In a bid to reduce the increasing number of road mishaps, the State Government has decided to introduce a subject on road safety in school curriculum from the next academic session.
The move came at a high-level meeting chaired by Commerce and Transport Secretary Pramod Kumar Meherda here on Wednesday.
As per the decision, road safety would be part of the syllabus from the academic session 2020-21 for the students of Class-X to sensitise them about traffic rules.
In the syllabus, there would be a special chapter educating the students the rules for driving vehicles on city roads and the precautions to be taken during driving. They would also be sensitised to follow the traffic rules under the amended Motor Vehicles Act.
Besides, initiative would be taken by the school authorities prohibiting the students from riding the two-wheelers while coming to schools.