Hit-and-run deaths: 8x hike in compensation

The road transport ministry has finalised rules for an eight-fold increase in compensation for deaths in hit-and-run cases in which the vehicles involved can’t be traced. Similarly, compensation under ‘no-fault liability’ in case of death and grievous injuries in a road crashes involving insured vehicles will be increased by 10 times.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/for-hit-and-run-death-government-plans-rs-2-lakh-compensation/articleshow/84991356.cms