The Transport department has made seatbelts and surveillance cameras mandatory in all heavy vehicles, including stage carriers, for issuance of fitness certificates from November 1.
Transport Minister Antony Raju, in a statement here on Sunday, made clear that only vehicles, including Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses, equipped with seatbelts and cameras will be issued fitness certificates from November 1.
Earlier, the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) issued an order making seatbelts and cameras inside and outside stage carriages mandatory as per the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act, which will come into force from November 1. In the wake of the order, vehicle owners had approached the department requesting that the compulsory installation of seatbelts and cameras for heavy vehicles should be made applicable only from the date of issuing the fitness certificate after November 1.
