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Road Transport & Safety Bill 2014 (Draft)
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India
September 13, 2014
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To provide a framework for safer, faster, cost effective andinclusive movement of passengers and freight in the
country thus enabling the mission of Make in India
Vision
2 laclives to be saved in
first 5 years due to
reduction in roadtraffic accidentdeaths
4%GDPimprovement on
account of
increased efficiencyand safety of roadtransport sector
10 lacJobs to be created
with increase in
investment in the
sector
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Motor Vehicle Regulation & Road SafetyAuthority of India
Dedicated
institutional setupto save over
200,000lives infirst 5 yrs
Independent agencyfor vehicle regulation
and road safety
Legally empowered &fully functional agency,
accountable toParliament
Innovative financingmechanism for funding
safety programs
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Regulation of Motor Vehicle
Promote innovationand new technology
adoption
Provision of lead-timefor Industry to adopt
new standards
Improved vehicledesign for safer travel
Time-bound vehicletype approval to
promote innovation.
Conformity to makespare parts cheaper.
SPARES
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Unified Driver Licensing System
Simplified applicationand issuance
procedures for driverlicensing system
Technology adoptionfor driver testing
facilities
Transparent, singlewindow driver licencing
system. Automateddriving test for increased
capacity with privatesector participation.Unified biometricsystem to avoid
duplication
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Unified Vehicle Registration System
Unified registration in a
dynamic information
system
Manufacturer, owner,transport authority, insurer,enforcement agency allin one eco-system
Private sector participation
in establishing fitness
certification centres
Integration of allstakeholders. Easy(online) transfer ofvehicles across states.
Increased privatesector participation infitness testing to createmore jobs
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Road Safety & Traffic Management
Provision forenforcement ofmodern safetytechnologies
Creation of a motoraccident fund for
immediate relief toaccident victim
Special emphasis onsafety of school
children and security of
women
Electronicenforcement in urbanclusters.Special emphasis for
safety of vulnerableroad users
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National Road Transport & MultimodalCoordination Authority
Single nationalauthority for improving
quality of roadtransportation
Focus on developingintegrated transport
systems & multi-modalhubs
Feeder system and lastmile connectivity for
people friendly mobility
Institutional setup tofacilitate Make inIndia vision. Seamlessmovement of goods
and passengersacross various modes
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Public passenger Transport
Increasing the share ofpublic passenger
transportation
Two-tier permit system:national and intrastate
permit
Developing ®ulating public
passenger transport
schemes
Promoting eco-friendly publictransportation forimproving road safety,
cost-effectiveness andtransport efficiency
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Goods Transport & National Freight Policy
Simplified permits andsingle portalclearances
Identification anddevelopment of freight
networks
Address bottlenecksconcerning trucking
industry
Increase in logisticsefficiency will reduceinflation and enableIndian manufacturing
to become globallycompetitive
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Infrastructure & Multimodal Facilitation
Infrastructure forefficient passenger
and goods movement
Specific provision ofinfrastructural needs forvulnerable road users
Integration acrossvarious modes of
transport
Dedicatedinfrastructure willimprove safety.Multimodal integration
will improve reliabilityand lower the cost oftransportation.
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Offences and Penalties
Combination ofpenalty& fines to
enforce traffic rules
Strict enforcement fordriving under the
influence of drugs &alcohol
Electronic detection ¢ralised offences
information to identify
repeat-offenders
Graded penalty pointsystem with enhancedfines will act as adeterrent and
improve trafficcondition by reducingroad rage
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