Govt extends validity of Motor Vehicle Act related documents
Part of: GS-II- Governance and acts (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST)
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Amid lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic, the government has extended the validity of documents related to Motor Vehicle Act and Central Motor Vehicle Rules till June 30.
The validity has been extended for the documents whose validity expires between February 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
New MOTOR vehicle act analysis
India sees more than five lakh roa
Road safety month
Context
The Madhya Pradesh bus crash shows that the accident pandemic is not waning
Introduction
India’s Road Safety Month, launched on January 18 as an extended form of the annual Road Safety Week for greater impact.
Data on India’s road accidents
India has the the world’s worst record on road safety.
India has, according to the just-released World Bank-commissioned report, Traffic Crash Injuries and Disabilities, 1% of the wo