As per the instructions issued by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, DTC observed National Road Safety Month from January 18 to February 17. During this month, DTC undertook various activities on safer road mobility to spread the cause of safer roads amongst the stakeholders.
DTC operates over 3,719 buses in Delhi and its adjoining areas and is holding the largest CNG propelled fleet. Keeping in view the safety of women and special people while travelling through public transport, DTC has deployed Bus Marshals special enforcement teams with 20 Eeco Vans throughout Delhi. These vans remain mobile in the concerned regional areas under the supervision of Regional Managers and regular checks are being carried out at terminals and bus queue shelters.
During the Road Safety month, DTC also arranged a seminar on Accessible and Safer Public Transport, chaired by Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, MD, DTC.
DTC has been adjudged for ‘Best Urban Transport Organisation’ for road safety by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, for the years 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.