Road Safety Board Bill likely in winter session

The Transport Ministry will soon going to approach the Cabinet for setting up the Road Safety Traffic Management Board and a Bill for this purpose is likely to be tabled in the winter session of Parliament.

"We have prepared the draft Cabinet note for creating the Board (Road Safety Traffic Management Board)... We will take it to the Cabinet very soon and it is likely to be tabled in Parliament this winter session," a senior Transport Ministry official told PTI.

The Transport Ministry had proposed setting up of a board for both the Centre and the states earlier this year. However, the Law Ministry had struck down the proposal on the grounds that the Centre did not have the authority to set up such a Board for the states.

"Finally we had to agree to it (Law Ministry) and the Board will only be created for the Centre initially," the official added.

Later, if the states find the idea useful, they can replicate such a body, he added.

Once the Board comes up, the recently constituted Committee on Road Safety and Traffic Management would be dissolved.

The Transport Ministry formed the 14-member Committee last month to lay the foundation for setting up the Board.

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National Road Safety Policy(III rd Part)

(IX)Emergency Medical Services for Road Accidents


The Government will strive to ensure that all persons involved in road accidents benefit from speedy and effective trauma care and management.The essential functions of such a service would include the provision of rescue operation and administration of first aid at the site of an accident and the transport of the victim from accident site to nearby hospital.Hospitals alongside the National Highways and State Highways would be adequately equipped to provide for trauma care and rehabilitation.


(X)HRD $ Research for Road Safety


The Government will encourage increased activity in programmes of road safety research by identifying priority areas,funding research in those areas adequately and establishing centers of excellence in research and academic institutions.The Government will facilitate dissemination of the result of research and identified examples of good practices through publication,training,conferences,workshops and websites.


(XI)Strengthening Enabling Legal,Institutional and Financial Environment for Road Safety


The Government will take appropriate measures to ensure that the required legal,institutional and financial environment for road safety are further strengthened and a mechanism for effective coordination of various stake holders is put in place.The reforms in thses areas would provide for the active and extensive participation of the community at large,of the private sector,academia and NGOs.


(III)Implementation Strategy


The Government has decided to establish a dedicated agency viz. a National Road Safety Board to oversee the issues related to road safety and evolve effective strategies for implementation of the Road Safety activities Through the allocation of a certain percentage of the cess on gasoline and diesel.

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National Road Safety Policy(II nd Part)

(iv) Safer Vehicles

The Government will take steps to ensure that safety features are built in at the stage of design,manufacture,usage,operation and maintenance of both motorized and non-motorized vehicles in line with international standards and practices in order to minimize adverse safety and environmental effects of vehicle operation on road users(including pedestrians and bicyclists) and infrastructure.


(V)Safer Drivers


The Government will strengthen the system of driver licensing and training to improve the competence and capability of drivers.


(VI)Safety of Vulnerable Road Users


The design and construction of all road facilities(rural and urban)will take into account the needs of non-motorized transport and the vulnerable and physically challenged in an appropriate manner.
The government will seek to disseminate'best practices'in this regard to town planners,architects,and highway and traffic engineers.


(VII)Road Traffic Safety Education and Training


Road Safety knowledge and awareness will be created amongst the population through education,training and publicity campaigns.Road safety education will also focus on school children and college going students,while road safety publicity campaigns will be used to propagate good road safety practices among the community.The Government will encourage all professionals associated with road design,road construction,road network management,traffic mangement and law enforcement to attain adequate knowledge of road safety issues.


(VIII)Enforcement of Safety Laws


The Government will take appropriate measures to assist various state and other governments to strengthen and improve the quality of enforcement in order to ensure effective and uniform implementation of Safety laws.The Government will actively encourage the establishment and strengthening of highway Patrolling on National and State Highways in cooperation with State Governments and Union Territories as appropriate.

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National Road Safety Policy(I st Part)

I. Preamble

1.The Government of India is deeply concerned about the growth in the number of road accidents,injuries and fatalities in recent years.It recognizes that road accidents have now become a major public health issue,and the victims are mainly the poor and vulnerable road users.

2. The Government of India further recognizes that as road accidents involve roads,motor vehicles as also the human beings,road safety needs to be addressed on a holistic basis.It also recognizes that regardless of jurisdictions,the Central and State Governments have a joint responsibility in reducing the incidence of road accidents,injuries and fatalities.


3.In the light of this,the Government of India,through this National Road Safety Policy,states its commitment to bring about a significant reduction in mortality and morbidity resulting from road accidents


II. Policy Statements-


In order to achieve a significant improvement in road safety,the Government of India is committed to:
(i)Raise Awareness about Road Safety Issues


The Government would increase its efforts to promote awareness about the various aspects of road safety,the social and economic implications of road accidents and what needs to be done to curb the rising menace of road accidents.This would enable and empower the different stakeholders to play a meaningful role in promoting road safety.


(ii) Establish a Road Safety Information Database


The Government will provide assistance to local bodoies,Union Territories and States to improve the quality of crash investigation and of data collection,transmission and analysis.A National Road Safety Information will be established for providing continuity and policy guidelines to this activity.

(iii)Ensure Safer Road Infrastructure

The Government will take measures to review measures to review standards pertaining to safety in the design of rural and urban roads and brings them in consonance with international best practices keeping in view Indian traffic conditions.Continuing application of Intelligent Transport Systems(ITS) to establish a safe and efficient transport system will be encouraged.

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