EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 598, CUTTACK, TUESDAY, APR IL 17 , 2018 / CHAITRA 27, 1940
COMMERCE & TRANSPORT (TRANSPORT) DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 12th April, 2018
No. 2809–TRN-LC-MISC-0005/2018/T.— In pursuance of the directions of Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety on 23rd December, 2014, 24th November, 2016 and 28th March, 2018 and the order dated the 30th November, 2017 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in W.P(C) No.295 of 2012, the State Government do hereby reconstitute the "Lead Agency" with Members/Officers from the following Departments / Offices to act as Secretariat of the State Road Safety Council and to coordinate all activities relating to road safety in the State. However, the said Agency can co-opt any other member from other Departments/Agencies.
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(i) Transport Commissioner, Odisha, Cuttack Chairman
(ii) D.G. & I.G. of Police, Odisha, Cuttack Member
(iii) Special Secretary to Govt., Member
Health & F.W. Department
(iv) Special Secretary to Govt., Member
Housing & Urban Dev. Department
(v) Additional Secretary to Govt., Member
School & Mass Education Department
(vi) Additional Secretary to Government, Member
Law Department
(vii) Additional Secretary to Government, Member
Rural Development Department
(viii) Chairman, Pollution Control Board, Odisha Member
(ix) Inspector General of Police (Crime), Member
Odisha
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(x) Joint Secretary /Deputy Secretary to Member
Government,
Commerce & Transport (Transport) Dept.
(xi) Joint Secretary to Government, Member
Higher Education Department.
(xii) Joint Secretary to Government, Member
Panchayati Raj & DW Dept.
(xiii) Joint Secretary to Government, Member
Home Department.
(xiv) Joint Secretary to Government, Member
Excise Department
(xv) Joint Secretary to Government, Member
Finance Department
(xvi) General Manager, OSRTC, Bhubaneswar Member
(xvii) Additional Commissioner Transport(Tech), Member-
STA, Odisha, Cuttack. Convenor
(xviii) Chief Engineer, Member
National Highways, Odisha, Bhubaneswar
(xix) Chief Engineer, DPI & Roads, Odisha Member
(xx) SE (IJAP) Nodal Officer, Member
Road Safety Cell, Works Department
(xxi) Project Director, NHAI, Bhubaneswar Member
The Chairman, Lead Agency may depute any other Officer as Sub-Convenor to the Member-Convenor of the Agency.
2. Functions of the Lead Agency:—
(i) To work as a Secretariat for the State Road Safety Council, arrange meetings of the Council issue it's Minutes and monitor the implementation of the decisions of the Council by the concerned Departments of the State.
(ii) To coordinate with the concerned Departments of the State Government to ensure implementation of the directions issued from time to time by the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety and furnish Compliance Report in a time bound manner.
(iii) To ensure implementation of the directions given by the Central Government from time to time.
(iv) To notify annual targets for reduction of accidents and fatalities as fixed by the State and draw up an Annual Action Plan to achieve the targets and monitor its implementation.
3(v) To collate on a regular basis data on road accidents and analyse the data to identify areas/road stretches and categories of accident victims who should be focused upon.
(vi) To manage the Road Safety Fund and ensure that the Fund is effectively utilized.
(vii) To coordinate all activities such as licensing issues including issues of Driving Licenses, Registration of Vehicles, Road Safety and Features of Vehicles along with other allied matters including emission norms. (viii) Any other matter relating to Road Safety to be assigned from time to time.
The Order No. 695–TRN-LC-Misc-0012/2014/T dated the 3rd February, 2015 of
Commerce & Transport (Transport) Department issued earlier is superseded herewith.
By Orders of the Governor
G. SRINIVAS
Principal Secretary to Government
Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10 Ex. Gaz. 75-173+100