The Authority shall discharge the following functions, namely:-
(a) to advise the State Government on road safety policies;
(b) to implement the National Road Safety Policy and the Gujarat Road Safety Policy;
(c) to implement the directions of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety;
(d) to implement the directions and recommendations issued from time to time by the State Government, Central Government, Hon'ble courts or the World Health Organization;
(e) to direct the Government Departments, State Road Safety Committee, District and City Road Safety Committee and other persons regarding road safety;
(f) to co-ordinate with the Road Safety Committee;
(g) to co-ordinate the solatium fund scheme;
(h) to act as a lead agency of the State for Road safety;
(i) to prescribe and enforce road safety standards and procedures;
0) to formulate schemes, projects and programmes relating to road safety;
(k) to co-ordinate the work relating to road safety with all concerned agencies and departments;
(1) to facilitate implementation of road safety programmes by various means or media;
(m) to administer the Fund;
(n) to take appropriate decisions for efficient administration and management of the Authority, and to formulate policies for the code of conduct, disciplinary actions, grievance redressal mechanism and all other required policies and guidelines for the day to day smooth working for the Road safety;
(0) to provide and arrange in training programmes and to organize conference, seminars, workshops, celebration activities and all such other activities for the purpose of capacity augmentation of the manpower working in the field of Road Safety;
(P) to publish and finance specific research in relevant fields and to publish relevant papers, reports, books, jouma\s, periodicals and newsletters covering the activities of the Authority;
(q) to enter into agreement with research agencies/institutes/universities engaged in the field of road safety at international/national level or like institutions in specialized areas pertaining to the activities of authority for
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(r) to co-operate or collaborate with other institutions having objects similar to the Authority;
(s) to establish and maintain a library, providing reading, reference and research facilities and catering to the needs of students, practitioners and researchers particularly in the field of road safety;
(t) to receive, manage and disburse the funds and maintain the accounts for the fund received;
(u) to make rules and regulations for conduct and management of the affairs of the authority and to add, amend, vary or rescind them from time to time;
(v) to sanction expenditure for the implementation of road safety schemes and programmes;
(w) to sanction expenditure for road safety projects and for purchase and installation of equipments and devices connected with road safety;
(x) to sanction financial assistance to organizations and institutions working in the field of road safety;
(y) to sanction expenditure for the conduct of studies, projects and research on matters relating to road safety;
(z) to extend assistance to the victims of accidents;
(aa) to sanction expenditure for trauma-care programmes or activities;
(ab) to sanction administrative expenditure of the Authority;
(ac) to sanction expenditure on matters connected with road safety measures;
(ad) to discharge such other functions, as may be prescribed, having regard to the objects of this Ordinance.