Chandigarh, June 3 -- The Haryana Fund Management Committee on Road Safety on Monday approved a budget of Rs.74.5 crore for the year 2025-26.

Chief secretary Anurag Rastogi, who chaired a meeting of the committee, said that allocation aimed to reduce road accident fatalities and enhance emergency response systems across the state.

An official spokesperson said that for the first time in Haryana, PWD (B&R) has decided to launch a School Zone Road Safety Treatment project in the state and for this, the committee allocated Rs.25 crore to the PWD (B&R). Besides, Rs.17.50 crore has been allocated to the health department for the purchase of around 50 basic life support ambulances. A total of Rs.19 crore has been allocated to the police depar...