▁appointed ▁as ▁Vice - Pres ident . ▁ ▁Ob ser ving ▁that ▁many ▁death s ▁due ▁to ▁road ▁acc idents ▁occurred ▁because ▁of ▁two - w he eler ▁rid ers ▁not ▁we aring ▁head ▁protection ▁( hel met ), ▁R agh ava ▁R ao ▁made ▁it ▁mand atory ▁for ▁all ▁to ▁wear ▁hel m ets . ▁Even ▁though ▁citizens ▁felt ▁incon ven ien ced ▁in ▁the ▁beginning , ▁they ▁la ud ed ▁and ▁fully ▁supported ▁the ▁government ' s ▁initi ative . ▁R agh ava ▁R ao ' s ▁vision ▁was ▁to ▁decrease ▁acc idents ▁from ▁ 2 0 % ▁to ▁ 1 5 % ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁A ▁study ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁to ▁identify ▁accident ▁pr one ▁areas ▁and ▁mark ▁them ▁for ▁immediate ▁repair . ▁The ▁Ro ads ▁department ▁moved ▁swift ly ▁to ▁repair ▁them , ▁thus ▁reducing ▁accident ▁rate ▁in ▁a ▁big ▁way . ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh ▁did ▁trem end ous ▁progress ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁when ▁Road ▁acc idents ▁decre ased ▁by ▁several ▁not ches . ▁ ▁R TA ▁As ▁per ▁directions ▁from ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁N ara ▁Ch and rab ab u ▁Na id u , ▁the ▁Transport ▁Department ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁R agh ava ▁R ao ▁took ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁step ▁of ▁providing ▁ 8 3 ▁R TA ▁services ▁online , ▁thus ▁elimin ating ▁middle men ▁from ▁the ▁system ▁leading ▁to ▁great ▁sav ings ▁for ▁the ▁citizens . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁several ▁effective ▁measures ▁taken , ▁the ▁Transport ▁department ▁was