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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 &regulating 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 &centralised 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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