Central government’s decision: Now in road accident, family will get compensation of 2 lakhs on death

The cases of road accidents in the country are seen on a daily basis. The central government has now taken a big step for such accidents. In such ‘hit and run’ cases, the government has decided to increase the compensation given to the relatives of the victim in case of her death. The government will increase this compensation from April 1. The government said that from April 1, the compensation will be increased by 8 times.

2 lakh will get compensation

Let us tell you that from April 1, on the death of a family member in a road accident, two lakh rupees will be given to their family members. This information has been given in a notification of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. According to this, the compensation amount to be given to the seriously injured person in such cases has also been increased from Rs 12,500 to Rs 50,000.

Effective from 1st April 2022

The ministry has said that the name of the scheme will be ‘Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accident Scheme, 2022’ and it will be effective from April 1, 2022.

Notification was issued on 25 February

According to a release, the ministry said on Sunday that the notification for compensation to the victims of ‘hit and run’ motor accidents has been issued on February 25, 2022, in which the compensation amount has been increased.

Know how much increased amount

Let us tell you that this amount has been increased to Rs 50,000 for the seriously injured and Rs 2,00,000 lakh in case of death from the present Rs 25,000.

Ministry gave information

The Ministry said in the release, “This scheme will replace the Compensation Scheme, 1989 with effect from April 1, 2022.” .