Bhubaneswar: If police ever fined you Rs 100 for rushing, drink using or flouting every other rule underneath the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, it’s time they refunded you when you've got made amends. In a first in the nation, the Keonjhar district police have introduced an initiative to pay Rs 100 as money reward and hand out appreciation certificates to those who obey street regulations and power safely.
“We began the radical initiative on Saturday and have to this point given money incentives and certificates to at least 50 good riders/drivers. We will use the street safety fund to pay those that obey street and visitors regulations,” Jay Narayan Pankaj, the district superintendent of police (Keonjhar), told TOI.
He added that the target of awarding cautious drivers/ riders with cash is to sensitise folks to the importance of obeying street and visitors regulations and also lend a hand prevent accidents. “Catching rash drivers and penalizing them is a not unusual practice around the nation. For a metamorphosis, we considered giving due reputation to good drivers. This is the first time in the nation that police are paying money incentive to good drivers,” Pankaj stated.
According to the initiative, police behavior random checking to peer if the driver possesses valid shipping paperwork (using licence and automobile insurance coverage), fastens the seat belt while using, wears helmet in case of a bike, sticks to the velocity limit, isn't inebriated or intoxicated and not talking at the mobile phone while using. “The inspectors in-charge (IIC)s of police stations had been tasked with the accountability of choosing the good rider or motive force. The money incentive will likely be paid at the spot. Since it is not possible to test each and every rider or motive force every day, we will behavior marvel checking at other puts,” Pankaj, who had in June remaining year appealed prominent temples, church buildings, mosques and gurudwaras in the district to sensitise guests to the importance of wearing helmets and seat belts, stated.
Altogether 316 individuals died in street accidents in mineral-rich Keonjhar district in 2018. At least 312 and 254 folks had died in 2017 and 2016, respectively. While the cash reward for good riders in confined to Keonjhar district, regional shipping officers and police across Odisha currently pay Rs 2,000 money reward underneath the state’s Good Samaritan coverage to folks, who shift coincidence sufferers to hospitals.
“I used to be jittery when police stopped me and requested me to turn my using licence and motorcycle insurance coverage paper. After I produced each, I used to be made to go through a breathalyser check. When I cleared all checks, the police handed over a Rs 100 note and a certificate to me, a lot to my marvel. I had never expected to be rewarded for using well,” Sanjeev Pradhan, a biker, stated.
“We began the radical initiative on Saturday and have to this point given money incentives and certificates to at least 50 good riders/drivers. We will use the street safety fund to pay those that obey street and visitors regulations,” Jay Narayan Pankaj, the district superintendent of police (Keonjhar), told TOI.
He added that the target of awarding cautious drivers/ riders with cash is to sensitise folks to the importance of obeying street and visitors regulations and also lend a hand prevent accidents. “Catching rash drivers and penalizing them is a not unusual practice around the nation. For a metamorphosis, we considered giving due reputation to good drivers. This is the first time in the nation that police are paying money incentive to good drivers,” Pankaj stated.
According to the initiative, police behavior random checking to peer if the driver possesses valid shipping paperwork (using licence and automobile insurance coverage), fastens the seat belt while using, wears helmet in case of a bike, sticks to the velocity limit, isn't inebriated or intoxicated and not talking at the mobile phone while using. “The inspectors in-charge (IIC)s of police stations had been tasked with the accountability of choosing the good rider or motive force. The money incentive will likely be paid at the spot. Since it is not possible to test each and every rider or motive force every day, we will behavior marvel checking at other puts,” Pankaj, who had in June remaining year appealed prominent temples, church buildings, mosques and gurudwaras in the district to sensitise guests to the importance of wearing helmets and seat belts, stated.
Altogether 316 individuals died in street accidents in mineral-rich Keonjhar district in 2018. At least 312 and 254 folks had died in 2017 and 2016, respectively. While the cash reward for good riders in confined to Keonjhar district, regional shipping officers and police across Odisha currently pay Rs 2,000 money reward underneath the state’s Good Samaritan coverage to folks, who shift coincidence sufferers to hospitals.
“I used to be jittery when police stopped me and requested me to turn my using licence and motorcycle insurance coverage paper. After I produced each, I used to be made to go through a breathalyser check. When I cleared all checks, the police handed over a Rs 100 note and a certificate to me, a lot to my marvel. I had never expected to be rewarded for using well,” Sanjeev Pradhan, a biker, stated.
Keonjhar cops reward good riders
![Keonjhar cops reward good riders]()
Reviewed by Kailash
on
February 11, 2019
Rating:
