State-owned NHAI has set a 10-minute deadline for ambulances deployed on national highways to reach any accident site within a 10-km vicinity, to cut delays in emergency response.

The authority has also set a one-hour limit for accident victims to reach the nearest hospital after an emergency ticket is accepted, with a ₹10,000 penalty for every delay. |…

Ambulances on national highways now face a ten thousand rupee penalty for slow response. The National Highways Authority of India has tightened service agreements for emergency…