Road safety has been a matter of great concern in India with an average of 1.5 lakh fatalities every year in road accidents across the country. After failing to push the new Road Safety Bill in Parliament, the Centre had constituted the group of ministers (GoM) for further consultation and reaching a consensus on stricter traffic rules. The dealers and vehicle body builders would face a fine of up to Rs.1 lakh per vehicle for such offences. These proposed penal provisions form part of recommendations made by a panel of state transport ministers, set up by the Centre to frame stricter traffic and road safety rules. Photo: Babu Ponnapan/MintNew Delhi: Automakers may have to cough up a stringent penalty of Rs.100 crore and compulsorily order a recall for faulty designs and absence of necessary safety features in their vehicles.

Source: Mint June 05, 2016 08:03 UTC