10,000+ Road Accident Victims Saved Under Delhi's Farishtey Dilli Ke Scheme

The Delhi government on February 6 stated over 10,000 lives have been saved by the good Samaritans under the "Farishtey Dilli Ke" scheme. Lauding the Samaritans, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said the survival chances of an accident victim increases by 70%-80% if s/he is taken to a hospital within ‘Golden Hour’ (one hour) of an accident. Launched in October 2019, the scheme aims to save lives of accident victims by incentivising people who rescue them.