Lok Sabha Question No. 1131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Drunk-Driver Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL, M. I. SHANAVAS, FEROZE VARUN GANDHI, INNOCENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1131

ANSWERED ON  21 st DECEMBER, 2017

## DRUNK-DRIVER  ACCIDENTS

1131. SHRI  JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

SHRI  M. I. SHANAVAS:

SHRI  FEROZE  VARUN GANDHI:

SHRI  INNOCENT:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether increase in the number of road accidents due to drunk driving has been reported from various States of the country;
- (b) if so, the details of road accidents due to drunk driving reported during the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken or being taken by the Government to check drunk driving?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI  MANSUKH  L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (b)  As per the information received from police department of States/UTs, the number of road accidents due to intake of alcohol by drivers during last three years is as under:-

| Year   | Road Accidents due to Intake of Alcohol   |   Total number of Road Accidents |
|--------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 18,916 | 4,89,400                                  |                             2014 |
| 16,298 | 5,01,423                                  |                             2015 |
| 14,894 | 4,80,652                                  |                             2016 |

State/UT-wise  total  number  of  road  accidents  due  to  intake  of  alcohol  during  the calendar years 2014 to 2016 is at Annexure.

- (c) Following  steps  have  been  initiated  by  the  Government  to  curbthe  number  of  road accidents caused by drunken driving: -
- (i)    Section  185  of  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988 provides for punishment of imprisonment or fine or both for the offence of drunken driving cases.
- (ii) Allthe State Government/UTs have been requested to ensure that no license is issued to liquor vendors along National Highways.  Further they have also been requested to review

cases where licence has already been given for liquor vendors along National Highways and to take corrective action.

(iii) Ministry undertakes campaigns through print and electronic media to spread awareness about dangers of drunken driving.

(iv)  Motor  Vehicles  (Amendment)  Bill  2017,  which  has  been  introduced  in  the  House  by Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways,  provides  for  enhanced  fines  for  the  offence  of drunken driving and other traffic violations.

(v)Enforcement of various provisions  of  Motor Vehicles  Act,  1988  is  the  responsibility  of State Governments. This Ministry has issued instructions to all State Governments to invoke Section 185 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 which provides for punishment of imprisonment or fine or both for the offence of drunken driving.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.1131 FOR ANSWER ON 21-12-2017 ASKED BY SHRI  JAGDAMBIKA  PAL: ,SHRI  M. I. SHANAVAS:, SHRI FEROZE VARUN  GANDHI:,SHRI  INNOCENT REGARDING DRUNK-DRIVER ACCIDENTS

## ROAD  ACCIDENTS   DUE  TO  INTAKE  OF  ALCOHOL  BY  DRIVERS

| S.No   | State/UTs         | 2014   | 2015   | 2016   |
|--------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1      | 2                 | 4      | 5      | 6      |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 594    | 490    | 128    |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 11     | 22     | 15     |
| 3      | Assam             | 613    | 611    | 352    |
| 4      | Bihar             | 1680   | 1457   | 593    |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 335    | 227    | 145    |
| 6      | Goa               | 9      | 6      | 3      |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 42     | 361    | 64     |
| 8      | Haryana           | 1095   | 1092   | 529    |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 74     | 50     | 72     |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 388    | 375    | 47     |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 611    | 1518   | 543    |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 2207   | 298    | 396    |
| 13     | Kerala            | 35     | 49     | 133    |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 3540   | 2665   | 3083   |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 1251   | 1345   | 226    |
| 16     | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 71     |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 25     | 137    | 35     |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 16     | 15     | 27     |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 91     | 2      | 13     |
| 20     | Orissa            | 637    | 972    | 1255   |
| 21     | Punjab            | 442    | 118    | 317    |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 915    | 667    | 673    |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 8      | 30     | 12     |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 1416   | 818    | 531    |
| 25     | Telangana         | 968    | 42     | 202    |
| 26     | Tripura           | 12     | 13     | 5      |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 508    | 6      | 40     |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 1232   | 2403   | 4633   |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 0      | 413    | 462    |
| 30     | A &NIslands       | 25     | 30     | 27     |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 11     | 8      | 9      |
| 32     | D &NHaveli        | 1      | 6      | 0      |
| 33     | Daman &Diu        | 0      | 7      | 7      |
| 34     | Delhi             | 51     | 40     | 164    |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 73     | 5      | 82     |
| Total  | Total             | 18,916 | 16,298 | 14,894 |

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