In the future, if a loved one were to get injured in a road accident, you will no longer have to waste the golden hours of treatment in scrambling for cash. Instead, the Maharashtra government will cough up the silver, providing up to Rs 30,000 for the first 48 hours of treatment. There's just one hiccup - the state isn't sure where the money will come from. Road accidents have killed as many as 78,317 people in Maharashtra from 2011 to 2016. This is also the state that has witnessed the second-highest number of road accidents - 3.63 lakh - in the country. As per the data from the Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways, the only state with a worse record is Tamil Nadu.

The state's scheme will ensure that accident victims get treatment in the golden hours, giving them the best chance of recovery