Jaipur: Two months ago, the state transportation department had issued orders to fit the ambulance with GPS and since then, around 2,500 vehicles have been activated with a system, which is around 70% of the total ambulance in Rajasthan.
While post-2019, public transport vehicles regarding the road with the right GPS tracker, this order makes it mandatory for an ambulance that is older than three years.
Commissioner of Transportation Mahendra Soni, who initiated this step, “The aim is to ensure that people who use this emergency vehicle are always safe.
After a woman was raped in an ambulance in Jaipur a few months ago, I was really surprised and realized that the steps Directly need to be taken so that something like this does again.
At present, there are around 3,500 personal ambulances where the majority are equipped with GPS trackers.
“However, ambulance providers must bear the costs of installing GPS.