In the present
Motor Vehicle Act, there are 223 Sections out of which the bill aims to amend
68 sections.
The central government on Tuesday
introduced the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill-2016 in the Lok Sabha, despite
objections from opposition parties.
The bill is aimed at improving
road safety in the country and proposes to increase penalties against traffic violations
as a deterrent measure.
Soon after Lok Speaker Sumitra
Mahajan asked Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari to introduce the
bill, the opposition members from Congress and Trinamool Congress objected,
saying it has not been circulated to members.
They demanded that the bill be
sent to a parliamentary standing committee for wider consultation.
Gadkari, however, told the
agitating members that the bill needs to passed at the earliest as it is
related to road accidents.
"The bill is very important
as several people are losing their lives due to road accidents every day. It
has been brought after wide consultations with state Transport Ministers,"
he said.
The Speaker told members that the
bill is merely being introduced and when discussions are held they can raise
their concerns.
After Mahajan's intervention,
Gadkari introduced the bill.
The union cabinet chaired by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi gave its nod to the bill on August 3.
Every year 5 lakh road accidents
are reported in the country in which 1.5 lakh people lose their lives.
The government has said it is
committed to reduce the accidents and fatalities by 50 per cent in five years.
To address the issue of road
safety, a draft Road Transport and Safety bill was prepared soon after the NDA
government came to power.
In the present Motor Vehicle Act,
there are 223 Sections out of which the bill aims to amend 68 sections.
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