Lok Sabha Question No. 1143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Driving Training Institutes
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.

## 1143

ANSWERED  ON 08 TH   FEBRUARY, 2018

## DRIVING TRAINING INSTITUTES

## 1143. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  the  target  to  reduce  the  number  of  deaths  in  road accidents to half by 2020;

(b) if so, the details of the steps being taken by the Government in this regard;

(c)  whether  financial  assistance  is  provided  by  the  Government  to  the  States  to  purchase ambulance and breath analyses machines;

(d)  if  so,  the  financial  assistance  given  during  the  last  three  years,  State-wise  including Jharkhand;

(e) whether there is any scheme of the Government to open model driving training institutes and vehicle inspection and certification centres in various States; and

(f) if so, the funds provided to the various States including Jharkhand and utilised during the last three years for this purpose?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) & (b) United National Organization has set the target to reduce road accidents and road accidents fatalities by 50% by 2020. The Government is also committed to achieve the target set  by  United  National  Organization  along  with  other  member  countries.  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  constituted  Group  of  Ministers  of  State  Transport  Minister  to examine the best practices of Transport and suggest issues to improve road safety.
- v. Based on the recommendation of Group of Minister, the Ministry introduced Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2017 covering entire gamut of 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. High  priority  has  been  accorded  to  identification  and  rectification  of  black  spots (accident prone spots) on national highways.
- x. 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.
- xi. Setting  up  of  model  driving  training  institutes  in  States  and  refresher  training  to drivers of Heavy Motor Vehicle in the unorganized sector.
- xii. Advocacy/Publicity campaign on road safety through the electronic and print media.
- xiii. Tightening of safety standards for vehicles like Seat Belts, anti-lock braking system etc.

(c)  &  (d)  The  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  is  implementing  the  schemes  of National  Highways  Accident  Relief  Service  Scheme  (NHARSS)  and  Road  Safety  and Pollution  Testing  Equipment  and  Programme  Implementation  under  which  financial assistance are provided for procurement of ambulances and breath analysers respectively. The  details  of  fund  transferred  to  the  States  /  UTs  for  procurement  of  breath  analyzers during last three years is at Annexure - I.

(e) & (f) The  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  is  implementing  the  schemes under which financial assistance are provided to States / UTs for setting up of Institute of Driving Training and Research and setting up of Inspection and Certification Centre. The details of fund provided to the State / UTs during last three years are Annexure II.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  &  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1143 ANSWERED ON  08/02/2018 ASKED BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH AND ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR

Details of fund transferred to the States / UTs for procurement of breath analysers

2014 -15 :

NIL

2015 -16

|   S. No. | Name of States   | Amount Transferred   |
|----------|------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Jammu & Kashmir  | 35,93,869/-          |
|        2 | Sikkim           | 35,53,281/-          |
|        3 | Punjab           | 28,14,480/-          |
|        4 | West Bengal      | 35,48,960/-          |

2016 -17

|   S. No. | Name of States           | Amount Transferred   |
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Manipur                  | 14,07,240            |
|        2 | Meghalaya                | 14,07,240            |
|        3 | Mizoram                  | 14,07,240            |
|        4 | Uttrakhand               | 14,07,240            |
|        5 | Andman & Nicobar Islands | 3,37,737             |
|        6 | Tripura                  | 15,19,819            |

Details of fund transferred to the States / UTs for procurement of ambulances

2014 -15:

NIL

2015-16

|   S. No. | Name of the State / UT   |   No. of BLSA allotted | Amount released (In Rs.)   | Amount released (In Rs. )   |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Jammu & Kashmir          |                    136 | 14,96,00,000/-             | 13,46,40,000/-              |
|        2 | Sikkim                   |                     31 | 03,41,00,000/-             | 03,41,00,000/-              |
|        3 | Mizoram                  |                     05 | 55,00,000/-                | 53,61,260/-                 |
|        4 | Total                    |                    172 | 18,92,00,000/-             | 17,41,01,260/-              |

2016 -17: NIL

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  &  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1143 ANSWERED ON  08.02.2018 ASKED BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH AND ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR

Details  of  funds  released  during  2014-15  to  2016  -17  for  setting  up  of  Institute  of Driving and Training Research (IDTR).

| S. No.   | Name of State    | Amount released (Rs. in Crore)   | Amount released (Rs. in Crore)   | Amount released (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|          |                  | 2014 - 15                        | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          |
| 1.       | Bihar            | 5.00                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 2        | Himachal Pradesh | 5.00                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 3        | Kerala           | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh   | 0.97                             | 0.07                             | 0                                |
| 5        | Maharashtra      | 0                                | 0.78                             | 0                                |
| 6        | Rajasthan        | 0                                | 0                                | 1.50                             |
| 7        | Tripura          | 0                                | 5.00                             | 0                                |
| 8        | Uttar Pradesh    | 1.5                              | 0                                | 5.00                             |
| 9.       | Jharkhand        | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 10       | Manipur          | 0                                | 0                                | 1.20                             |
| 11       | Andhra Pradesh   | 0                                | 0                                | 1.50                             |
| 12.      | Telangana        | 0                                | 0                                | 1.50                             |

Details  of  funds  released  during  2014-15  to  2016  -17  to  the  States  /  agencies authorized by the States for setting up of Inspection and Certification (I & C) Centre.

| S. No   | Name of State   | Amount released (Rs. in Crore)   | Amount released (Rs. in Crore)   | Amount released (Rs. in Crore)   |
|---------|-----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         |                 | 2014-15                          | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          |
| 1       | Delhi           | 0.80                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 2       | Gujarat         | 2.50                             | 2.20                             | 0                                |
| 3       | Haryana         | 0                                | 0.80                             | 0                                |
| 4       | Karnataka       | 4.60                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 5       | Maharashtra     | 2.00                             | 0.29                             | 0.93                             |
| 6       | Madhya Pradesh  | 1.71                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 7       | Rajasthan       | 1.94                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 8       | Telangana       | 0                                | 2.50                             | 2.65                             |
| 9       | Uttar Pradesh   | 1.50                             | 2.50                             | 4.40                             |
| 10      | West Bengal     | 0                                | 1.06                             | 0                                |
| 11      | Nagaland        | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 12      | Chhattisgarh    | 0                                | 0                                | 0.50                             |
| 13.     | Sikkim          | 0                                | 1.10                             | 0                                |
| 14      | West Bengal     | 0                                | 1.06                             | 0                                |
| 15      | Odisha          | 1.08                             | 0                                | 1.88                             |

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