PIB News Update: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has informed that Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has launched Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) System. The primary purpose of IRAD is to enhance road safety, and thus endeavors to generate various types of insights through the Analytics Dashboard, Trend Analysis etc. and therefore, decision making by Apex Authorities. The six states identified for piloting the project are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.