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After Sachin Tendulkar’s letter requesting the road and transport ministry to take actions against low-cost helmet makers, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari replied that the ministry will do its best to make India’s roads safer

The Union Minister for Road Transport said that computerisation of driving licences will also create employment in the country

Expressing concern over the staggering number of Indians getting killed and injured in road accidents, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari asked all the political parties to cooperate and help pass the Road Transport and Safety Bill in Parliament on priority

The Bill is considered to be a much-needed update to the 1988 Motor Vehicles Act and critical to improving road safety in India

The Parliamentary Committee has made suggestions to toughen the penalties for drink driving, among other things

Speaking at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, the Union Minister said that he wanted cycles to become the preferred mode of transportation in India

Speed governors (devices which set limits below the maximum possible vehicular speed) have been made mandatory in commercial vehicles

The minister spoke about the need to introduce greater transparency in all aspects of governance, including road safety, at the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos

Union Minister for Road and Transport Nitin Gadkari, commented on the shocking figures of road accidents in India and said, "More people have died in road accidents than in all the wars India has fought"

Admitting that there are gaps in road safety measures, Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari made these promises to make Indian roads safer

For the cause of road safety and to make Indian roads safer, Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari granted Rs 2 lakh to NGOs to take up activities and to make people aware about road safety.

While speaking at the Road Safety Conclave, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that increasing penalties is likely to have a positive impact as people will hesitate to violate traffic rules. Without penalties it is tough to get people to take road safety norms seriously, he added.

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill was first introduced in the Lok Sabha in August 2016 and has been with a parliamentary standing committee since then. The bill is considered to be a much-needed upgrade to the the existing road safety norms in India.

The central government on Tuesday introduced the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill-2016 in the Lok Sabha, despite objections from opposition parties.