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The United Nations connected Tuesday (February 24, 2026) launched a task successful concern with 4 States for a roadworthy information financing framework.
To beryllium implemented crossed Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Assam nether the coordination of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, the task volition absorption connected gathering nationalist and sub-national capacities for the effectual implementation of roadworthy information enactment plans and connected reducing roadworthy fatalities and superior injuries that pb to disabilities.
The task volition beryllium funded done the UN Road Safety Fund.
The task was launched successful the beingness of Jean Todt, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, who told The Hindu that the satellite was not connected way to execute the pledge to trim roadworthy postulation deaths and injuries by astatine slightest 50% by 2030 nether the “Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030.”
“Education, enforcement, fittingness checks, roadworthy signages, post-crash attraction are each important areas that India indispensable absorption on,” Mr Todt said, adding that “India has 600 regular deaths owed to roadworthy crash, oregon 25 each hour. Plus, determination are those who are injured for the remainder of their life. This is simply a load for the country. The World Bank estimates that this amounts to 7% of GDP.”
