Body Cameras For Traffic and RTO officials

New Delhi, December 23: Prescribing body wearable cameras for traffic policemen and RTO officials enforcing the Motor Vehicles Act, a parliamentary panel today said it will check corruption and reduce arbitrariness by enforcement agencies.

A 24-member Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha, after examining the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017, has recommended the enactment of the legislation without any modification, a shot in the arm for the road ministry, which wants its early passage.

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said he expects the bill to be passed in the current session. The Vinay P Sahasrabuddhe-headed committee, considering the "rampant corruption in RTOs and transport sector", also recommended registration of vehicles by dealers and non-production of vehicles at RTOs.

States like Rajasthan, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have already implemented the dealer registration system, it said.