Un rapport de Crashfree India met en lumière les lacunes dans l'indemnisation des victimes d'accidents de la route

Un rapport de l'organisation de sécurité routière Crashfree India indique que le manque de sensibilisation aux droits légaux prive des milliers de victimes d'accidents de la route en Inde d'indemnisation, malgré plus de 96 000 crores de roupies de réclamations en attente devant les tribunaux des accidents de la circulation (MACT). Le rapport cite une étude de la Banque mondiale de 2021 révélant que 70 % des ménages à faible revenu et 63 % des ménages à revenu élevé ignorent les dispositions relatives à l'indemnisation après un accident.

L'organisation de sécurité routière Crashfree India a publié un rapport détaillant les lacunes systémiques, l'aide juridique insuffisante et le manque de sensibilisation qui empêchent de nombreuses victimes d'accidents de la route en Inde de recevoir une indemnisation. Selon le rapport, des réclamations d'une valeur de plus de 96 000 crores de roupies restent en attente devant les tribunaux des accidents de la circulation (MACT), laissant des milliers de victimes sans indemnisation malgré leurs pertes. Il fait référence à l'étude de la Banque mondiale de 2021 intitulée « Traffic Crash Injuries and Disabilities », qui a révélé que 70 % des ménages à faible revenu et 63 % des ménages à revenu élevé n'étaient pas au courant des dispositions et des programmes d'indemnisation après un accident de la route. Ces conclusions, liées à l'actualité de Delhi, soulignent les défis persistants du cadre de sécurité routière en Inde.

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