New motor vehicles bill in next session of Parliament: Gadkari
01/09/2014 16:49
In order to reduce the number of road accidents in the country by adopting international best practices, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will introduce the new Motor Vehicles Bill in the next session of Parliament, said the media report. “To reduce the number of accidents in the country, to do away with red-tapism, to use e-governance we will bring the Motor Vehicles Bill, which will replace the existing Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,” said Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, while addressing a conference on road safety. He added that the Ministry will soon start the process of seeking comments from various stakeholders and bring a fresh bill in the winter session of Parliament. The Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill, being prepared, will be in sync with practices in six advanced nations — the US, Canada, Singapore, Japan, Germany and the UK. “We will commence seeking comments from all stakeholders and bring the bill in the next session of Parliament,” Gadkari, who also holds charge of the Ministry of Rural Development, said. The new bill is aimed at adopting international best practices in road safety which will help in the reduction of road accidents in the country. The ministry will soon conduct a scientific study of the matter under which it will seek comments from the States and other stakeholders on the subject. Further, the new bill will overhaul the sector by bringing the corrupt practices in the RTOs to an end.
01/09/2014 16:49
In order to reduce the number of road accidents in the country by adopting international best practices, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will introduce the new Motor Vehicles Bill in the next session of Parliament, said the media report. “To reduce the number of accidents in the country, to do away with red-tapism, to use e-governance we will bring the Motor Vehicles Bill, which will replace the existing Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,” said Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, while addressing a conference on road safety. He added that the Ministry will soon start the process of seeking comments from various stakeholders and bring a fresh bill in the winter session of Parliament. The Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill, being prepared, will be in sync with practices in six advanced nations — the US, Canada, Singapore, Japan, Germany and the UK. “We will commence seeking comments from all stakeholders and bring the bill in the next session of Parliament,” Gadkari, who also holds charge of the Ministry of Rural Development, said. The new bill is aimed at adopting international best practices in road safety which will help in the reduction of road accidents in the country. The ministry will soon conduct a scientific study of the matter under which it will seek comments from the States and other stakeholders on the subject. Further, the new bill will overhaul the sector by bringing the corrupt practices in the RTOs to an end.
