India, April 29 -- The Supreme Court on Monday sharply criticised the central government for the delay in rolling out a scheme for the cashless treatment of victims of the accident during the golden hour, and ordered the ministry of road, transport and highways ministry (MoRTH) to notify the scheme by May 9.

"Are you really concerned about welfare of common man? How can you be so casual that for three years, you have no policy and people are dying on roads without getting treatment in the golden hour," a bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan told the central government.

The top court's sharp criticism came during a hearing on a public interest litigation that complained the government was yet to notify the scheme promised in Se...