Good drivers may benefit from lower insurance premiums

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday (September 21, 2026) that the government will soon notify a policy rewarding safe driving with lower insurance premiums and penalising rash driving and traffic violations.

“Good drivers should pay less for insurance; reckless drivers and rule-breakers should face penalties,” he said at an event in Mumbai. The policy would be issued soon he added.

He said this would promote better road manners.