The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has written to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs urging it to ban e-commerce companies from selling devices that block seat belt alarms.
A senior government official gave this information. The official said the Central Consumer Protection Authority had in May this year sent notices to e-commerce companies selling devices that block car seat belt alarms on the basis of a complaint received by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitit Gadkari said on Tuesday that the government
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has written to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs urging it to ban e-commerce companies from selling devices that block seat belt alarms. A senior government official gave this information.
The official said the Central Consumer Protection Authority had in May this year sent notices to e-commerce companies selling devices that block car seat belt alarms on the basis of a complaint received by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nit Gadkari said on Tuesday that the government is considering making it mandatory to install seat belt alarm system for the rear seats of the car as well.
Gadkari’s statement came after the death of former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry in a road accident in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Sunday. Mistry was sitting in the back seat of the car.
