The Group of Ministers constituted by the Central Government to guide reforms for the road transport sector will hold its first meeting in New Delhi today. The GoM, headed by Rajasthan Transport Minister Yunus Khan seeks to find solutions to the various problems plaguing the road transport sector in the country so as to improve road safety and facilitate ease of transport. <br/><br/>Road and Transport Ministry in a release said, the country is facing severe problems in terms of deteriorating road safety. The number of fatalities has been increasing steadily and stands provisionally at one lakh 46 thousand deaths in the year 2015. The Ministry said, government is committed to reduce the number of road accidents and fatalities by 50 per cent by 2020.<br/><br/> The Ministry said, road transport sector plays a major role in the economy of the country, bearing 75 per cent of the total load of passenger and freight transportation. Its share in the country's GDP is close to 4.5 per cent.