New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): At the Parliamentarians Car Rally 2025, organised by the Constitution Club of India, Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu emphasised the importance of road safety.
Addressing the event, he said, “I am very happy to attend the Inauguration of Parliamentarians Car Rally organised by the Constitution Club of India. This is an event that has been held continuously every year, and I feel road safety is a top priority for the country today. Prime Minister Modi has spoken about this on numerous occasions and how each and every citizen of this country should step up and be morally disciplined when he’s travelling by road.”
The rally underscores the growing emphasis on road safety awareness across the nation.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju also emphasized the critical importance of road safety, stating that it is a vital concern for every citizen.
Speaking to ANI, he highlighted the need to adhere to traffic rules to prevent accidents, noting that India records the highest number of road accidents globally.
“Road safety is very important for every citizen. When you go out on the road, there are many rules to prevent accidents. The highest number of road accidents in the world occur in our country. This is a matter of concern,” Rijiju said.
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju, along with several Union Ministers and Members of Parliament, participated in the Parliamentarians Car Rally 2025, held at the Constitution Club of India.
Earlier. Union Minister Gadkari reported that India experienced approximately 480,000 road accidents, resulting in 180,000 fatalities and around 400,000 serious injuries.
He emphasized that out of these deaths, 140,000 occurred among individuals aged 18 to 45 years, with two-wheeler riders and pedestrians being particularly vulnerable.
Additionally, he underlined that these accidents lead to an economic loss equivalent to 3 per cent of the nation’s GDP.
The Minister also held engineers accountable for the increasing number of road accidents, attributing it to inadequate planning and design of road infrastructures, as well as substandard detailed project reports (DPRs).
He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to road safety, stating the objective to reduce accident rates by 50 per cent by the year 2030. (ANI)
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