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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.

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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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. Senior Superintendent of Police(Traffic), . . 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.

(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.

(iii) Purchase of barricades, cones and other traffic equipments.

(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.

(xxii) Purchase of wreckers and other equipments to clear

accident sites quickly.

(xxiii) Purchase of wireless and other equipments to regulate

traffic and advise drivers in advance about road blocks due to accidents,

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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