Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Uttar Pradesh Road Scheme Pays ₹17.33 Crore To Accident Victims
Uttar Pradesh has a scheme to help people hurt in accidents involving state transport buses.
It also gives money to families when a passenger dies.
From 2017-18 to 2025-26, 342 cases received more than ₹17.33 crore.
Most of the money went to families of people who died.
Injured passengers can receive money for treatment, depending on how serious their injuries are.
Adult passenger deaths are eligible for up to ₹7.50 lakh.
Since April 2026, some pedestrians and other people outside the bus can also receive support.
However, payment may be refused if official reports say that person caused the accident through negligence.
The Yatri Rahat Evam Suraksha Yojana provided more than ₹17.33 crore in 342 death and injury cases from 2017-18 to 2025-26.
About ₹17.08 crore was paid in 322 death cases, while ₹24.37 lakh assisted injured passengers in 20 cases.
The highest reported payment was approximately ₹3.68 crore across 78 death cases in 2019-20.
Death compensation is set at ₹7.50 lakh for an adult passenger, ₹3.75 lakh for a child on a half-ticket, and about ₹1.87 lakh for a free-travelling small child.
Since April 2026, eligible pedestrians and other non-passengers injured or killed by Corporation or contracted buses have also been covered.
- Who
- Passengers, their families, injured people, and—since April 2026—eligible pedestrians or other non-passengers affected by Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation or contracted buses.
- What
- The Yatri Rahat Evam Suraksha Yojana provided financial assistance in bus-accident death and injury cases.
- When
- Assistance totals cover 2017-18 through 2025-26; the expanded coverage for non-passengers began in April 2026.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, with the report datelined Lucknow.
- Why
- To provide immediate financial relief to victims and dependent families, while officials also seek to reduce road accidents.
- Total assistance
- More than ₹17.33 crore in 342 cases from 2017-18 to 2025-26.
- Death cases
- Approximately ₹17.08 crore was paid in 322 cases.
- Injury cases
- ₹24.37 lakh was provided in 20 cases involving injured passengers.
- Adult death relief
- ₹7.50 lakh under the new provisions.
- Injury limits
- Up to ₹25,000 for normal injuries, ₹1 lakh for serious injuries, and ₹2.50 lakh for very serious injuries.
- Non-passenger coverage
- Since April 2026, eligible pedestrians and other non-passengers may receive up to ₹5 lakh for death and ₹2.50 lakh for serious injury.
- Negligence condition
- Payment is not made when police and Corporation investigation reports establish negligence by the affected person as the cause of the accident.