Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, August 19-

Punjab Road Safety Council is organizing a "Workshop on Emergency Care and the Schemes for the benefit of the road accident victims in Punjab" on August 20, 2024 at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Public Administration Auditorium (MGSIPA), Sector-26, Chandigarh to enhance understanding and implementation of emergency care and compensation schemes for road accident victims in the state.

An official spokesperson of the transport department said that Health & Family Welfare Minister Dr. Balbir Singh will inaugurate the workshop, while Cabinet Minister Lajit Singh Bhullar will chair the closing ceremony.

He said that district administration officers (SDM & above), Member Secretaries of District Legal Services Authority, District Traffic Police Officers (DSP & above), Health Department officers (Assistant Civil Surgeon & above), Transport officers (RTO & above), Secretaries of District Red Cross Societies, In-charges of Highway patrol vehicles from Sadak Surakhiya Force and representatives of NGOs working for road safety will participate in a long day workshop.