Explanation:

The State Government has notified Road Safety Policy on 26th December, 2016 and “The State Transport Development and Road Safety Council” has also been constituted and headed by the Transport Minister. Himachal Pradesh is the first State in India where the Road Accident Data Management System was launched and implemented successfully for scientifically analysing the accident data. Remedial actions are being taken for reduction of accidents as well as fatalities. The system is functioning smoothly in the State. In order to collect data from field staff, 238 tablets have been distributed to all Police Stations and Police Posts which are GIS-based computerised software system for accident data recording, storage, analysis and dissemination. Short term action plan for the year 2017-18 to 2019-20 and long terms strategy for seven years have been prepared to address the factors causing fatalities and accidents.