New Delhi (01.07.2026): The Central Government has constituted National Road Safety Board (NRSB) with Dr Nitin R Gokarn (Retd IAS: 1990: UP), Former Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, as its Chairman along with over a dozen members. The board has been constituted using sub-section (1) of section 215B of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988).
The Board has Transport Commissioners of Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Delhi as Members; Additional Director General of Police of Maharashtra, Odisha, and Tripura as Members; Additional Director General (East) and Additional Director General (North /Quality Control) of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways as Ex-Officio Member; Member (Admin.) and Member (Road Safety) of National Highways Authority of India as Ex– Officio Member; Director (Technical – I) of National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited as Ex-Officio Member.
There are eight other members that are as follows:
- Satyendra Garg, IPS (Retd.) – Enforcement Strategies, Traffic Management Expert
- Arushi Baluja Sahi, HOD – Driver Training, Public Health, CSR & International Relations, Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) – College of Traffic Management and Forensic Science (CTM).
- Harsh A Poddar, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Nagpur (Rural)
- Gaurav Upadhyay, IPS, Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Assam
- Piyush Tewari, Founder and CEO, Save LIFE Foundation
- K C Sharma, Advisor (Motor Vehicle Legislation), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India
- Guatham Melur Sukumar – Professor of Epidemiology, Head – World Health Organisation Collaborating Center for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru Members; and
- Additional Secretary(T)/Joint Secretary(T), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Ex – Officio Member Secretary.
