The General Education Department and the Motor Vehicles Department will jointly introduce the ‘Road Safety Cadet’ program to promote a culture of road safety and reduce the number of accidents in the state.
This comes as a result of the government’s policy to make road safety awareness part of the school curriculum.
General Education Minister V Sivankutty and Transport Minister KB Ganesh Kumar said at a press conference that the pilot program of the program was successfully implemented at John F. Kennedy Memorial School in Mavelikkara taluk. A parade of 30 cadets who have completed the training will be held at the state-level inauguration of the program at Mavelikkara this month.
In the first phase, the program will be implemented at a selected secondary school/higher secondary school in each educational district. Priority will be given to state and aided schools.
The program will be expanded nationwide at the beginning of the new academic year in June.
Each batch of 30 students will contain 50% boys and girls. Students will be provided with 15 hours of theoretical teaching, 5 hours of practical experience and 10 hours of physical training.
The training will include life safety courses including swimming.
In addition to road safety laws, students will be given training in trauma care, first aid and anti-drug initiatives. Technical work experience will be imparted through Kerala State Road Transport Corporation workshops.
The cadets will be deployed to regulate traffic around the school and act as school delivery safety coordinators. They will also assist MVD officials by visiting accident sites and analyzing the causes of the accident.
Students who complete the training receive a certificate from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The government is also looking into the issue of providing such marks to students.
Published – 05 Feb 2026 19:52 IST
