Lok Sabha Question No. 4744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: Rash Driving on National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, ANTO  ANTONY, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, BHARATENDRA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4744

ANSWERED ON 15 TH   DECEMBER, 2016

## RASH DRIVING ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## 4744.   DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH  SHANKARRAO:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of people caught in rash driving during the last three years, year, State and NH-wise;
- (b)    whether  the  Government  has  put  in  place  any  policy  regarding  issue  of  challans  and collection of charged amount from traffic violators on National Highways;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)   the other steps taken by the Government to avoid rash driving on National Highways so as to avoid accidents?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a)  The  present  format  for  reporting  of  road  accident  data  by  States/UTs  to  the  Transport Research  Wing  of  the  Ministry,  information  relating  to    number  of  people  caught  in  rash driving is not included in this format.  However, information regarding total number of road accident  occurred  on  all  roads  in  India  due  to  exceeding  lawful  speed  during  the  calendar years from 2013 to 2015, States/UTs wise is annexed.

(b) to (d)  Rash driving is a punishable offence under the provision of Section 184 of Central Motor  Vehicle  Act,  1988.  There  are  also  specific  provisions  in  Indian  Panel  Code  (IPC) relating to cases in which rash and negligent driving or riding result in the death of another person or in hurt or grievous hurt caused to another person.

Enforcement of various provision of Motor Vehicle Act including challaning of vehicle for prosecution  of  an  offence  is  the  responsibility  of  the  Enforcement  Agency    of  State Government.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO    PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4744 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2016 ASKEKD BY DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN, SHRI ANTO ANTONY: SHRI  MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO,SHRI DHANANJAY  MAHADIK AND      KUNWAR  BHARATENDRA  REGARDING  RASH  DRIVING  ON  NATIONAL HIGHWAYS.

| S.No   | States/UTs        | Total number of road accidents due to exceeding lawful speed.   | Total number of road accidents due to exceeding lawful speed.   | Total number of road accidents due to exceeding lawful speed.   |
|--------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | 2                 | 2013                                                            | 2014                                                            | 2015                                                            |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 13766                                                           | 12747                                                           | 12678                                                           |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 45                                                              | 16                                                              | 26                                                              |
| 3      | Assam             | 4437                                                            | 4596                                                            | 3944                                                            |
| 4      | Bihar             | 2242                                                            | 1496                                                            | 2367                                                            |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 5376                                                            | 6720                                                            | 6501                                                            |
| 6      | Goa               | 3121                                                            | 3148                                                            | 3060                                                            |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 14968                                                           | 13752                                                           | 13812                                                           |
| 8      | Haryana           | 4157                                                            | 4185                                                            | 4148                                                            |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 2663                                                            | 2763                                                            | 2670                                                            |
| 10     | Jammu& Kashmir    | 2980                                                            | 2859                                                            | 2849                                                            |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 1702                                                            | 1627                                                            | 1576                                                            |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 20575                                                           | 23370                                                           | 22337                                                           |
| 13     | Kerala            | 20010                                                           | 20611                                                           | 21191                                                           |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 30030                                                           | 20967                                                           | 20311                                                           |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 39389                                                           | 29790                                                           | 37196                                                           |
| 16     | Manipur           | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 36                                                              | 40                                                              | 144                                                             |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 51                                                              | 48                                                              | 11                                                              |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 0                                                               | 51                                                              | 4                                                               |
| 20     | Orissa            | 3707                                                            | 3699                                                            | 4103                                                            |
| 21     | Punjab            | 2264                                                            | 2253                                                            | 2733                                                            |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 10406                                                           | 11395                                                           | 10954                                                           |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 30                                                              | 28                                                              | 18                                                              |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 21609                                                           | 28804                                                           | 38042                                                           |
| 25     | Telangana         | NA                                                              | 6266                                                            | 15268.12                                                        |
| 26     | Tripura           | 533                                                             | 499                                                             | 460                                                             |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 719                                                             | 94                                                              | 282                                                             |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 3099                                                            | 2561                                                            | 6423                                                            |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 1607                                                            | 3339                                                            | 2906                                                            |
| 30     | A &NIslands       | 179                                                             | 94                                                              | 87                                                              |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 5                                                               | 160                                                             | 157                                                             |
| 32     | D &NHaveli        | 91                                                              | 21                                                              | 16                                                              |
| 33     | Daman &Diu        | 26                                                              | 21                                                              | 13                                                              |
| 34     | Delhi             | NR                                                              | NR                                                              | 3148                                                            |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 0                                                               | 1                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 1429                                                            | 250                                                             | 1028                                                            |
| Total  |                   |                                                                 | 2,08,271                                                        |                                                                 |
|        |                   | 2,11,252                                                        |                                                                 | 2,40,463                                                        |

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