Overview
- Contractors on BOT highway projects will face penalties if more than one accident occurs on the same stretch within a year, the road transport secretary said.
- Fines are set at Rs 25 lakh for repeat crashes on a defined stretch, rising to Rs 50 lakh if an incident recurs the following year.
- Revised contracts also require concessionaires to undertake crash management and implement corrective measures after repeat incidents.
- The ministry has identified about 3,500 accident‑prone locations to help target remedial works and enforcement.
- A national cashless treatment scheme—offering up to Rs 1.5 lakh for the first seven days at designated hospitals—will launch after adjustments based on a pilot begun in Chandigarh and expanded to six states.