Good Samaritan Scheme
State: Central
Ministry: Ministry Of Road Transport & Highways
Department: Department of National Highways
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

Launched on 3rd Oct 2021 by the MoRTH, the scheme grants an award to the good samaritan who has saved the life of a victim of a fatal accident (involving a motor vehicle) by administering immediate assistance and rushing to the Hospital/Trauma Care Centre within the Golden Hour of the accident.

Benefits:
- **Award Amount For Single Incident:** If one Good Samaritan saves one or more victims in a single fatal motor vehicle accident, a total award of ₹ 5,000/- is given.  - **Award Distribution Among Multiple Samaritans (Single Victim):** If more than one Good Samaritan saves one victim, the award amount (₹25,000/-) award is equally divided among them.  - **Award For Multiple Victims And Samaritans:** If more than one Good Samaritan saves multiple victims, ₹25,000/- is given per victim, subject to a maximum of ₹ 5,000/- per Good Samaritan.  - **Certification Of Appreciation:** Each cash award is accompanied by a Certification of Appreciation.  - **National Level Awards:** 10 most deserving Good Samaritans are selected annually and awarded ₹ 1,00,000/- each.  - **Maximum Award Limit Per Year:** An individual Good Samaritan can receive the award up to 5 times in a year.
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Eligibility:
- The applicant should have saved the life of a victim of a fatal accident involving a motor vehicle by administering immediate assistance and rushing to the Hospital/Trauma Care Centre within the Golden Hour of the accident to provide medical treatment.
  - Good Samaritans, who are not willing to disclose their details, would not be awarded under the scheme.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
Case 01: 
In case the incident is informed to the police at the first hand by the Good Samaritan. After verifying details from Doctor the police shall provide Acknowledgment to such Good Samaritan, on an official letter pad, mentioning the name of the good Samaritan, his mobile number and address, place, date, and time of the incident, and how the Good Samaritan has helped in saving the life of the victim, etc.Case 02: 
In case the Good Samaritan takes the victim to the hospital directly. The concerned hospital shall provide all the details to the concerned police station. The police shall provide an Acknowledgment to such Good Samaritan, on an official letter pad, mentioning the name of the Good Samaritan, his mobile number and address, place, date, and time of the incident, how the Good Samaritan has helped in saving the life of the victim, etc.Step 1: The copy of the Acknowledgement (as per Annexure - A) would be sent by the concerned police station to the Appraisal Committee formed at District Level under the Chairmanship of the District Magistrate with a copy marked to the Good Samaritan(s). with a copy marked to the Good Samaritan(s).
Step 2: On receipt of communication from the Police Station/Hospital, the District Level Appraisal Committee shall review and approve the proposals on a monthly basis. 
Step 3: This list would be sent to the Transport Commissioner of the concerned State / UT Transport Department for the necessary payment. 
Step 4: The payment for the selected Good Samaritan would be made online in their Bank Account directly by the Transport Department of the State/UT. 
Step 5: By 30th September or the date decided by MoRTH every year, the State Level Monitoring Committee of each State/UT will nominate the three most worthy proposals for national-level awards on a yearly basis to this Ministry for further consideration.
An Appraisal Committee of MoRTH headed by AS/JS (Road Safety) and also comprising of Director/ Deputy Secretary (Road safety), Director/Deputy Secretary (Transport), and Dy. Financial Advisor/ MoRTH shall review the proposals received from each State / UTs and select the best ten Good Samaritans of the year. They will be awarded ₹1,00,000/- each along with a Certificate and trophy during NRSM in Delhi.

Documents Required:
Identity Card
Address Proof
Bank account details
Certification by the Police department
Certification by hospital