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"Good Samaritan" is a scheme under which the Central Government rewards citizens with ₹5,000 and a Certificate for helping accident victims reach the hospital within the Golden Hour.

Most lives are lost due to lack of timely support received

No direct mechanism to contact the victims family member who may provide vital information

Knowing vitims medicle history can save vital time, increasing probability of saving their life

Family members can take informed decisions related to treatment or medical services needed by victim

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Our Mission

merasafety is on a mission to raising awareness about the "Good Samaritan" Law and Scheme implemented by the Government of India.

This law protects, provides support and recognition, including a cash award of ₹5,000 and a certificate of appreciation, for individuals who assist accident victims in the “Golden Hour”.



What is “Good Samaritan” Scheme

Name of the Scheme Good Samaritan
Objective To motivate general people to help road accident victims in emergency and save innocent lives
Eligibility And individual or group of people who saves a life of accident victim in the “Golden Hour” by informing the police or taking victim to hospital
Reward ₹5,000/- per incident and a Certificate of appreciation Special award of ₹1,00,000 to 10 Good Samaritans
Scheme Operation Till 31st March 2026

Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) issued Guidelines for the “Scheme for grant of Award to the Good Samaritan who has saved life of a victim of a fatal accident involving a motor vehicle by administering immediate assistance and rushing to Hospital/Trauma Care Centre within the Golden Hour of the accident to provide medical treatment”. Read more....

The Scheme mainly aims to motivate the general public to help the road accident victims in emergency situation, inspire and motivate others to save innocent lives on road. Any individual who has saved life of a victim of a fatal accident involving a motor vehicle by administering immediate assistance and rushing to Hospital within the Golden Hour of the accident to provide medical treatment would be eligible for the award. An individual Good Samaritan can be awarded maximum 5 times in a year. The amount of award for the Good Samaritan(s) would be Rs.5,000/- per incident.On receipt of communication from the Police Station/Hospital, District Level Appraisal Committee shall review and approve the proposals on a monthly basis.The Appraisal Committee at the District Level comprising District Magistrate, SSP, Chief Medical and Health Officer, RTO (Transport Department) of the concerned District would sanction and send the cases to the concerned State/UT Transport Depart for making the payment to the Good Samaritans. MoRTH will provide Rs. 5 Lakhs as initial grant to the Transport Department of the State/UT for making payment to the Good Samaritans. Subsequently,Ministry would reimburse the amount to the States/UTs on monthly basis. A State Level Monitoring Committee under Chairmanship of Principal Secretary (Home) having Commissioner (Health) and ADGP (Traffic & Road Safety) as Members and Transport Commissioner as Member Secretary shall do Quarterly Meetings to monitor the proper implementation of scheme. Every year, the State Level Monitoring Committee of each State/UT will nominate three most worthy proposals for national level awards on yearly basis to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for further consideration.MoRTH would have an Appraisal Committee for this purpose and they shall review the proposals received from the States / UTs and select the best ten Good Samaritans of the year. They will be awarded with Rs. 1,00,000/- each along with a Certificate and trophy during National Road Safety Month (NRSM) in Delhi. The Scheme would be effective w.e.f 15th of October, 2021. Details of the Scheme are available on the Ministry’s Portal.



Your rights as a Good Samaritan

As a Good Samaritan
A Good Samaritan is a bystander who takes the accident victim to the nearest hospital or helps the victim by informing police or medical emergency and with help of merasafety QR can also contact the Family members.
A Good Samaritan has the following rights:

  • They shall not be liable for any civil or criminal liability.
  • They shall be allowed to leave the hospital immediately.
  • They shall not be forced to furnish his personal details.
  • They shall not be compelled to deposit money for treatment of the victim.
  • Hospital shall provide them an acknowledgement in this regard.
  • They shall be suitably rewarded to encourage other citizens.
  • They shall be examined for single occasion by the police after their consent.

Directions for Hospital

  • All private and government hospitals shall publish a charter at their entrance.
  • They shall not detain Good Samaritan or ask for depositing money for treatment of the victim unless the bystander is a relative or a family member of the victim.
  • They shall not compel the bystander to furnish his personal details.
  • Hospital shall provide an acknowledgement to the Good Samaritan in a standard format.
  • Lack of response by a doctor incase of emergency situation pertaining to road accident then a disciplinary action shall be taken against such doctor or hospital.

Directions for Police

  • Any person who makes a phone call to the Police control room or Police Station to give information about any accidental injury or death, except an eyewitness may not reveal personal details such as full name, address, phone number, etc.
  • Any Police official or any other person shall not force any Good Samaritan who helps an injured person to become a witness in any manner. The option of becoming a witness shall solely rest with the Good Samaritan.
  • The concerned Police official(s) shall allow the Good Samaritan to leave after having informed the Police about an injured person on the road and no further questions shall be asked if the Good Samaritan does not desire to be a witness in the matter.

Examination of Good Samaritan by the Police

  1. Incase a Good Samaritan chooses to be a witness, his examination by the investigating officer shall, as far as possible, be conducted at a time of his convenience such as his place of residence or business and the investigation officer shall be dressed in place clothes unless the Good Samaritan chooses to visit the police station.
  2. Incase the Good Samaritan chooses to visit the Police Station; he shall be examined in a single examination in any reasonable and time bound manner without causing any undue delay