Lok Sabha Question No. 3646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Rural Road Accidents under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SUSHMITA DEV, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, Shrirang Appa Barne, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3646

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03 .2017

## RURAL ROAD ACCIDENTS UNDER PMGSY

## 3646. SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whetherrural areas are witnessing increased road accidents with rapid expans road network under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
- (b) if so, the percentage of road accident fatalities reported in rural areas in c urban roads during th e last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (c) whether road accidents, apart from loss of life, have serious financial impa States every year and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Union Government has requested the St ate Governments to focus on road safety measures at the time of planning rural roads and if so, the details thereof and the response of the State Governments thereto, State/UT - wise;
- (e) whether the National Rural Road Development Agency (NRRDA) under the Ministry of Rural Development has advised the State Governments to create a separate ce taking care of the road safety issues and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Union  Government  has  issued  directions  to  the  State  Governments make budgetary provision for formulation, execution, monitoring and evaluati rural  road  safety  annual  plan  of  action  and  if  so,  the  response  of  t Governments thereto?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRI PAL YADAV )

(a)to(c) : Unlike higher order roads (i.e. Major District Roads, State Highways, Na Highways), there is no established mechanism of reporting road accidents and fata lities for rural roads. Hence, there is no empirical data for roads accidents occurring in diff on rural roads.

- (d) : State Governments are frequently advised to assess the present and future roa implications  on  the  rural  roads  at  the  t ime  of  planning  of  road  alignment,  preparation  of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and their implementation. These issues are addres adopting appropriate mitigation measures in rural roads design and construction.

(e) & (f) : States  have  been  advised vide  letter  dated  7 th February  2017  to  constitute within State Rural Roads Development Agency (SRRDA), with the existing technical sta separate cell for taking care of road safety issues, which would be useful in edu road user, rural public, executing staff in mitigating loss of life, damage to the road st and vehicles. State Governments have also been advised to keep a budgetary provisi formulation, execution, monitoring and evaluation of road safety annual plan of a r ural roads.

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