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Motor Vehicles Bill sent to RS panel:
Context
A bill seeking to bring radical changes in the transport sector by amending the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, would be sent to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha.
Introduction:
- In the meeting of the leaders of all parties of the Rajya Sabha, chaired by Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien, parties sought more time to study the Motor Vehicles Bill, 2017
- At the meeting, all political parties other than the ruling parties expressed their concerns on certain clauses, particularly those dealing with the State’s domain, such as driver licensing, recall of old and defected vehicles and regulation of taxi aggregators.
- The Select Committee, which will be constituted soon, would submit its report on the first day of the Winter Session and passed in that session.
- The Lok Sabha had passed the legislation during the budget session.
Salient features of the Bill:
- The bill aims to bring radical reforms in the transport sector, ranging from hefty fines to traffic rules violations to improving the licensing system and checking bogus licences.
- It also aims to usher in multi-fold hike in fines for traffic violations and compensation of Rs 5 lakh for grave injuries.
- It will save people from corruption during registration of new vehicles.
- The Bill is one of the biggest reforms in the sector, aims to bring radical reforms in the transport sector.
- It also proposes changes to insurance coverage, road safety norms, and impacts the public transport system, among other things.
