Explanation:

In its renewed effort towards road safety and prevention of road accidents, the state government announced establishment of Rajasthan Public Transport Authority.

The authority will be established by bringing in Road Safety Act along with development of State Road Safety Institute in Jaipur

The Chief minister of Rajasthan has emphasised that accidents will be prevented and there will be regular checking of drivers and strict action will be taken against those who are found to be flouting the rules.

According to the government’s approach, there are both long term as well as short term measures underway to make the roads in Rajasthan safer.

Recently, the road safety audit carried out on NH-8 between Jaipur and Bhilwara by a team of transport and road safety department, along with other nodal agencies.

The audit revealed that the stretch between Jaipur to Kishangarh is most vulnerable due to numerous crossings and junctions on the highway following which it was decided to develop it into a model stretch which will be replicated elsewhere as well.

The aim is to find vulnerabilities on the roads which are more prone to accidents and develop the infrastructure in a manner that the victims get help in time.

The budget announcement of road safety institute is also a step in this direction.