Guwahati: After the recent death of Cyrus Mistry in a car accident, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that soon seatbelts for all passengers in a car would be made mandatory.
Gadkari said that the government has taken the decision regarding the safety of car passengers.
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He informed that seatbelts will be mandatory for all passengers sitting in a vehicle.
The minister also said that even the passengers in the backseat will mandatorily have to wear seatbelts or else they will be fined.
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The order will be implemented within the upcoming three days.
Earlier on Monday, he told the car manufacturers to make six airbags mandatory for all cars sold in India.