The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified Member of Parliaments’ Road Safety Committee for each district to promote awareness among road users.
Around 71% of 4.49 lakh road accidents in the country last year were due to overspeeding, Parliament was informed on Saturday.
“As per the available information, the total number of road accidents during last calendar year 2019 are 4,49,002. Out of which 3,19,028 road accidents (71.1%) have been reported due to overspeeding,” Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways V.K. Singh told Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified Member of Parliaments’ Road Safety Committee for each district to promote awareness among road users, he said.
The Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from the district will be the chairman of such committee, the minister said.
Mr. Singh added that…