172 accident victims from Dakshina Kannada avail cashless treatment facility under PM RAHAT

MANGALURU A total of 172 accident victims from Dakshina Kannada have availed cashless treatment facility in the last four months since the launch of the Prime Minister – Road Accident Victims’ Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment (PM-RAHAT) scheme in the district in July 2026. This is the highest number of beneficiaries of the scheme in the State, said Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy. In a statement, Mr.

Reddy said 109 of the 172 beneficiaries were from Mangaluru city. He urged the public to ensure that accident victims were taken to the nearest hospital immediately to avail themselves of cashless treatment under the scheme. Under the scheme, an accident victim will get cashless treatment facility up to ₹1.5 lakh for a period of seven days from the date of accident.

This facility was for all accident victims. The accident victim should get admitted to nearest hospital within 24 hours of the accident. Real-time tracking about implementation of the scheme is being done through eDAR platform, used by the police, and TMS 2.0 portal, used by the hospitals.