Many tragic accidents have taken place on the roads, especially in recent times in the neighborhood of big towns and large cities, largely because of the fact that there are trucks and buses and other heavy vehicles moving on the roads and at the same time light vehicles and small vehicles are also playing on the same roads, and so many times it becomes very difficult for a fatigued driver to control his vehicle, especially a heavy vehicle, and also because of the fact that the roads themselves are also not quite in good maintenance that the accidents do take place. Therefore, Sir, the objective of this bill is very important. As I said, it is important not only from the point of view of the welfare of the workers, of his right to leisure, but also from the point of view of the safety of our roads. In view of this, Sir, and inview of the fact that it is hardly quite safe, if the drivers himself is not quite alert and his nerves are not quite fresh, it will spell disaster for the roads users. In view of this, the joint select committee has wisely rejected the classification that was originally proposed in the bill. That classification was made on an idea that in the town the traffic was more congested, that the strain on the driver was heavier, and that therefore he required rest more immediately than was the case of a driver who had to drive between one village and another, or one town and another because there the roads were at a long stretch and there the traffic perhaps was not so heavy. I rise to support the Interim Budget for 2009-2010 which has been commended by the hon. Finance Minister. Since the time is very short, I would like rather to make an analysis of how the Interim Budget has come in this particular Session.
