Bengaluru: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has mandated Global Positioning System (GPS) device and panic (emergency) buttons in all public service vehicles, registered on or after January 1, 2019. A circular has been sent to all State Transport Department Principal Secretaries and Transport Commissioners in this regard.
The circular has mentioned that all public transport vehicles must compulsorily install these devices. It has also directed that the respective States must set up control rooms to monitor the movement of vehicles.
