This story is from November 21, 2018

No challans, 50 give suggestions on helmet for women

No challans, 50 give suggestions on helmet for women
The transport department had issued a draft notification seeking suggestions and objections of public within 30 days.
CHANDIGARH: The UT transport department has received around 50 objections and suggestions on the draft notification issued by the department on making helmet optional for Sikh women.
After the ministry of home affairs (MHA)'s advisory on making helmet optional for Sikh women, the transport department on October 17 had issued a draft notification seeking suggestions and objections of public within 30 days.

A senior UT official said that they will consider these objections and suggestions and thereafter final notification will be issued.
Sources revealed that majority of objections and suggestions are in favour of making wearing helmet mandatory for every women. They were against for exempting Sikh women.
After the Centre's advisory, the administration had proposed to substitute the words, 'Sikh Women', instead of 'Sikh person (including women) wearing a turban'.
In October, the home ministry had advised the administration to exempt Sikh women from wearing helmet while riding two-wheeler or riding pillion in Chandigarh.
The Delhi transport department through its notification issued on June 4, 1999, carried out the amendment in Rule 115 of Delhi Motor Vehicle Act 1993, making it optional for women "whether riding pillion or driving motorcycle to wear a protective headgear". The rule was further amended, vide notification August 28, 2014, as in the Delhi Motor Vehicle Rule 1993, in Sub-Rule 115 for the word, "women", the word, "Sikh Women", shall be submitted.
The UT was advised to follow Delhi transport department notification.
The campaign organised by the UT police to challan Sikh women without helmet has backfired twice. Before the rule was notified in July, the administration had invited objections from the general public within 30 days. The transport department received only 15 suggestions. Except SAD, BJP, and a few religious bodies, most people liked the initiative. Then again, in October the UT police campaign backfired after MHA’s advisory.
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