Punjab wants road safety subject in schools

CHANDIGARH - The Punjab government wants road safety to be introduced as a subject in schools from the primary class level, a minister said here Wednesday.

State Transport Minister Mohan Lal said that there was a need to introduce road safety as a subject in all government schools from the next academic session.

The minister was presiding over road safety council meeting. He said that drivers of the state-run roadways buses who have an accident-free record due to safe driving would be awarded from this year.