Lok Sabha Question No. 1830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Road Safety Policy
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO, ASADUDDIN OWAISI

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Union  and  State  Governments  are  framing  a  road  safety  policy  and  lead agencies  have  been  identified  to  work  as  secretariats  of  the  State  Road  Safety  Councils  to coordinate  on  activities  such  as  issuance  of  driving  licences,  registration  of  vehicles,  road safety and features of vehicles;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and progress made therein, State-wise;
- (c) whether 90% of the deaths due to road accidents are a result of a lack of strict enforcement of safety rules and punishment, if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  only  half  of  the  number  of  victims'  families  received compensations, if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise particularly in Andhra Pradesh and reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  steps  being  taken  to  fix  responsibility  and  functions  of  the  councils  by  periodically reviewing the laws and take appropriate remedial steps along with the setting up of lead agencies and district road safety committees by January 31, 2018?

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

## (SHRI  MANSUKH  L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) & (b)   No, Madam. The Union Cabinet has already approved the National Road Safety Policy  in  2010.  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  has  introduced  a  Motor  Vehicle (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the House. Lok Sabha has passed the Bill and currently it is before Rajya Sabha for passing. The Bill contains the provision of setting up of National Road Safety Traffic Management Board (NRSTMB) which will work as lead agency for the Government of India.  The Hon'ble Supreme Court has directed all the States to frame State Road Safety Policy  and  establish  lead  agency  to  all  States  /  UTs.  As  per  information  available  with Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways,  all  the  States  /  UTs  except  Assam,  Nagaland, Tripura,  Delhi,  Lakshadweep,  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli  and  Andaman  have  notified  the Road Safety Policy.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1830

ANSWERED ON  28 th  DECEMBER, 2017

## ROAD SAFETY  POLICY

1830. SHRI  KONAKALLA  NARAYANA  RAO:

SHRI ASADUDDIN  OWAISI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT  AND  HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(c) Any road accident or road accident death may have multiple dimensional. Ideally, the factor  responsible  should  be  established  through  objective  assessment  of  the  circumstances under which the road accident occurred. Based on the extent data reporting system, drivers fault  is  single  most  important  factor  responsible  for  road  accident  (84%)  killings,  (80.3%) injuries (83.9%) on all roads in the country 2016.

(d) As  per  Section  165(1)  of  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988,  a  State  Government  may,  by notification in the official Gazette, constitute one or more Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals for  such  area  as  may  be  specified  in  the  notification  for  the  purpose  of  adjudicating  upon claims for compensation in respect of accidents involving the death of, or bodily injury to, persons arising  out  of  the  use  of  motor  vehicles,  or  damages  to  any  property  of  the  third party so arising, or both. Sub-section (2) of Section 165 empowers the State Government to appoint such number of members as the State Government may think fit to appoint. Subsection (3) of Section 165 empowers State Government to regulate distribution of business if there are two or more Claims Tribunals for an area. Thus, the matter regarding disposal of cases by Motor Accident Claims Tribunals comes under the jurisdiction of State Governments. The  State-wise  data  for  pending  road  accident  cases  /  compensation  is  not maintained by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.

(e) As per Section 215 (3) of Motor Vehicle Act 1988, District Road Safety Committee are to be constituted by the State Government.

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