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Blog / 13 Sep 2019

(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Motor Vehicle Act : Life v/s Fines

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(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Motor Vehicle Act : Life v/s Fines

Topic: Motor Vehicle Act : Life v/s Fines

Guest:

  • Dr. Eilia Jafar, (Chief Program Officer, Save Life Foundation)
  • Sangram Patnaik, (Advocate, Supreme Court)
  • Omesh Saigal, (Former Chief Secretary, Delhi)
  • Anil Srivastava, (Principal Advisor, NITI Aayog)

Topic Description:

Several states have decided not to implement the new Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act citing steep penalties. Some states said it would overburden people while others said it would lead to higher levels of corruption. The Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari differed from what unconvinced states had to say. He said the high penalties under the amendment were undertaken after expansive deliberations and the key objective was to increase road discipline among citizens. India remains one of the top accident-prone nations in the world. As per Ministry of Road Transport and Highways data, 1.47 lakh people lost their lives due to road accidents in 2017; the scenario remains the same in 2019. Despite the data and the good intentions behind stricter penalties, states such as West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jharkhand and Maharashtra denied imposing stricter fines to boost road discipline. Meanwhile, other states like Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, and Kerala decided to reduce the rates that have been stated in the amended act.

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Courtesy: RSTV