United Nations had
promulgated the UN Decade of Action targeting to reduce road accidents by 50%
by the year 2020. All member countries of the UN including India are committed
to this Mission, for which this Ministry is making efforts to enhance road safety
on our highways, in collaboration with the stakeholders. A draft action plan
has been formulated and circulated to all States for implementation. Besides
this the
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken a number of steps to
prevent road accidents as per details mentioned under:
i.
The
Government has approved a National Road Safety Policy. This Policy outlines
various policy measures such as promoting awareness, encouraging safer road
infrastructure including application of intelligent transport, enforcement of
safety laws trauma care etc.
ii.
The
Government has constituted the National Road Safety Council as the apex body to
take policy decisions in matters of road safety.
iii.
The
Ministry has requested all States/UTs for setting up of State Road Safety
Council and District Road Safety Committees, and to hold their meetings
regularly.
iv.
The
Ministry has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road
safety based on 4 ‘E’s viz. Education, Engineering (both of roads and
vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care. Based on this, a draft action plan
has been shared with the states.
v. Road safety has been
made an integral part of road design at planning stage.
vi. Road Safety Audit of
selected stretches of National Highways has been taken up.
vii.
High
priority has been accorded to identification and rectification of black spots
(accident prone spots) on national highways. A total of 789 such black spots
have been identified for improvement.
viii.
The
threshold for four laning of national highway has been reduced from 15,000
Passenger Car Units (PCUs) to 10,000 PCUs. About 52,000 Km of stretches of
State Highways has been identified for conversion to national highways.
ix.
Setting
up of model driving training institutes in States and refresher training to
drivers of Heavy Motor Vehicle in the unorganized sector.
x. Advocacy/Publicity
campaign on road safety through the electronic and print media.
xi.
Tightening
of safety standards for vehicles like Seat Belts, Power-steering, anti-lock
braking system etc.
xii.
Providing
cranes and ambulances to various State Governments under the National Highway
Accident Relief Service Scheme for development on National Highways. National
Highways Authority of India also provides ambulances at a distance of 50 Km. on
each of its completed stretches of National Highways under its Operation &
Maintenance contracts.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Road
Transport and Highways Shri Munsukh L. Mandaviya in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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