Lok Sabha Question No. 2065 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA, HARISH CHANDRA MEENA, RAOSAHEB PATIL DANVE, AJAY (TENI) MISRA, NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2065

ANSWERED ON 27 th  July, 2017

## ROAD  ACCIDENTS

## 2065. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

SHRI HARISH MEENA: SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL: SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI: DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD: SHRI GOPAL SHETTY: SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  highest  number  of  road  accidents  in  the  world  take  place  in  India,  if  so,  the details thereof along with the total number of persons killed in road accidents during the last three years and current year, State-wise;
- (b) the amount of compensation provided by the Government to the victims during above said period;
- (c) whether fake driving licences is also one of the reasons of deaths in road accidents, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to reduce the number of road accidents to half by the year 2020, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  increasing  road  accidents  in  the  country along with the guidelines issued to State Governments in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per the information received from police departments of State/UTs,the information regarding  total  number  of  road  accidents  and  persons  killed  in  India  during  the  last  three calendar years2012 to 2014 and current year 2015 State /UT - wise is annexed.
- (b) The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 provides for compensation to Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT) or Civil Court, as the case may be, on the principle of fault/negligence of the  driver  of  the  vehicle  causing  the  accident.  In  such  cases,  MACT  or  the  Courts  award compensation on the merits of each case. Setting up of these courts comes within the purview of the respective State Governments.
- (c) The factors responsible for road accidents are drivers' fault, fault of drivers of other vehicles,  defect  in  condition  of  motor  vehicle,  fault  of  pedestrian,  weather  conditions,  etc. Also, faulty road engineering, lack of road information like signages, signals, road marking,

inadequate planning for pedestrian crossings, underpasses are important reasons for the road accidents.

- (d) & (e)   The Government has set the target to reducing road accidents fatalities by 50% by    2020 along with other member countries of the United Nations Organization. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken a number of steps to prevent such road accidents 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 requested all States/UTs for setting up of State Road Safety Council and District Road Safety Committees, and to hold their meetings regularly.
- iv. 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.
- v. Road safety has been made an integral part of road design at planning stage.
- vi. Road Safety Audit of selected stretches of National Highways has been taken up.
- vii. High  priority  has  been  accorded  to  identification  and  rectification  of  black  spots (accident prone spots) on national highways.
- viii. The  threshold  for  four  laning  of  national  highway  has  been  reduced  from  15,000 Passenger Car Units (PCUs) to 10,000 PCUs.
- ix. Setting  up  of  model  driving  training  institutes  in  States  and  refresher  training  to drivers of Heavy Motor Vehicle in the unorganized sector.
- x. Advocacy/Publicity campaign on road safety through the electronic and print media.
- xi. Tightening of safety standards for vehicles like Seat Belts, anti-lock braking system etc.
- xii. Providing  cranes  and  ambulances  to  various  State  Governments  under  the  National Highway Accident Relief Service  Scheme  for  development  on  National  Highways. National Highways Authority of India also provides ambulances at a distance of 50 Km. on each of its completed stretches of National Highways under its Operation & Maintenance contracts.

## Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2065 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017 ASKED BY SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA, SHRI HARISH MEENA, SHRI RAOSAHEB  DANVE  PATIL,  SHRI  AJAY  MISRA  TENI,  DR.  NARAMALLI  SIVA  PRASAD,  SHRI  GOPAL SHETTY, SHRI RAHUL KASWAN REGARDINGROAD SAFETY

| Sl.   | States/UTs               | Accidents   | Accidents   | Accidents   | Accidents   |        |        |        |        |
|-------|--------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| No.   |                          | 2012        | 2013        | 2014        | 2015        | 2012   | 2013   | 2014   | 2015   |
| 1     | 2                        | 3           | 4           | 5           | 6           | 7      | 8      | 9      | 10     |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh           | 42524       | 43482       | 24440       | 24258       | 14964  | 14171  | 7908   | 8297   |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh        | 251         | 308         | 205         | 284         | 138    | 143    | 119    | 127    |
| 3     | Assam                    | 6535        | 7211        | 7144        | 6959        | 2291   | 2441   | 2522   | 2397   |
| 4     | Bihar                    | 10320       | 10200       | 9556        | 9555        | 5056   | 5061   | 4913   | 5421   |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh             | 13511       | 13657       | 13821       | 14446       | 3167   | 3477   | 4022   | 4082   |
| 6     | Goa                      | 4312        | 4294        | 4229        | 4338        | 292    | 266    | 290    | 311    |
| 7     | Gujarat                  | 27949       | 25391       | 23712       | 23183       | 7817   | 7613   | 7955   | 8119   |
| 8     | Haryana                  | 10065       | 10482       | 10676       | 11174       | 4446   | 4517   | 4483   | 4879   |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh         | 2899        | 2981        | 3058        | 3010        | 1109   | 1054   | 1199   | 1096   |
| 10    | Jammu& Kashmir           | 6709        | 6457        | 5861        | 5836        | 1165   | 990    | 992    | 917    |
| 11    | Jharkhand                | 5711        | 5569        | 5201        | 5162        | 2818   | 2706   | 2628   | 2893   |
| 12    | Karnataka                | 44448       | 44020       | 43713       | 44011       | 9448   | 10046  | 10452  | 10856  |
| 13    | Kerala                   | 36174       | 35215       | 36282       | 39014       | 4286   | 4258   | 4049   | 4196   |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh           | 51210       | 51810       | 53472       | 54947       | 8175   | 8588   | 8569   | 9314   |
| 15    | Maharashtra              | 66316       | 63019       | 61627       | 63805       | 13333  | 13029  | 12803  | 13212  |
| 16    | Manipur                  | 771         | 671         | 743         | 671         | 158    | 165    | 168    | 139    |
| 17    | Meghalaya                | 483         | 525         | 542         | 606         | 219    | 130    | 141    | 183    |
| 18    | Mizoram                  | 110         | 114         | 132         | 70          | 77     | 97     | 103    | 72     |
| 19    | Nagaland                 | 42          | 71          | 305         | 54          | 56     | 30     | 81     | 30     |
| 20    | Odisha                   | 9285        | 9680        | 9648        | 10542       | 3701   | 4062   | 3931   | 4303   |
| 21    | Punjab                   | 6341        | 6323        | 6391        | 6702        | 4820   | 4588   | 4621   | 4893   |
| 22    | Rajasthan                | 22969       | 23592       | 24628       | 24072       | 9528   | 9724   | 10289  | 10510  |
| 23    | Sikkim                   | 158         | 244         | 203         | 219         | 55     | 68     | 59     | 70     |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu               | 67757       | 66238       | 67250       | 69059       | 16175  | 15563  | 15190  | 15642  |
| 25    | Telangana                | NA          | NA          | 20078       | 21252       | NA     | NA     | 6906   | 7110   |
| 26    | Tripura                  | 888         | 818         | 716         | 647         | 272    | 226    | 188    | 158    |
| 27    | Uttarakhand              | 1472        | 1297        | 1410        | 1523        | 844    | 766    | 878    | 913    |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh            | 29972       | 30615       | 31034       | 32385       | 16149  | 16004  | 16287  | 17666  |
| 29    | West Bengal              | 12290       | 12414       | 12875       | 13208       | 5397   | 5504   | 5875   | 6234   |
| 30    | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 236         | 200         | 218         | 258         | 25     | 40     | 23     | 23     |
| 31    | Chandigarh               | 419         | 410         | 369         | 416         | 136    | 117    | 131    | 129    |
| 32    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 85          | 91          | 87          | 69          | 53     | 49     | 59     | 42     |
| 33    | Daman &Diu               | 50          | 59          | 39          | 70          | 29     | 31     | 15     | 42     |
| 34 35 | Delhi Lakshadweep        | 6937 3      | 7566 1      | 8623 1      | 8085 3      | 1866 0 | 1820 0 | 1671 0 | 1622 0 |
| 36    | Puducherry               |             |             | 1111        | 1530        |        | 228    |        |        |
|       |                          | 1181        | 1451        |             |             | 193    |        | 151    | 235    |
|       | Total                    | 490383      | 486476      | 489400      | 501423      | 138258 | 137572 | 139671 | 146133 |

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