Lok Sabha Question No. 2237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: Emergency Care Facilities on National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  regarding  the  list  of  emergency  medical  and  trauma care infrastructure proposed under consideration and presently operational along national highways across country, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b)  the  details  regarding  the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  (male, female and others) assisted through such emergency and trauma care facilities along national highways during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (c) the details regarding the funds allocated, sanctioned, released and utilised  for  establishment,  operation  and  upgradation  of  emergency care facilities on national highways, scheme-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c)    Government in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has implemented  the  National  Programme  for  Prevention  &  Management For Trauma and Burn Injuries. Under the Programme, the Government has  taken  initiatives  towards  assisting  States/UTs  including  Andhra Pradesh  in  setting  up  of  Trauma  Care  Facilities  along  the  highways with an overall objective to bring down preventable deaths due to road

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2237 ANSWERED ON 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## EMERGENCY CARE FACILITIES ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

2237. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

accidents by developing a pan-India trauma care network at every 100 km. National Highways  Authority  of India (NHAI) deploys Basic Life Support  (BLS)  ambulances  along  certain  National  Highways  wherein trained Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs)/paramedic staff/Nurses are provisioned,  on  completed  corridors  of National Highways  (NHs).  Further  to  augment  its  incident  management,  a Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  has  been  signed  with  HLL Lifecare Limited for deployment of BLS Ambulances, mapping of health facilities and  training  of  incident  management  staff  as  well  as capacity building of Toll Plaza staff. The coordination mechanism with States/UTs within the Scheme has been designed by integrating the existing technological platforms i.e. Electronic Detailed Accident Report (eDAR) and Transaction Management System (TMS) of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya  Yojana  (AB  PM-JAY)  being  implemented  by  National  Health Authority (NHA). To ensure timely treatment of road accident victims caused by use of motor vehicles, convergence of TMS with Emergency Response  Support  System  (ERSS)  / 112 is undertaken and the guidelines notified vide S.O. 2489(E) dated the 4th June, 2025, advised States/UTs to ensure identification, mapping and strengthening of the ambulance ecosystem and its convergence with 112. No separate fund allocation for establishment, operation and upgradation of emergency care facilities on NHs has been made other than the sanctioned in the total project cost of the respective National Highway  Project.  However,  works  on  NHs  are  carried  out  as  per standards,  guidelines,  manual,  code  of  practice  of  Indian  Roads Congress as well as specifications for Road and Bridge Works which addresses all identified road safety issues.

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