NEW TRAFFIC RULES 2019 SHORT PARAGRAPH
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The Ministry has notified through S.O. No 3110(E) dated 28th August 2019 the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019 to be applicable with effect from 1st September 2019.
The provisions include provisions for enhanced penalties which are being notified now. The brief of the provisions applicable with effect from 1st September 2019 is also provided in the table. For these provisions, there are no further amendments in Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 are required.For the rest, the Ministry has initiated the process of formulating the draft rules and as and when the process would be completed the relevant provisions would be notified for implementation.
Under the new rules Rs 10,000 fine will be levied for not giving way to emergency vehicles and Rs 10,000 for driving despite disqualification. Aggregators violating driving licences will be fined up to Rs 1 lakh.
Answer:Indian roads are among the most notorious in the world as it claims over 1.5 lakh lives each year and most of it is due to people’s lack of traffic sense. The central government previously failed to take the necessary steps however it has decided to crackdown on traffic offenses right now. This, they are doing by making the law and its subsequent punishment a lot more stricter.
To take care of the same, the government tabled the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016 which was also been approved by the cabinet recently bringing the law into effect. This road safety bill has outlined punishments and penalties for all sorts of traffic violations. The bill is based on recommendations submitted by transport ministers of 18 Indian states.