indian transport report

Government of India

Report of the Committee on Road Safety and Traffic Management

Published by
The Secretariat for the Committee on Infrastructure
Planning Commission, Government of India
Yojana Bhawan, Parliament Street
New Delhi - 110 001 www.infrastructure.gov.in February 2007

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Preface
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Introduction
Constitution of the Committee
Terms of Reference
Current scenario of road safety in India
Existing institutional setup for road safety in India
International Review of road safety practices
National Road Safety Policy
National Road Safety Agency for India
Relationship with the Ministry
The Board
National Road Safety Fund
Set up at the state level
Advisory Committees
The National Road Safety and Traffic Management Bill
Amendments to traffic laws
Decriminalization of Road Accidents
Insurance
Dedicated Highway Police

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List of Appendices
Appendix 1
Organization chart for the National Road Safety Board
Appendix II
Order constituting the Committee
Appendix 1II
National Road Safety and Traffic Management Bill, 2007

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Preface
Road safety is a multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional subject. It includes orderly development and management of roads, provision of safer vehicles, and a comprehensive response to accidents. It relies on modern traffic management systems and practices, improved safety standards in design, construction, operation and maintenance of roads, and production and maintenance of safer vehicles.
Owing to unsafe conditions on roads, the rate of accidents in
India has been high. According to WHO statistics for 2002, out of about 11.8 lakh road accident deaths across the world, 84,674 deaths were reported from India alone. In the year 2004, the number of road accident deaths in India increased to 92,618. A study undertaken by
the