IndiaMinistry of Road Transport & Highways
Flag-off of Basic Care Ambulances procured by NHIDCL by Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari
90 Basic Care Ambulances for the States / Union Territories of Andaman – Nicobar Island, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu – Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand were flagged off by Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari and Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, General (Retd.) VK Singh this morning in New Delhi.
•As per Road Accident Statistics, 415 deaths per day in India, about 40% lives can be saved if immediate and basic medical treatment received during Golden hour period.
• Ambulances with basic life-saving support system play a crucial role in stabilizing the critically injured person.
| S.N. | Particulars | Details |
| 1 | Initiative By | NHIDCL |
| 2 | Ambulances manufactured by | M/s. TATA Motors |
| 3 | No. of Ambulances procured by NHIDCL | 90 |
| 4 | Cost of 01 Ambulance | Rs. 20.70 lakhs + GST |
| 5 | Total cost of 90 ambulances | Rs. 18.63 Crores + GST |
| 6 | Ambulances handed over to State Governments and UT administrations: | Andaman-Nicobar Island, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, J&K, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and Uttarakhand
*Assam not covered due to elections |
