- Kerala State Transport Minister Antony Raju announced that all ambulances will be fitted with GPS-based vehicle location tracking devices. This is to curb the illegal activity of drug smuggling and ferreting away criminals in ambulances.
- This move was taken against the backdrop of complaints stating that ambulances are being used as getaway vehicles for drug smuggling and escaping criminals.
- The decision to equip ambulances with GPS-based tracking devices was taken during a meeting of all stakeholders, including concerned officials and representatives of the Medical Association, ambulance owners, and ambulance drivers in November last year.
- The GPS-based vehicle tracking devices fitted in all ambulances throughout the state will be linked to the 'Suraksha Mitr' software. The Transport Commissioner was tasked to come up with a regulation on the body colour of ambulances, what should be written on the ambulances, and the kind of lighting they must use. The fare revision committee was asked to fix the rates to be charged by the ambulances and the panel has given the report on it and which is being examined.
- Static Knowledge:
- CM of Kerala - Pinarayi Vijayan
- Governor of Kerala - Arif Mohammad Khan
Question:
Q.1 Which state will equip all the ambulances with GPS-based vehicle location tracking devices?
a. Karnataka
b. Odisha
c. Kerala
d. Bihar
a. Karnataka
b. Odisha
c. Kerala
d. Bihar
