Lok Sabha Question No. 327 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: PASHUPATI NATH SINGH, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to give directions to the toll management companies to monitor accidents on National Highways so that the said companies could provide  ambulance  and  first  aid at  the earliest to the victims of accidents;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number and details of deaths that  took  place in  road  accidents  during the  last  five  years and  the  current  year, State-wise; and
- (d) the steps being taken/ likely to be taken by the Government to reduce road accidents?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d)  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 327

ANSWERED ON 9 TH  AUGUST, 2018

## ROAD ACCIDENTS

## *327.     SHRI  PASHUPATI  NATH SINGH: SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 327 FOR ANSWER ON 09.08.2018 ASKED BY SHRI  PASHUPATI  NATH SINGH AND SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS

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(a)  &(b) No, Madam. However, as per the provisions in the Concession Agreement BOT/OMT, the Concessionaire is required to provide one Ambulance, one Crane/one patrolling vehicle at each toll plaza.  There  is  also  one  first  aid  room  at  every  toll  plaza.  The  concessionaire/O&M  agencies  are monitoring the accidents and providing ambulance and first aid to the victims of accidents within their respective National Highway section. Similarly, all O&M contractors are providing the above facilities on their projects under incident management.

(c)  The  State-wise  details  of  deaths  that  took  place  in  road  accidents  during  the  last  five  calendar years i.e. from 2013 to 2017 are at ' Annexure-A'.

(d) Ministry has taken a number of steps including long terms strategy to prevent road accidents and road accident fatalities as per details mentioned under: -

- i. The Government has approved a National Road Safety Policy.  This Policy outlines various policy measures such as promoting awareness, establishing road safety information data base, encouraging safer road infrastructure including application of intelligent transport, enforcement of safety laws etc.
- ii. The Government has constituted the National Road Safety Council as the apex body to take policy decisions in matters of road safety.
- iii. The Ministry has constituted Group of Ministers of State Transport Ministers to examine the best practices of Transport and suggest issues to improve road safety.
- iv. Based on the recommendation of Group of Minister, the Ministry introduced Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2017 covering entire gamut of road safety.
- v. The Bill contains the provision of creation of Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, implementation of Cashless Treatment Scheme during Golden Hour, setting up of a dedicated agency for road safety viz. National Road Safety and Traffic Management Board (NRSTMB), enhancement of penalty for traffic rule violations, etc. which have direct impact on road safety.
- vi. The  Ministry  has  formulated  a  multi-pronged  strategy  to  address  the  issue  of  road  safety based on 4 'E's viz. Education, Engineering (both of roads and vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care.
- vii. Road safety has been made an integral part of road design at planning stage.
- viii. Road Safety Audit of selected stretches of National Highways has been taken up.
- ix. The threshold for four laning of national highway has been reduced from 15,000 Passenger Car Units (PCUs) to 10,000 PCUs. About 52,000 Km of stretches of State Highways has been identified for conversion to national highways.
- x. Setting  up  of  model  driving  training  institutes  in  States  and  refresher  training  to  drivers  of Heavy Motor Vehicle in the unorganized sector.
- xi. Advocacy/Publicity campaign on road safety through the electronic and print media.
- xii. Tightening of safety standards for vehicles like Seat Belts, anti-lock braking system etc.
- xiii. High  priority  has  been  accorded  to  identification  and  rectification  of  black  spots  (accident prone spots) on national highways.
- xiv. Guidelines for identification and rectification of black spots, carrying out road safety audits and  preparation  of  road  safety  improvement  proposals  on  NHs  and  also  guidelines  on implementation of road safety engineering measures on state roads under Central Road Fund (CRF) have been issued.
- xv. 789 black spots based on fatalities in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 calendars years have been identified. So far 189 spots have already been rectified. Rectification measures at 256 spots have been sanctioned which are in various stages of implementation. 138 spots are on State Government roads / with other agencies. The balance 206 spots would be taken separately or would be rectified as part of ongoing projects.
- xvi. As  a  measure  of  supplementing  the  efforts  of  States  /  UTs  for  minimizing  the  accident potential  at  the  identified  locations  /  stretches  through  engineering  improvement  on  state roads, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways had taken a decision to sanction road safety works on state roads with an earmarked allocation of 10% of funds allocated to the state roads under Central Road Fund.
- xvii. Ministry has delegated powers to Regional Officers of MORTH for technical approval to the detailed estimates for rectification of identified Road Accident black spots for expediting the rectification process to ensure safety of road users.
- xviii. Ministry  had  issued  guidelines  vide  O.M.  dated  14.1.2016  for  taking  up  of  Road  Safety Audits  on  National  Highways  either  as  part  of  EPC/BOT  projects  or  as  stand-alone  Road Safety Audits.
- xix. Guidelines for pedestrian facilities on National Highways for persons with disabilities have also been issued to all States / UTs.
- xx. In order to ensure safe and smooth flow of traffic, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has  envisaged  a  plan  for  replacement  of  all  the  Level  Crossing  on  National  Highways  by ROBs / RUBs and replacement / widening / strengthening of weak and narrow bridges under a  scheme Setu Bhartam. Under this programme, construction of 208 Level Crossings at an estimated cost of Rs. 20,800 Crore are included.
- xxi. Two National Level Workshops and several Regional Training workshops in 11 states have been organized on Road Safety Engineering.
- xxii. A Certification Course for Road Safety Auditors has been commenced in Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE) and 42 Auditors are certified.
- xxiii. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has constituted a District Road Safety Committee in each district of the country to promote awareness amongst road users under the chairmanship of Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from the district.
- xxiv. During 2017-18,  National  Highways  Authority  India  (NHAI)  has  conducted  the  'Free  Eye Check-up'  campaign  at  50  selected  Toll-Plazas  in  order  to  reduce  the  no.  of  accidents involving Multi Axle Vehicles/Trucks and distributed free glasses to the Truck Drivers having poor vision.

## ANNEXURE-A

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 327 FOR ANSWER ON 09.08.2018 ASKED BY SHRI  PASHUPATI  NATH SINGH AND SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS

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## Total number of deaths took place in Road Accidents during the last five years: 2013 to 2017

| S. No.   | State /UTs               | 2013   |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |
|----------|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh           | 14171  |   7908 |   8297 |   8541 |   8060 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 143    |    119 |    127 |    149 |    110 |
| 3.       | Assam                    | 2441   |   2522 |   2397 |   2572 |   2783 |
| 4.       | Bihar                    | 5061   |   4913 |   5121 |   4901 |   5554 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh             | 3477   |   4022 |   4082 |   3908 |   4136 |
| 6.       | Goa                      | 266    |    290 |    311 |    336 |    328 |
| 7.       | Gujarat                  | 7613   |   7955 |   8119 |   8136 |   7289 |
| 8.       | Haryana                  | 4517   |   4483 |   4879 |   5024 |   5120 |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh         | 1054   |   1199 |   1096 |   1271 |   1203 |
| 10.      | Jammu &Kashmir           | 990    |    992 |    917 |    958 |    926 |
| 11.      | Jharkhand                | 2706   |   2628 |   2893 |   3027 |   3256 |
| 12.      | Karnataka                | 10046  |  10452 |  10856 |  11133 |  10609 |
| 13.      | Kerala                   | 4258   |   4049 |   4196 |   4287 |   4131 |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh           | 8588   |   8569 |   9314 |   9646 |  10177 |
| 15.      | Maharashtra              | 13029  |  12803 |  13212 |  12935 |  12264 |
| 16.      | Manipur                  | 165    |    168 |    139 |     81 |    136 |
| 17.      | Meghalaya                | 130    |    141 |    183 |    150 |    182 |
| 18.      | Mizoram                  | 97     |    103 |     72 |     70 |     60 |
| 19.      | Nagaland                 | 30     |     81 |     30 |     46 |     41 |
| 20.      | Odisha                   | 4062   |   3931 |   4303 |   4463 |   4790 |
| 21.      | Punjab                   | 1588   |   4621 |   4893 |   5077 |   4463 |
| 22.      | Rajasthan                | 9724   |  10289 |  10510 |  10465 |  10444 |
| 23.      | Sikkim                   | 68     |     59 |     70 |     85 |     78 |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu               | 15563  |  15190 |  15642 |  17218 |  16157 |
| 25.      | Telangana                | NA     |   6906 |   7110 |   7219 |   6596 |
| 26.      | Tripura                  | 226    |    188 |    158 |    173 |    161 |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand              | 766    |    878 |    913 |    962 |    942 |
| 28.      | Uttar Pradesh            | 16004  |  16287 |  17666 |  19320 |  20124 |
| 29.      | West Bengal              | 5504   |   5875 |   6234 |   6544 |   5769 |
| 30.      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 40     |     23 |     23 |     17 |     21 |
| 31.      | Chandigarh               | 117    |    131 |    129 |    151 |    107 |
| 32.      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 49     |     59 |     42 |     46 |     43 |
| 33.      | Daman &Diu               | 31     |     15 |     42 |     38 |     36 |
| 34.      | Delhi                    | 1820   |   1671 |   1622 |   1591 |   1584 |
| 35.      | Lakshadweep              | 0      |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 36.      | Puducherry               | 228    |    151 |    235 |    244 |    233 |
|          | Total                    | 137572 | 139671 | 146133 | 150785 | 147913 |

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