The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) launched a pilot programme to provide cashless treatment to victims of road accidents caused by the use of motor vehicles in Chandigarh.

Under the programme, road accident victims will be entitled to cashless treatment up to a maximum of Rs.0.15 million per accident per person for a maximum period of seven days from date of accident. Besides, the benefits will be applicable to all road accidents caused by use of motor vehicles on any category of road and the government has co-opted the Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) for trauma and polytrauma cases.