Projects
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Building Lasting Investment Solutions to Make India's Roads Safer

Areas of Impact

Road Management
Project Dates
24 Oct 2025 - 24 Oct 2028
Budget
$500,000

Country

India
The project aims to establish a sustainable road safety financing system in four high-burden states by aligning State Road Safety Funds with data-driven action plans. It strengthens coordination, builds institutional capacity, and supports high-impact interventions such as safer infrastructure, blackspot remediation, and improved post-crash care, creating scalable models for national replication.

The project establishes a multi-sectoral partnership led by WHO, UNICEF, and UNESCAP, with key national and state agencies, civil society, and private sector stakeholders. This partnership will drive institutional capacity-building, foster public-private partnerships, and introduce innovative financing mechanisms, such as road safety bonds and dedicated levies, to unlock new resources. By strengthening financial management, optimizing fund flows, and building local capacity at all institutional levels, the project enhances transparency, accountability, and the sustainability of road safety governance. 

Beyond immediate capacity building and technical assistance, the project ensures long-term impact by embedding lessons learned and best practices into policy and planning, supported by continuous knowledge transfer and national-to-global advocacy. It is fully aligned with India’s commitments to the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety and the Sustainable Development Goals, directly supporting national policies while advancing social equity by prioritizing the needs of vulnerable road users, including women and children. 

Ultimately, this initiative aims for a measurable reduction in road fatalities and serious injuries, catalyzing economic, social, and health benefits for over 229 million people in target states and setting a benchmark for sustainable, data-driven road safety management regionally and globally.

Project Objectives

1

SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE ROAD SAFETY FINANCING SYSTEM, INCLUDING COORDINATION MECHANISMS, POLICY ALIGNMENT, AND OVERSIGHT FOR EFFECTIVE RESOURCE UTILIZATION.

2

SUPPORT TO ALIGN STATE ROAD SAFETY FUNDS WITH DATA-DRIVEN ACTION PLANS, PRIORITIZING HIGH-RISK LOCATIONS AND VULNERABLE ROAD USERS.

3

SUPPORT TO BUILD INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, DATA ANALYSIS, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED ROAD SAFETY INTERVENTIONS.

4

SUPPORT TO IDENTIFY, PILOT, AND SCALE INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCING MODELS, INCLUDING PERFORMANCE-BASED AND MULTI-SECTORAL FUNDING MECHANISMS.

5

SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN DATA-DRIVEN PLANNING, MONITORING, AND DECISION-MAKING BY LEVERAGING IRAD/EDAR AND OTHER NATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

6

SUPPORT TO DOCUMENT, DISSEMINATE, AND FACILITATE THE REPLICATION OF BEST PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABLE ROAD SAFETY FINANCING MODELS ACROSS STATES.

SDGs

  • Good Health and Well-Being
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities
PROJECT PARTNERS
  • UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
  • UNICEF
  • WHO