Odisha Driver Honoured With ‘Safety Award’ For 34 Years Of Accident-Free Service

Bhubaneswar: As many as 42 drivers from different states, including Odisha, were presented Safety Awards for their unblemished service in New Delhi.

Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Alka Upadhyay gave away the Safety Awards to the drivers  at a function organised by the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU). The drivers were flown in along with their family members from across the country for the event as a gesture of gratitude for their unblemished services.

The top 17 drivers have crossed recorded service of 30 years without an accident in their total service. They included Shaik Dayan of Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) who has completed 34 years of accident-free service.

Currently, 80 State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTU)/SPVs under municipal corporations are the members of ASRTU who are jointly operating approximately 1,50,000 buses and providing affordable and safer mobility to about 70 million passengers.

ASRTU mainly deals with the promotion and improvement of Public Road Transport in the country. ASRTU serves as a forum to discuss the latest developments, identify key issues/challenges, and exchange information on the best practices of the State Road Transport Undertakings by conducting various meetings, conferences and seminars/workshops etc.