Lok Sabha Question No. 4535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA, K.R.P. PRABAKARAN, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4535

ANSWERED  ON  22 nd   March, 2018

## ROAD  ACCIDENTS

4535. SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD: SHRI K.R.P. PRABAKARAN: SHRI  SANJAY  HARIBHAU  JADHAV:  SHRI TAMRADHWAJ  SAHU:

Will  the  Minister  of  ROAD  TRANSPORT  AND  HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether incidents of the road accidents are on the rise due to non-adherence of the traffic rules by the road users including drivers and if so, the details thereof indicating the number of fatalities in road accidents during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (b)    whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  any  insurance  cover/  compensation  to next of kin of accident victims, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  free/cashless  treatment  to  the  victims injured of road accidents, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether the Government proposes to make certain mandatory safety procedures during driving of the vehicles and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI  MANSUKH  L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) As per the report 'Road Accidents in India 2016' prepared based on data furnished by the  Police  Departments  of  States  and  UTs,  drivers'  fault  is  single  most  important  factor responsible for road accidents (84%), killings (80.3%) and injuries (83.9%) on all roads in the country during 2016.  The total number of road accidents, persons killed and injured in road accidents for the last three years are given below:

|   Years | Total Number of Road Accidents   | Total Number of Persons killed   |
|---------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|    2014 | 4,89,400                         | 1,39,671                         |
|    2015 | 5,01,423                         | 1,46,133                         |
|    2016 | 4,80,652                         | 1,50,785                         |

The data for the year 2017 and 2018 is not yet published. State-wise details of the total number of  road  accidents  and  persons  killed  in  road  accidents  for  the  last  three  years  are  given  at Annexure I and II respectively.

(b) The Motor Vehicles Act 1988 contains the provision of compensation.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.  Subsection  (2)  of  Section  165  empowers  the  State  Government  to  appoint  such  number  of members as the State Government may think fit to appoint. Sub-section (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.

(c) Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  has  inserted  a  provision  in  Motor  Vehicle (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which inter-alia envisages the creation of a Motor Vehicle Accident Fund and implementation of Cashless Treatment Scheme during Golden Hour.

(d) The Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  has  issued  notification  G.S.R.  1483  (E) dated  07.12.2017  vide  which  Motor  vehicles  of  category  M1,  manufactured  on  and  after  the 1 st day  of  July,  2019,  are  to  comply  with  additional  safety  features  like  seat  belt  reminder, manual over-ride, speed alert system, vehicle reverse  gear sensor etc. and its requirements as stipulated in Automotive Industry Standard (AIS) 145- 2017 as amended from time to time.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 4535  ANSWERED  ON    22/03/2018    ASKED  BY SHRI  RAM  CHARITRA  NISHAD:  SHRI  K.R.P. PRABAKARAN: SHRI  SANJAY HARIBHAU  JADHAV:  SHRI TAMRADHWAJ  SAHU:

## Total Number of Road Accidents in India: 2014 to 2016

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents during | State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents during   |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                          |                                                  2014 |                                                  2015 | 2016                                                  |
| 1         | 2                        |                                                     3 |                                                     4 | 24888                                                 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           |                                                 24440 |                                                 24258 |                                                       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                                   205 |                                                   284 | 249                                                   |
| 3         | Assam                    |                                                  7144 |                                                  6959 | 7435                                                  |
| 4         | Bihar                    |                                                  9556 |                                                  9555 | 8222                                                  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             |                                                 13821 |                                                 14446 | 13580                                                 |
| 6         | Goa                      |                                                  4229 |                                                  4338 | 4304                                                  |
| 7         | Gujarat                  |                                                 23712 |                                                 23183 | 21859                                                 |
| 8         | Haryana                  |                                                 10676 |                                                 11174 | 11234                                                 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                  3058 |                                                  3010 | 3168                                                  |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                                  5861 |                                                  5836 | 5501                                                  |
| 11        | Jharkhand                |                                                  5201 |                                                  5162 | 4932                                                  |
| 12        | Karnataka                |                                                 43713 |                                                 44011 | 44403                                                 |
| 13        | Kerala                   |                                                 36282 |                                                 39014 | 39420                                                 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                 53472 |                                                 54947 | 53972                                                 |
| 15        | Maharashtra              |                                                 61627 |                                                 63805 | 39878                                                 |
| 16        | Manipur                  |                                                   743 |                                                   671 | 538                                                   |
| 17        | Meghalaya                |                                                   542 |                                                   606 | 620                                                   |
| 18        | Mizoram                  |                                                   132 |                                                    70 | 83                                                    |
| 19        | Nagaland                 |                                                   305 |                                                    54 | 75                                                    |
| 20        | Odisha                   |                                                  9648 |                                                 10542 | 10532                                                 |
| 21        | Punjab                   |                                                  6391 |                                                  6702 | 6952                                                  |
| 22        | Rajasthan                |                                                 24628 |                                                 24072 | 23066                                                 |
| 23        | Sikkim                   |                                                   203 |                                                   219 | 210                                                   |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               |                                                 67250 |                                                 69059 | 71431                                                 |
| 25        | Telangana                |                                                 20078 |                                                 21252 | 22811                                                 |
| 26        | Tripura                  |                                                   716 |                                                   647 | 557                                                   |
| 27        | Uttarakhand              |                                                  1410 |                                                  1523 | 1591                                                  |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh            |                                                 31034 |                                                 32385 | 35612                                                 |
| 29        | West Bengal              |                                                 12875 |                                                 13208 | 13580                                                 |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                                   218 |                                                   258 | 238                                                   |
| 31        | Chandigarh               |                                                   369 |                                                   416 | 428                                                   |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                                    87 |                                                    69 | 70                                                    |
| 33        | Daman &Diu               |                                                    39 |                                                    70 | 71                                                    |
| 34        | Delhi                    |                                                  8623 |                                                  8085 | 7375                                                  |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              |                                                     1 |                                                     3 | 1                                                     |
| 36        | Puducherry               |                                                  1111 |                                                  1530 | 1766                                                  |
| Total     | Total                    |                                                489400 |                                                501423 | 480652                                                |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 4535  ANSWERED  ON    22/03/2018    ASKED  BY SHRI  RAM  CHARITRA  NISHAD:  SHRI  K.R.P. PRABAKARAN: SHRI  SANJAY HARIBHAU  JADHAV:  SHRI TAMRADHWAJ  SAHU:

Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents in India: 2014 to 2016

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents during |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                          |                                                                    2014 |                                                                    2015 |                                                                    2016 |
| 1         | 2                        |                                                                       3 |                                                                       4 |                                                                       5 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           |                                                                    7908 |                                                                    8297 |                                                                    8541 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                                                     119 |                                                                     127 |                                                                     149 |
| 3         | Assam                    |                                                                    2522 |                                                                    2397 |                                                                    2572 |
| 4         | Bihar                    |                                                                    4913 |                                                                    5421 |                                                                    4901 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             |                                                                    4022 |                                                                    4082 |                                                                    3908 |
| 6         | Goa                      |                                                                     290 |                                                                     311 |                                                                     336 |
| 7         | Gujarat                  |                                                                    7955 |                                                                    8119 |                                                                    8136 |
| 8         | Haryana                  |                                                                    4483 |                                                                    4879 |                                                                    5024 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                                    1199 |                                                                    1096 |                                                                    1271 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                                                     992 |                                                                     917 |                                                                     958 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                |                                                                    2628 |                                                                    2893 |                                                                    3027 |
| 12        | Karnataka                |                                                                   10452 |                                                                   10856 |                                                                   11133 |
| 13        | Kerala                   |                                                                    4049 |                                                                    4196 |                                                                    4287 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                                    8569 |                                                                    9314 |                                                                    9646 |
| 15        | Maharashtra              |                                                                   12803 |                                                                   13212 |                                                                   12935 |
| 16        | Manipur                  |                                                                     168 |                                                                     139 |                                                                      81 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                |                                                                     141 |                                                                     183 |                                                                     150 |
| 18        | Mizoram                  |                                                                     103 |                                                                      72 |                                                                      70 |
| 19        | Nagaland                 |                                                                      81 |                                                                      30 |                                                                      46 |
| 20        | Odisha                   |                                                                    3931 |                                                                    4303 |                                                                    4463 |
| 21        | Punjab                   |                                                                    4621 |                                                                    4893 |                                                                    5077 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                |                                                                   10289 |                                                                   10510 |                                                                   10465 |
| 23        | Sikkim                   |                                                                      59 |                                                                      70 |                                                                      85 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               |                                                                   15190 |                                                                   15642 |                                                                   17218 |
| 25        | Telangana                |                                                                    6906 |                                                                    7110 |                                                                    7219 |
| 26        | Tripura                  |                                                                     188 |                                                                     158 |                                                                     173 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand              |                                                                     878 |                                                                     913 |                                                                     962 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh            |                                                                   16287 |                                                                   17666 |                                                                   19320 |
| 29        | West Bengal              |                                                                    5875 |                                                                    6234 |                                                                    6544 |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                                                      23 |                                                                      23 |                                                                      17 |
| 31        | Chandigarh               |                                                                     131 |                                                                     129 |                                                                     151 |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                                                      59 |                                                                      42 |                                                                      46 |
| 33        | Daman &Diu               |                                                                      15 |                                                                      42 |                                                                      38 |
| 34        | Delhi                    |                                                                    1671 |                                                                    1622 |                                                                    1591 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              |                                                                       0 |                                                                       0 |                                                                       1 |
| 36        | Puducherry               |                                                                     151 |                                                                     235 |                                                                     244 |
|           | Total                    |                                                                  139671 |                                                                  146133 |                                                                  150785 |