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Uttar Pradesh Announces Road-Safety Overhaul With Driver Health Mandate, IIT-Kharagpur Pact and BS-VI Fleet

The state is pairing a technology partnership with tougher quarterly screenings to confront a crash toll the chief minister says tops three years of Covid deaths.

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UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath flagging off new BS-VI standard buses in Lucknow on September 6. (Agency)
Road accidents claim more lives in a year than COVID did in three years in the state, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said (ANI)
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Overview

  • Uttar Pradesh signed a road-safety MoU with IIT Kharagpur to apply data-led solutions for identifying crash hotspots, managing speeds and designing safer corridors.
  • Bus drivers in the state must undergo compulsory medical and physical fitness tests every three months with a special focus on eye examinations.
  • The rollout included a simplified transport helpline (149), expanded RTO services through Common Service Centres, a bus-tracking app and a new international driving permit booklet.
  • The chief minister laid the foundation stone for six modern bus stations under the PPP model and flagged off about 400 BS-VI buses, including electric, double-decker and CNG variants.
  • Authorities announced enforcement and awareness drives on helmets, seat belts, drunk driving and speeding, citing UP Police app results and noting 23,652 road deaths in 2023, the highest in India.