Maharashtra will soon introduce a modern traffic management system modelled on systems used abroad, with the state government allocating ₹250 crore for the project. Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said the system is expected to be implemented during 2026-27 as part of efforts to reduce road accidents and deaths.
Sarnaik made the announcement on Monday while inaugurating the ‘Traffic School on Wheels’ initiative at Gadkari Rangayatan in Thane. The programme, launched by the Thane Police Commissionerate and Thane City Traffic Branch under the ‘Road Safety Campaign 2026’, aims to take road-safety education directly to students and citizens.
Emphasising the human cost of road accidents, Sarnaik said a single mistake on the road can destroy an entire family. He urged citizens to treat following traffic rules as a shared responsibility rather than something that rests only with the police and transport authorities.
Through the Traffic School on Wheels, a specially equipped van will travel to schools and residential complexes to teach children and residents about safe road behaviour. The van has a screen and will show 40 short films featuring practical road-safety lessons.
The mobile traffic school will visit two schools every day and will have one traffic official and four staff members. Authorities also plan to take the initiative to large housing societies in the future.
Sarnaik said he would discuss with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis the possibility of providing similar vans to every district through the District Planning and Development Council (DPDC), so that road-safety education can reach people across Maharashtra.
The government also plans to establish ‘Dharmaveer Anand Dighe Traffic Parks’ near every Regional Transport Office in the state. These parks will provide citizens, particularly children, with an opportunity to learn traffic rules in a practical environment.
MLA Sanjay Kelkar suggested that traffic rules should be included as a separate chapter in school textbooks to build awareness among children from an early age.
Police Joint Commissioner Dr Dnyaneshwar Chavan urged citizens to avoid overconfidence and arrogance while driving and stressed the importance of following traffic rules consistently.
With the new traffic system, mobile awareness campaign and proposed traffic parks, the government hopes to turn road safety into a people-led movement and reduce preventable deaths on Maharashtra’s roads.
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