 2024, 1.80 lakh people have died in road accidents in India.

How many deaths due to not wearing helmet?

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the first priority in the meeting was road safety. It has been informed that out of the deaths in road accidents in the year 2024, 30000 people died due to not wearing helmets. The Union Minister said that the serious thing is that 66 percent of the deaths have occurred in the age group of 18 to 34 years. 

How many children lost their lives?

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has also shared the data of deaths of school children in accidents. Nitin Gadkari has said that 10,000 children died last year due to lack of proper arrangements at the entry-exit point in front of schools. Nitin Gadkari has further said that rules have also been made for autorickshaws and minibuses for colleges and schools as this causes a large number of deaths.