Propose online reporting of accidents to avoid Hit and Run penalty: Transport Secretary
Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), Road Transport Secretary, Anurag Jain said Friday. He also said that award of future highway projects would be as per Vision 2047 to minimise overlaps and better implementation.
The country had faced unprecedented disruptions in the beginning of 2024 with truckers refusing to work in protest of Hit and Run provisions in the BNS.
The law passed in December provides for strict jail term and penalty if the drivers involved in an accident escape the crime scene. Truckers say they face being lynched if they stay back at an accident site.
Responding to a query on the truckers protest, Jain said, “Some concerns of truckers are valid.
We have proposed a mechanism for online reporting of accidents. Once an incident is reported by driver on the online system, it may not be considered punishable under hit and run cases.”
“This suggestion is being deliberated by the Home Ministry,” he added.
Earlier this week, the centre said that hit and run provisions of the BNS have not yet been enforced and that implementation of law will only take place after deliberations.
