CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Minister asserted that the government’s target is to reduce these accidents by 50 per cent before the end of 2024 while asking the auto industry to take suo motu action for road safety as the government doesn’t want to make anything mandatory.

Detailed explanation-2: -Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has called upon all the state transport ministers and officials to work together to reduce road accidents and deaths by 50% by 2024. The Union Minister was interacting with the State Transport Ministers in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-3: -Union govt targets to reduce road accidents, deaths by 50% by 2024. The Centre has called upon all the state transport ministers and officials to work in tandem towards reducing road accidents and deaths by 50 per cent by the end of 2024.

Detailed explanation-4: -Every year, approximately 1.5 lakh people dies on India roads, which translate, on an average, into 1130 accidents and 422 deaths every day or 47 accidents and 18 deaths every hour. 3.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 2022, there were 1, 55, 622 deaths due to road accidents were registered in India and 59.7 per cent of fatalities occurred due to over-speeding.