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14.8K Accident Cases Treated at GRH Under NK-48 Scheme

The New Indian Express Madurai

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June 15, 2025

As many as 14,850 road accident victims have benefitted through the 'Innuyir Kappom Nammai Kakkum 48' (NK-48) scheme at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai, since its launch in December 2021 till April 2025, according to records from the GRH Emergency Department.

- SARAVANAN M P @Madurai

The hospital has so far provided treatment worth a total of ₹15.01 crore free of cost for patients under the scheme, said Dr. S Thanappan, HOD (Emergency Medicine), GRH.

For the four years till 2024, the hospital has performed a total of 11,869 surgeries under the scheme—4,122 neurosurgeries, 3,056 orthopaedic surgeries, 4,247 general surgeries, and 444 major surgeries. In 2025, till April, the emergency department of the hospital has carried out 523 neurosurgeries, 557 orthopaedic surgeries, and 921 general surgeries.

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