Transport Commissioner, Elias T. Lotha has informed the general public on the issuance of the guidelines for Rah-Veer, an erstwhile 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 assistance and rushing to Hospital/Trauma Care Centre within the Golden Hour of the accident to provide medical treatment.
The scheme aims to motivate the general public to help the road accident victims in emergency situation, inspire and motivate others to save innocent lives.
The eligibility criteria is any individual who has saved life of a victim of a serious accident involving a motor vehicle by administering immediate assistance and rushing to Hospitals within the Golden Hour of the accident to provide medical treatment.
Financial Assistance (in the form of Award) for each Rah-Veer (Good Samaritan) would be Rs. 25,000/- per accident, subject to the following provisions;
If one Rah-Veer (Good Samaritan) saves life of one or more victims of a single serious accident involving a motor vehicle, amount of award will be Rs. 25,000/- only.
If more than one Rah-Veer (Good Samaritan) save life of one victim of a serious accident involving a motor vehicle, amount of award i.e. Rs. 25,000/- will be divided equally among them.
If more than one Rah-Veer (Good Samaritan) saves life of more than one victim of a serious accident involving a motor vehicle, amount of award will be Rs. 25,0001 per victim saved subject to maximum Rs. 25,0001- per Good Samaritan.
Every cash award would be accompanied with a "Certification of Appreciation".
The scheme shall remain operational till the completion of the 15th Financial Cycle, i.e. till 31st March, 2026.
The detailed Ministry Guidelines containing information on eligibility, procedure to be followed for Selection etc. has been made available on the department website https://mvdnagaland.in/
Under Section 134A of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 and Rules for Good Samaritan notified vide Notification No. GSR 594E dated 29th September, 2020, no Rah-Veer (Good Samaritan) would be subjected to any legal proceedings without their consent. In case of any breach of protection provided to Good Samaritans / Rah-Veer under the aforementioned rules, the Rah-Veer / Good Samaritan would approach the Grievance Redressal Committee to be established by the States / UTs under chairmanship of concerned Deputy Commissioner / Collector/ District Magistrate.
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