Lok Sabha Question No. 183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Number of Deaths on National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: CHANDU LAL SAHU, OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 183

ANSWERED ON 2 ND     FEBRUARY 2017

## NUMBER OF DEATHS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## 183.    SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU: SHRI OM BIRLA:

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

be pleased to state:

( a) the number of persons killed in accidents occured on National Highways (NHs) during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise and NH-wise;

- (b) whether the Government has conducted any survey on road accidents on NHs;
- (c) if so, the details and outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to minimise the number of road accidents on NHs and deaths caused by it?

## ANSWER

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

(a)    Total  number of persons killed on National Highways including Expressways in the country during the last three calendar years and the current year i.e 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 are annexed.

(b)  &  (c) Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  collects  data  on  road  accidents  from  all States/UTs in a format developed as per the Asia Pacific Road Accident Database (APRAD) project of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (UNESCAP).  These data are analyzed and an annual publication titled 'Road Accidents in India' is released every year by the Transport Research Wing of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.  The latest issue of the publication  was  released  in  May  2016.    The  report  contains  data  on  road  accidents  and  related parameters, including factors causing road accidents, for all States/UTs. The annual publications are available on the website of this Ministry i.e. www.morth.nic.in

- (d)      The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken a number of steps to prevent   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, encouraging safer road infrastructure including application of intelligent transport, enforcement of safety laws trauma care 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. Based on this, a draft action plan has been shared with the states.
- 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.  A total of  789 such black spots have been identified for improvement.
- viii. 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.
- 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, Power-steering, 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 RFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART ( a) OF LOK SBHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 183 ANSWERED ON 2.2.2017 ASKED BY SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU AND  SHRI OM BIRLA  REGARDING NUMBER OF DEATHS ON NATIONAL  HIGHWAYS.

Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents  on National Highways*

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               | Total Number of Persons Killed   | Total Number of Persons Killed   |   Total Number of Persons Killed |   Total Number of Persons Killed |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               | 2012                             | 2013                             |                             2014 |                             2015 |
| 1         | 2                        | 3                                | 4                                |                                5 |                                6 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 4911                             | 4709                             |                             2970 |                             3235 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 58                               | 58                               |                               52 |                               49 |
| 3         | Assam                    | 1412                             | 1463                             |                             1392 |                             1427 |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 1855                             | 1890                             |                             2013 |                             2002 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             | 956                              | 1124                             |                             1118 |                             1201 |
| 6         | Goa                      | 121                              | 104                              |                              108 |                              132 |
| 7         | Gujarat                  | 1939                             | 1920                             |                             2149 |                             2136 |
| 8         | Haryana                  | 1748                             | 1807                             |                             1704 |                             1759 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         | 374                              | 346                              |                              389 |                              369 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 498                              | 432                              |                              452 |                              357 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                | 1090                             | 1153                             |                              669 |                             1325 |
| 12        | Karnataka                | 3330                             | 3353                             |                             4256 |                             3657 |
| 13        | Kerala                   | 1445                             | 1336                             |                             1261 |                             1368 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           | 2408                             | 2479                             |                             2395 |                             2287 |
| 15        | Maharashtra              | 3821                             | 3698                             |                             3577 |                             3789 |
| 16        | Manipur                  | 90                               | 89                               |                              100 |                               94 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                | 121                              | 52                               |                               93 |                               89 |
| 18        | Mizoram                  | 44                               | 29                               |                               40 |                               20 |
| 19        | Nagaland                 | 26                               | 14                               |                               35 |                               10 |
| 20        | Odisha                   | 1730                             | 1706                             |                             1641 |                             1795 |
| 21        | Punjab                   | 1552                             | 1360                             |                             1482 |                             1538 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                | 3502                             | 3391                             |                             3598 |                             3709 |
| 23        | Sikkim                   | 31                               | 35                               |                               33 |                               37 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               | 5671                             | 5710                             |                             5344 |                             5752 |
| 25        | Telangana                | NA                               | NA                               |                             1895 |                             2103 |
| 26        | Tripura                  | 109                              | 83                               |                               74 |                               50 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand              | 524                              | 395                              |                              479 |                              464 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh            | 6657                             | 4390                             |                             5827 |                             7773 |
| 29        | West Bengal              | 2331                             | 2037                             |                             2152 |                             2243 |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 10                               | 15                               |                                7 |                                4 |
| 31        | Chandigarh               | 35                               | 9                                |                               21 |                               19 |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 0                                | 0                                |                                0 |                                0 |
| 33        | Daman &Diu               | 0                                | 0                                |                                0 |                                5 |
| 34        | Delhi                    | 300                              | 301                              |                              253 |                              260 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              | 0                                | 0                                |                                0 |                                0 |
| 36        | Puducherry               | 69                               | 124                              |                               70 |                              146 |
| Total     | Total                    | 48768                            | 45612                            |                            47649 |                            51204 |

* Includes expressways.   # NA: Not Applicable

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