UP Road Accident Relief Scheme Provides ₹17.33 Crore Aid To 342 UPSRTC Accident Victims Since 2017
Lucknow, August 25: The Yatri Rahat Evam Suraksha Yojana, being operated to provide financial support to passengers and other affected people in accidents involving buses of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, has become a major source of assistance for victim families. Between financial years 2017-18 and 2025-26, financial assistance of more than Rs 17.33 crore has been provided…
In the financial years 2017-18 to 2025-26, the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation's (UPSRTC) Yatri Rahat Evam Suraksha Yojana has provided over ₹17.33 crore in financial assistance to 342 accident victims. Since its inception in 2015-16 and 2016-17, the scheme has distributed Rs 40 lakh to eight cases of death. Afterward, from 2017-18 to 2025-26, the scheme disbursed approximately Rs 17.08 crore to 322 death cases and Rs 24.37 lakh to 20 injury cases.
The highest payment was made in 2019-20, totaling around Rs 3.68 crore for 78 deaths, followed by Rs 2.37 crore for 48 deaths in 2021-22. The scheme's provisions have been enhanced in April 2026, extending coverage to pedestrians and urban persons injured or killed in accidents involving UPSRTC buses or contracted buses. The relief amount for adult victims has been increased to Rs 7.50 lakh, Rs 3.75 lakh for child passengers on half-tickets, and approximately Rs 1.87 lakh for small children traveling for free.
For injured passengers, assistance ranges from Rs 10,000 for minor injuries to Rs 2.50 lakh for severe injuries, with further claims depending on certified medical treatment bills.
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