India’s deepening road safety crisis, with over 1.68 lakh lives lost in 2022, underscores the urgent need for an integrated, well-coordinated strategy. Under the leadership of Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has introduced commendable reforms including the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, the Sadak Suraksha Abhiyaan, and more recently, collaborative efforts with the Ministry of Education to integrate road safety into school curricula. These initiatives reflect a clear ministerial commitment to legal, educational, and behavioural change. However, the absence of institutional convergence between Centre and States continues to stall meaningful transformation. This article calls for a national-level framework that is centrally envisioned yet locally adapted, with active inter-departmental coordination and state-led execution.