In Pics: Police Officials And Experts Come Together For A Talk On Road Safety

Are we as Indians just bad on the road and if so, do we need to have a better road safety education programme? Is weak enforcement of traffic laws and a poor penalty system making this problem endemic and when can the country expect to get a set of safety norms which are stringent? All this was discussed in a panel discussion, which was carried out to observe the Road Safety Week as part of NDTV's Road To Safety campaign.

Students from the Indian School of Management And Entrepreneurship also attended the Road Safety Week panel discussion on adopting safer road practices and why India needs to take a multi-pronged approach to tackle the crisis of road safety.

The esteemed panel included Amitesh Kumar, Jt. Commissioner, Mumbai Traffic Police, Abanti Sankaranarayanan, Chief Strategy & Corporate Affair Officer, Diageo India, Anil Dharker, Writer and Columnist, Indu Shahani, Dean, Indian School of Management And Entrepreneurship, and Nassar Abdulla, Actor.

Writer Anil Dharker and Dean of ISME Indu Shahani discussed why it is important to include Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in school curriculums and how important is the first hour in taking an accident survivor to the hospital.

Abanti Sankaranarayanan, Chief Strategy & Corporate Affair Officer, Diageo India elaborated on the impact of the Road To Safety campaign and how it has been motivating the people across the country to take the #NeverDrinkAndDrive pledge.

Amitesh Kumar, Jt. Commissioner, Mumbai Traffic Police discussed about the impact of the CCTV challan system, the use of technology to nab errant motorists, and why the traffic police departments across the country are understaffed.

About The Campaign

NDTV along with Mastercard is launching a multi-platform campaign “Cashless Bano India”, to create digital awareness and educate the masses about digital payment solutions for day to day transactions.

The campaign aims to take the message of a cash free India to the country, and will charter a blue print which can help all stakeholders to become a part of the digital revolution.

We aim to reach out to people and educate them on:

1) Digital and financial literacy

2) New generation digital payment solutions

3) Enabling merchants and consumers to understand and adopt secured and safe payment Solutions

4) Ease of usage at point of sales

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In the next 3 to 4 years, India will technologically leap forward. Every person with a mobile will become a walking ATMAmitabh KantCEO, NITI Aayog
The banking industry is going to move away from the practice of a blended merchant rate, we will have a separate cost for credit and debitAri SarkerCo-President, Asia Pacific, Mastercard
Security is an ongoing process. Nothing can be absolutely secure. We need to solve problems on an everyday basisSunil MehtaMD and CEO, Punjab National Bank
There should be no transaction costs on merchants or consumers. This should be covered by government subsidiesPraveen KhandelwalGeneral Secretary, The Confederation of All India Traders
At least for the next 5 years or so, cellphones would be the best medium to reach people throughDr Arvind VirmaniPresident, Forum for Strategic Initiatives and Former Chief Economic Advisor

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In Pics: Police Officials And Experts Come Together For A Talk On Road Safety

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