The General Education department and the Motor Vehicles department will together implement a ‘Road Safety Cadet’ programme to foster a safe road culture and reduce accidents in the State.
This comes in the wake of a government policy to make road safety awareness part of the school curriculum.
Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty and Minister for Transport K.B. Ganesh Kumar said at a press conference that the pilot of the programme was successfully implemented at John F. Kennedy Memorial School in Mavelikkara taluk. A passing-out parade of 30 cadets who had completed the training will be held at the State-level inauguration of the programme at Mavelikkara this month.
In the first phase, the programme will be implemented in a select high school/higher secondary school in each educational district. Priority will be given to government and aided schools.
The programme will be expanded Statewide at the start of the new academic year in June.
Each batch of 30 students will comprise 50% boys and girls each. Fifteen hours of theory classes, five hours of practical experience, and 10 hours of physical training will be provided to students.
The training will include life safety classes, including swimming.
Besides road safety laws, students will also be given training in trauma care, first aid, and anti-drug initiatives. Technical work experience will be provided through Kerala State Road Transport Corporation workshops.
The cadets will be deployed to regulate traffic in the vicinity of school and function as safety coordinators in school vans. They will also help MVD officials by visiting accident sites and analyse causes of accident.
Students who complete the training will be provided certificates by the Motor Vehicles department.
The government is also examining the issue of providing such students grace marks.
Published – February 05, 2026 07:52 pm IST
