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History Behind Road Safety Week
Road Safety Week is a campaign initiated by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. It was important keeping in mind the increasing prevalence of deaths owing to road accidents. According to a report of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, India, the number of people who died due to car crashes in 2016 was 1.50 lakh whereas the number reduced to 1.47 lakh in 2017. The very next year in 2018, it increased to 1.49 lakh.
 
To improve road safety in Indian states, the central government initiated Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill in 2019. Several recommendations by the Group of Transport Ministers of State were considered. Some of the significant ones among them are increasing the fines for rule-breakers, extending the period of driving license renewals, increasing minimum compensation for death owing to accidents, etc.