Road transport and safety legislation

Attempt to Hand over Transport Sector to Private Players under Garb of Road Safety

Nearly two years after formulating the draft road transport and safety legislation, the government placed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the Lok Sabha on August 8. While tabling the Bill, which seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said it was aimed at reducing road accidents and fatalities. He cautioned the members that if the passage of the Bill is delayed, more people will die. Now, let us see the real face of the Bill and its implications.

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