The Maharashtra state transport department has released a list of people who can officially use VIP lights and sirens and has also proposed to the Centre that fines be increased 50 times by amending the Motor Vehicle Rules.
The previous list was trimmed by 40% and a new category created to restrict the use of flashing red lights.Sources said the government has also sent a proposal to Centre, suggesting a hike in fines from Rs 100 to Rs 5,000 for misuse of beacons, and Rs 10,000 for a habitual offender.
1 Flashing red light : Governor, chief minister, ministers, high court chief justice, Assembly speaker, legislative council chairman, leader of the Opposition
2 Non-flashing red light : HC judges, dy chairman/ dy speaker of legislative council/Assembly, state election commissioner, advocate general, Lokayukta/ Up-Lokayukta, mayor and commissioner of ‘A’ class civic corporation, DGP, others
3 Non-flashing amber light : Divisional commissioners, district collectors, district magistrates, mayor and commissioners of ‘B’ class corporations, sub-divisional magistrate, executive magistrate, enforcement vehicles of transport/ excise, vehicles used to maintain law and order, fire-control vehicles of government/local-self bodies
4 Blinker-type red light with purple glass (ambulance), flashing blue light (to escort dignitaries), multi-coloured red/blue/white light on vehicles designated for “emergency duties”
The previous list was trimmed by 40% and a new category created to restrict the use of flashing red lights.Sources said the government has also sent a proposal to Centre, suggesting a hike in fines from Rs 100 to Rs 5,000 for misuse of beacons, and Rs 10,000 for a habitual offender.
1 Flashing red light : Governor, chief minister, ministers, high court chief justice, Assembly speaker, legislative council chairman, leader of the Opposition
2 Non-flashing red light : HC judges, dy chairman/ dy speaker of legislative council/Assembly, state election commissioner, advocate general, Lokayukta/ Up-Lokayukta, mayor and commissioner of ‘A’ class civic corporation, DGP, others
3 Non-flashing amber light : Divisional commissioners, district collectors, district magistrates, mayor and commissioners of ‘B’ class corporations, sub-divisional magistrate, executive magistrate, enforcement vehicles of transport/ excise, vehicles used to maintain law and order, fire-control vehicles of government/local-self bodies
4 Blinker-type red light with purple glass (ambulance), flashing blue light (to escort dignitaries), multi-coloured red/blue/white light on vehicles designated for “emergency duties”
No comments:
Post a Comment