Road safety’ in the syllabus for Class-X – Odisha’s Govt

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, the Odisha government decided to include ‘road safety’ in the syllabus for Class-X students from the next academic session.

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Commerce & Transport Secretary Pramod Meherda at Kharavela Bhawan here on Wednesday.

Sources said, a special chapter will be introduced as part of the curriculum for Class X students . Traffic rules containing traffic lights, cycling, parking, walking on road, traffic signals etc will likely to be placed in the chapter.

The students will also be sensitized to follow the traffic rules under New Motor Vehicles Act. sources added.