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▪ 2015 } | 20 { No. 67 Poudouchéry Jeudi 2 0 Août 2015
No. Puducherry Thursday 20th August 2015
( 29 Sravana 1937)
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
TRANSPORT SECRETARIAT
(G.O. Ms. No. 16/Tr.Sectt./2015, dated 20th August 2015)
NOTIFICATION
Whereas, taking into consideration the grim road safety scenario,
the Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways,
New Delhi has instructed to prepare an action plan for improving road
safety in a time bound manner with annual targets and commensurate
allocation of resources;
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And whereas, in the 14th Meeting of National Road Safety Council (NRSC) held on 7th October 2013 at New Delhi, the NRSC Council has recommended that the States will also take necessary action to designate/ set up a Lead Agency for road safety at various levels with the authority and responsibility to make decisions, control resources and coordinate efforts by all sectors of Government, with adequate finances by way of a Road Safety Fund to use for road safety, and should be publicly accountable for its actions;
And whereas, it is proposed to set up a Road Safety Fund for improving road safety measures and commensurate allocation of resources, out of the proceeds of the spot fine and compounding fee collections of the Transport Department and the Police Department in the Union territory of Puducherry;
Now, therefore, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry is pleased to approve setting up of Road Safety Fund in the Union territory of Puducherry and for the said purpose, hereby makes the Puducherry Road Safety Fund Rules, 2015 for implementation in the Union territory of Puducherry, as appended to this notification.
This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide
their U.O. No. 3487/F.5/A1/14-15, dated 13-3-2015.
APPENDIX
THE PUDUCHERRY ROAD SAFETY FUND RULES–2015
(1) Short title and commencement.— (a) These rules may be called
The Puducherry Road Safety Fund Rules, 2015.
(b) These rules shall extend to the whole of the Union territory
of Puducherry.
(c) They shall come into force on the date of their publication
in the official gazette.
(2) Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context otherwise
requires,–
(a) 'Fund' means the Puducherry Road Safety Fund;
(b) 'Year' means financial year;
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(c) 'Committee' means "Inter-Departmental Executive Committee";
and
(d) 'Government' means the Administrator of the Union territory
of Puducherry appointed by the President of India under
Article 239 of the Constitution.
(3) Objective.— (i) To set up the Puducherry Road Safety Fund
for improving of road safety measures in the Union territory of
Puducherry and commensurate allocation of resources.
(ii) To establish a dedicated agency viz., Inter-Departmental
Executive Committee to oversee the issues related to road safety and
evolve effective strategies for implementation of road safety measures.
(4) Constitution.— The fund shall be constituted out of the
proceeds of the spot fine and compounding fee collections of the
Transport Department and Police Department, Puducherry.
(5) Administration of the fund.— (a) The fund shall be
administered by an Inter-Departmental Executive Committee consisting
of the following officials:
1. Secretary (Transport)
. . Chairman
2. The Inspector-General/Deputy Inspector-General . . Member
of Police, Puducherry.
3. Director, Local Administration Department . . Member
4. Chief Engineer, Public Works Department . . Member
5. Director, Directorate of Health and Family Welfare . . Member
Services.
6. Chief Town Planner, Puducherry . . Member
7. S e n i o r S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f P o l i c e ( T r a f f i c ) , . . Member
Puducherry.
8. Executive Engineer (National Highways) . . Member
9. Transport Commissioner, Puducherry . . Member-
Secretary.
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(b) The Inter-Departmental Committee shall meet once in three
months or even earlier to process the pending applications for assistance
and oversee connected related issues relating to road safety.
(c) The quorum of the committee shall be five.
(6) Procedure.— (i) Requests for financial assistance along with
the estimate shall be sent to the Member-Secretary of the committee, who
will process the same and place before the committee for approval.
(ii) On approval of the committee, the Member-Secretary will
issue necessary proceedings.
(iii) The Director, Directorate of Accounts and Treasuries,
Puducherry shall open an ESCROW account for this purpose and
maintain the fund collected from the proceeds.
(iv) Based on the proceedings and necessary bills submitted,
the Member-Secretary shall effect payments to the departments
concerned from the fund. Any financial gap shall be met from the Grants/
Budgetary provisions of the department concerned.
(v) The user department shall start the work immediately and
send a completion report within three months, the Member-Secretary will
place such reports for the information of the committee.
(7) Projects that qualify for assistance.— (i) Survey, installation
and maintenance of road traffic signals/blinkers at inter-sections in the city.
(ii) Road marking, installation of traffic signs, cats-eye and
reflectors, etc.
(iv) Establishment of traffic education parks.
(v) Preparing literature and educational materials such as road
signs charts, traffic rules and safe driving, etc., for distribution among
public including children.
(vi) Preparing and screening of short films on road safety on
TV channels and in various educational institutions.
(vii) Preparing slides on traffic rules and their public screening.
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(viii) To put up hoardings and release advertisements in
newspapers on traffic rules and road safety.
(ix) To organize painting, essay writing, debate and competitions,
etc., on traffic rules/regulations.
(x) Purchase/Maintenance of computers for traffic data analysis.
(xi) Purchase of video projection system and VCRs and video
cameras.
(xii) Organize permanent road safety exhibition.
(xiii) To organize Road Safety Week every year.
(xiv) To organize seminars, workshops and training, etc., on road
safety measures.
(xv) Purchase of devices to check over speeding drunkenness, etc.
(xvi) Purchase of equipments for electronic monitoring of traffic
and detection of offenders.
(xvii) Collection and analysis of statistics relating to road
accidents.
(xviii) Studies to identify the causes for road accidents, identify
accident prone spots and recommend remedial measures.
(xix) Preparation of integrated action plan for road safety for
specific towns/cities, implementing of engineering measure to improve
road geometric and inter-sections to reduce accidents.
(xx) Improvement of lighting at road junctions.
(xxi) Preparation of books, audio, visual and other instructional
material and organize training for drivers, traffic police, para medical
personnel and different classes of road users.
floods, road damages, or other causes.
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(xxiv) Purchase of patrol vehicles and other vehicles specially
designed for road safety work.
(xxv) Purchase of Ambulance and equipments for speedy
movements and Trauma Care of Accident Victims.
(xxvi) Provision of Secretariat and other infrastructural services
for the Road Safety Commissioner.
(xxvii) Any other special project that the committee considers
necessary and a report on this shall be submitted to the Government by
the committee.
(8) Audit.— The fund shall be audited once in a year by the
Accountant-General and the report on this shall be submitted to the
Government by the committee.
(9) Removal of doubts.— If any doubt arises interpretation of these
rules, the decision of the Government shall be final.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
S.D. SUNDARESAN,
Additional Secretary to Government (Transport).
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