Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the government would soon bring a Road Transport and Safety Bill and launch cashless treatment for accident victims.
In his 15-minute programme, he also hailed the armed forces, paid tributes to the farming community and praised scientists, besides saying that a team of officials will pay a week-long visit to the north-eastern States to address the problems of the region.
“Several people have been writing to me that I should speak on road safety to create awareness about it. When we see the figures, we notice that in India, an accident takes place every minute and a death due to these takes place every four minutes. Among the victims, one-third is in the age group of 15-25 years,” the Prime Minister noted.
Keeping this in mind, the government is also planning other important measures like putting in place a National Road Safety Policy and Road Safety Action Plan, he said.A project under which cashless treatment will be given to accident victims, wherein the victim does not have to worry for the first 50 hours as to who pays the money for treatment, will also be launched soon, he said.
He also invited suggestions from the public which could be part of his Independence Day speech.
While talking about various social issues, he avoided politics at a time when Parliament is unable to function due to a deadlock with the Opposition.
Highlights:
| 1 | Shocked to know statistics about road accidents; every minute one accident takes place; every 4 minute one person dies in road accidents. |
| 2 | Another important initiative of government is cashless treatment policy for victims of road accidents. |
| 3 | Harda district of MP gives inspiration. Under 'Brother No 1’ drive, youth are inspired to gift toilets to sisters on Raksha Bandhan. |
| 4 | We are working towards 24*7 electricity in villages. |
| 5 | People of Kesla village of Chhattisgarh constructed toilets for each family of the village, making the village open defecation free. |
| 6 | India launched 5 heavy satellites of the U.K., through PSLV C 28. These are heaviest satellites launched by India so far. |
| 7 | Science & Technology is DNA of development, says PM. He says the HRD Ministry has launched a scheme to promote scientific innovation called Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan. |
| 8 | The produce of pulses and oil seeds increased by 50% & 33% respectively, a matter of great joy. |
| 9 | It was decided that the officers of Ministry will camp for seven days at various places in the North Eastern States. |
| 10 | We have separate Mnistry for the North East Region at Centre. It was thought we cannot solve problems of North East People sitting in Delhi |
