TKM Report 2021

Annual Report 2020-21 31 Traffic Training and Road Safety Institute – TT & RSI Movement of people and goods across indicates economic growth of the country. with the increasing vehicular movement, the challenges pertaining to traffic and road safety arise, especially in the urban areas and trade corridors. Although the law enforcing agencies in the country, have developed rules and guideline for bringing discipline and the sense of responsibility. To increase its coverage and strengthening the efforts to create awareness among the masses, requires a multi- stakeholder approach. With the objective of providing road safety training, Traffic Training and Road Safety Institute (TT and RSI) was established in 1975 by the Government of Karnataka. It offers long-term and short-term courses designed specifically to target audiences. The courses include intensive training on investigation of accidents and laws related traffic and road safety through audiovisual mediums. The institute also sensitizes varied stakeholders such as drivers from Government (KSRTC & BMTC) and private services, fire brigade personnel, home guards, traffic wardens, and school/college students. This being the only institute in southern India to cater the requirements of traffic training, TKM intends to understand the scope for strengthening to make it among the top Institutes in India, with support from Traffic Police Department. In phase-I, TKM supported in renovating the infrastructure for smooth functioning of the institute. This will be followed by phase-II, wherein TKM is planning to conduct a feasibility study to analyze the gaps in realizing the objectives of strengthening the institute. Ongoing 2020 To make TT & RSI, the topmost institute in India providing training for traffic and road safety AIM