India, Feb. 27 -- To promote responsible driving and prevent road mishaps, the Government is planning to introduce a grade-based driving licence system with stricter provisions, including licence cancellation for certain traffic rule violations.

Every year, around 1.8 lakh people die across the country due to factors such as using a mobile phone while driving, over speeding, wrong-side driving and drunken driving, Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said.

People's lives are extremely important, and the Government is taking various measures towards road safety, he said, addressing the National Conclave on Road Safety organised by industry body CII in the national Capital.The Government has already increased pena...