Lok Sabha Question No. 818 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Provision of Cranes and Ambulances on NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 818

ANSWERED ON 21 ST   JULY, 2016

## PROVISION OF CRANES AND AMBULANCES ON NHS

## 818.       SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposals  for  providing  cranes  and  ambulances  to States/UTs under the National Highway Accident Relief Service Scheme during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of cranes and ambulances provided to States/UTs during the said period State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to start a trauma attendant mobile vehicle/two-wheeler service names 'first responder' to provide emergency medical care to the victims of road accidents across the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these services are likely to be provided?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under the scheme 'National Highways Accident Relief Service Scheme (NHARSS)' provides 10-ton cranes and small medium cranes for hilly areas and ambulances to States/ UTs for relief and rescue measures in the aftermath of accidents by way of evacuating road accident victim to nearest medical aid centre and for clearing the accident site.

On the basis of the requirement received ,the detail of cranes provided to the States during the year 2013-14 and 2014-15 is  Annexed.

During  the  year  2015-16,  Ministry  released  the  funds  to  the  State  Governments  under NHARSS for procurement of 172 numbers of Basic Life Support Ambulance (BLSA) from DGS&D Rates,  as under.

| State         |   No. of BLSA allotted for procurement from DGS&D rates | Cost of BLSA @ Rs. 11 lakh per ambulance   | 90% Amount of the total cost of BLSA released.   |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Jammu Kashmir |                                                     136 | Rs.14,96,00,000/-                          | Rs.13,46,40,000/-                                |
| Sikkim        |                                                      31 | Rs.3,41,00,000/-                           | Rs. 3,06,90,000/-                                |
| Mizoram       |                                                       5 | Rs. 55,00,000                              | Rs. 49,50,000/-                                  |
| Total         |                                                     172 | Rs.18,92,00,000                            | Rs. 17,02,80,000/-                               |

(c)  &  (d)  The  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  is  implementing    a  scheme  'National Highways Accident Relief Service Scheme (NHARSS)' under the scheme, 10-ton cranes and small medium  cranes  for  hilly  areas  and  ambulances  are  provided  to  States/  UTs  for  relief  and  rescue measures in the aftermath of accidents by way of evacuating road accident victim to nearest medical aid centre and for clearing the accident site.

In addition, Ministry has implemented a  pilot project for providing cashless treatment of road accident victims on

Gurgaon - Jaipur  and Vadodara - Mumbai stretches of National Highways No. 8 and Ranchi - Rargaon - Mahulia stretch of National Highway No. 33.

Under  the  scheme,  cashless  treatment  was  provided  to  road  accident  victims  for  48  hours  at expenditure up to a limit of Rs. 30,000.  GPS enabled ambulances connected with a central control room through a toll-free number 1033, were stationed at intervals of 20 km to transport the injured to the hospitals for treatment within the 'Golden Hour' .

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA USTARRED QUESTION NO. 818 ANSWERED ON 21.7.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA REGARDING PROVISION OF CRANES AND AMBULANCES ON NHS.

## Statement of Crane ambulance provided by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways During the year:

| State             | 2013-14        | 2013-14                   |
|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
| Nil               | Nil            | Nil                       |
|                   | Crane (10 ton) | Crane (Small/Medium size) |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 2              | -                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh | -              | 3                         |
| Assam             | -              | 3                         |
| Bihar             | 2              | -                         |
| Chhattisgarh      | 1              | -                         |
| Gujarat           | 1              | -                         |
| Himachal Pradesh  | -              | 1                         |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | -              | 3                         |
| Jharkhand         | 1              | -                         |
| Karnataka         | 1              | -                         |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 1              | -                         |
| Maharashtra       | 1              | -                         |
| Manipur           | -              | 2                         |
| Meghalaya         | -              | 1                         |
| Mizoram           | -              | 1                         |
| Nagaland          | -              | 2                         |
| Orissa            | 1              | -                         |
| Punjab            | 1              | -                         |
| Rajasthan         | 2              | -                         |
| Sikkim            | -              | 1                         |
| Tamil Nadu        | 1              | -                         |
| Tripura           | -              | 1                         |
| Uttarakhand       | -              | 1                         |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 1              | -                         |
| West Bengal       | 1              | 1                         |
| Total             | 17             | 20                        |

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