Supreme Court Directs States to Link Road Accident Data on eDAR Portal for Faster Compensation

Key facts

• The Supreme Court ordered all states to upload road-accident data on the eDAR portal and link it with VAHAN, SARATHI, and the Insurance Information Bureau databases to create a national digital trail for speeding up compensation and exposing fraudulent claims.
• The integrated system covers hit-and-run cases and the PM-RAHAT scheme, enabling real-time cross-verification of accident reports, vehicle and licence records, insurance policies, and claims history.
• The court gave authorities four weeks to comply and directed states yet to form special investigation teams (SITs) to establish them within four weeks.
• The court issued contempt notices to several insurance company heads for non-compliance, rejecting their apologies as "cosmetic," with the next hearing scheduled for November 27.