The government is also ending the informal practice of ID-card-based toll waivers for officials travelling in personal vehicles.

Jaipur, April 2 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addressed a press conference at the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee, highlighting the achievements of Rajasthan’s healthcare system and presenting the “Rajasthan Model” as a benchm

Payments will be accepted only through FASTag or digital methods like UPI.

New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) India’s health insurance sector has recorded strong growth, with total premiums crossing Rs 1.2 lakh crore in 2024-25, the government said on Thursday.

The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has proved to be life-changing experience for many residents of Jharkhand's Palamu district because of the free and cashless medical treatment as provisioned unde

Highways authority NHAI is considering discontinuing cash payments at highway toll plazas from April 1, requiring commuters to use only digital modes such as FASTag or UPI for toll payments.

India's ambitious digital journey over the past decade has been powered by a unique framework known as the India Stack, which has helped the country build a cashless, paperless and presence-less digital ecosystem at scale, a report has said.

Blinkit has launched the Bharat Yatra NCMC card, a RuPay-powered transport card for seamless cashless payments on metros and buses across major Indian cities without KYC.

Starting April 1, cash payments will be banned at all toll plazas, and commuters will have to use either FASTag or UPI to pay tolls.

The government has steadily expanded FASTag use since it became mandatory for most vehicles in 2021.

Over 9.84 crore hospital admissions have been approved under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), with payments exceeding Rs 1.40 lakh crore, the government informed parliament on Friday.

The government has notified cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims nationwide, under which they will be entitled to a maximum amount of Rs 1.5 lakh per accident per person.

"You are constructing huge highways but people are dying there because there is no facility," the Supreme Court said on Monday as it pulled up the Union government over a delay in formulating a cashless scheme for treating motor accident victims.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded the centre for failing to implement a cashless medical treatment plan that includes access to emergency aid during the 'golden hour' for road accident survivors.

The government will come up with a modified scheme by March to provide cashless treatment for road accident victims nationwide, under which they will be entitled to a maximum amount of Rs 1.5 lakh per person, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.

The government has formulated a scheme to provide cashless treatment to victims of road accidents caused by the use of motor vehicle and initiated implementation on a pilot basis in Chandigarh and Assam, Parliament was informed today.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said the victims will be provided free cashless treatment facility as well as compensation in hit-and-run accident cases.

Highlighting the country's growth in cashless payments, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said many countries sit with India to discuss digital infrastructure "which has become our identity in the world".

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar drew an analogy while describing the country's growth in digital public infrastructure and said that the number of cashless transactions the United States does in three years, India does in a month.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) plans to roll out cashless medical treatment for road accident victims across the country in three to four months, a top government official said on Monday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday referred to key developments in the country, including cashless payments, lunar landings and woman empowerment and emphasised that "this is an India that is more Bharat,".

Airtel Payments Bank has collaborated with Park+ to enable FASTag-based smart parking solutions at Varanasi's Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport. The FASTag-based smart parking solution enables automatic cashless payments at airport parking, making vehicle movement in the parking zone frictionless and time efficient.

Cashless treatment will now be available to all CGHS beneficiaries at the premier All India Institutes of Medical Sciences in Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Emphasising on a "cashless Haj", the government has made special arrangements to meet the foreign exchange requirements of those going on the annual pilgrimage, including the issuance of a forex card through the State Bank of India (SBI).