CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
National Road Safety Week 2023:
- Every year, National Road Safety Week is celebrated from January 11 to 17.
- Organized by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the week intends to spread awareness around road safety, which is a major concern for authorities as well as the government.
- National Road Safety Week was celebrated for the first time in 1989.
- On March 15, 2010, the Centre sanctioned the National Road Safety policy, recommended by the Sunder Committee.
- The Road Safety Week celebration is initiated by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to raise public awareness about traffic rules.
- Charitable organizations, non-government organizations, and private firms across the country join hands with the government to provide logistic support for road safety measurements.
