Question : COMMITTEES TASK FORCES ON ROAD SAFETY



(a) whether the Government has constituted any committees/ task forces on road safety and traffic management in the country during the last three years; and

(b) if so, the details along with Implementation status thereof?

Answer given by the minister



THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (b) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has consti- tuted a Committee on Road Safety in pursuance of order dated 22nd April, 2014 of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition No. 295 of 2012. The chairman of the Committee on Road Safety is Justice (Retd) K.S. Radhakrishnan and other members are Shri S. Sunder, Retired Secretary, Ministry of Surface Transport and Dr. (Mrs.) Nishi Mittal, Ex Chief Sci- entist, Central Road Research Institute (CRRI). The Committee on Road Safety submits its report to the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India which issues necessary orders/guidelines to all States/ UTs from time to time.