A compensation of Rs 5 lakh has been proposed under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019, for death due to accident from a motor vehicle, Parliament was informed Thursday.
In case of grievous injury, a compensation of Rs 2.5 lakh hasbeen proposed.
“It has been proposed that the amount of compensationunder no fault liability in case of death due to any accident arising out ofuse of the motor vehicle is Rs 5 lakh and in case of grievous hurt it is Rs 2.5lakh,” Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari told the LokSabha in a written reply.
He said the Bill provides for strict licensing regime,enhancement of penalties for violation under the act, automated testing ofvehicles for fitness, provision for recall of defected vehicles, implementationof electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety on the roads andinclusion of new offences.
The Cabinet has given nod for the amendment Bill to theMotor Vehicles Act, 1988, which will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
The minister said, “The Bill proposes amendments inorder to provide statutory recognition to transport aggregators. That willimprove the operation of cab and bus aggregators.”
He also said the government has proposed to waive off theregistration charges for electric vehicles to boost the battery-operatedvehicles in the country.Besides, the government has proposed to removethe condition of mandatory educational qualification required for drivingtransport vehicles under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.