New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- Road accident victims will be entitled to prompt medical care under a new healthcare scheme that mandates cashless treatment at designated hospitals even for the uninsured, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.

The scheme, being developed by the Union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH), will be announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon, he said.

"The new scheme would provide cashless treatment to all road accidents (national highways and state roads) at designated hospitals, and will offer the cover even to victims of uninsured vehicles so that immediate medical attention is not denied in the golden hour that helps save lives," Gadkari told reporters in the national c...