Lok Sabha Question No. 706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Vehicle Accidents
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†706

TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  THE  7 TH   FEBRUARY,  2017  /  MAGHA  18,  1938 (SAKA)

VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

†706. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the norms laid down by Supreme Court regarding plying of vehicles like buses etc. in the NCT of Delhi are not being followed and if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard;

(b)  the  total  number  of  persons  killed/injured  in  road  accidents  during each of the last three years and the current year, vehicle-wise;

(c) the details of the action taken by the Government against the guilty drivers during the said period; and

(d) the effective steps taken by the Government  to ensure the compliance of norms laid down by the Supreme Court?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a): Government  of  NCT  of  Delhi  (GNCTD)  has  informed  that  the directions given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court for plying of vehicles like buses  etc  in  the  NCT  of  Delhi  are  complied  by  them  by  appropriately amending the extant rules and regulations, and enforcement of which is carried through the enforcement teams of the Transport Department and Delhi Police.

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(b): The total number of persons killed and injured vehicle-wise in road accidents in  NCT  of  Delhi  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year (upto 15.01.2017) are at Annexure.

(c): Delhi Police has informed that action as per law is taken against guilty  drivers.  The  Transport  Department,  GNCTD  cancels  the  driving licenses  of  persons  on  the  intimation  made  by  the  Delhi  Police  about their  being  involved  in  fatal  accidents.      The  total  number  of  guilty drivers  arrested  by  Delhi  Police  during  the  year  2014,  2015,  2016  and 2017 (up to 15.1.2017) are 5248, 4776, 4124, & 126 respectively.

(d): Steps  are  taken  by  the  Transport  Department,  GNCTD  and  Delhi Police  to  ensure  the  compliance  of  norms  laid  down  by  the  Supreme Court,  which  inter-alia  include  incorporation  of  directions  relating  to school buses in the permit conditions and regular action by Enforcement Branch of Transport Department and Delhi Police in case of violation of norms  laid  down  by  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  by  way  of  challaning/ impounding of such vehicles.

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## YEAR-2014

| VEHICLE          |   TOTAL ACCIDENT |   PERSONS INJURED |   PERSONS KILLED |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| AMBULANCE        |                6 |                 5 |                0 |
| BUS DTC          |              205 |               189 |               41 |
| BUS MINI/RTV     |               71 |                92 |                7 |
| BUS OTHER        |              150 |               138 |               39 |
| BUS OTHER STATE  |               36 |                38 |                9 |
| BUS SCHOOL       |               14 |                 9 |                4 |
| CALL CENTER CAB  |                5 |                 6 |                0 |
| CAR PVT          |             2712 |              2909 |              293 |
| CLUSTER BUS      |               54 |                48 |               13 |
| CRANE            |               26 |                20 |               10 |
| CYCLE RICKSHOW   |                3 |                 4 |                2 |
| CYCLIST          |                1 |                 1 |                0 |
| DELIVERY VAN     |              144 |               140 |               22 |
| E RICKSHAW       |               20 |                20 |                2 |
| GRAMIN SEWA      |              108 |               127 |               17 |
| HTV/GOODS        |              620 |               516 |              213 |
| MATADOR          |                1 |                 1 |                0 |
| MILITARY VEH.    |                4 |                 4 |                2 |
| POLICE VEHICLE   |                1 |                 0 |                1 |
| SCOOTRIST/MC     |             1304 |              1359 |              143 |
| STEEM ROLLER     |                1 |                 0 |                1 |
| TANKER           |               58 |                46 |               20 |
| TAXI             |               95 |               116 |                5 |
| TEMPO            |              453 |               417 |              103 |
| TRACTOR          |               39 |                36 |               12 |
| TRAILER/CONTANR  |               59 |                47 |               15 |
| TSR              |              228 |               243 |               27 |
| UN-KNOWN VEHICLE |             2205 |              1752 |              670 |
| TOTAL            |             8623 |              8283 |             1671 |

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## YEAR - 2015

| VEHICLE          |   TOTAL ACCIDENT |   PERSONS INJURED |   PERSONS KILLED |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| AMBULANCE        |                3 |                 3 |                0 |
| BUS DTC          |              151 |               153 |               34 |
| BUS MINI/RTV     |               79 |                95 |               16 |
| BUS OTHER        |              152 |               140 |               42 |
| BUS OTHER STATE  |               24 |                23 |                7 |
| BUS SCHOOL       |                8 |                15 |                5 |
| CALL CENTER CAB  |                7 |                10 |                0 |
| CAR PVT          |             2771 |              3149 |              316 |
| CLUSTER BUS      |               60 |                51 |               26 |
| CRANE            |               33 |                33 |                9 |
| CYCLE RICKSHOW   |                1 |                 0 |                1 |
| CYCLIST          |                1 |                 1 |                0 |
| DELIVERY VAN     |              122 |               139 |               21 |
| E RICKSHAW       |                9 |                13 |                0 |
| GRAMIN SEWA      |               77 |                91 |               10 |
| HTV/GOODS        |              620 |               546 |              235 |
| MILITARY VEH.    |                3 |                 2 |                1 |
| POLICE VEHICLE   |                1 |                 1 |                0 |
| SCOOTRIST/MC     |             1331 |              1441 |              168 |
| STEEM ROLLER     |                1 |                 0 |                1 |
| TANKER           |               69 |                66 |               19 |
| TAXI             |              122 |               145 |               16 |
| TEMPO            |              376 |               377 |               88 |
| TONGA/REHRA      |                2 |                 2 |                0 |
| TRACTOR          |               47 |                40 |               14 |
| TRAILER/CONTANR  |               34 |                29 |               14 |
| TSR              |              234 |               279 |               21 |
| UN-KNOWN VEHICLE |             1747 |              1414 |              558 |
| TOTAL            |             8085 |              8258 |             1622 |

## YEAR-2016

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| VEHICLE          |   TOTAL ACCIDENT |   PERSONS INJURED |   PERSONS KILLED |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| AMBULANCE        |                6 |                 6 |                1 |
| BULLOCK CARTS    |                1 |                 0 |                1 |
| BUS DTC          |              130 |               118 |               33 |
| BUS MINI/RTV     |               83 |                95 |               17 |
| BUS OTHER        |              147 |               125 |               47 |
| BUS OTHER STATE  |               11 |                14 |                4 |
| BUS SCHOOL       |                6 |                 5 |                3 |
| CALL CENTER CAB  |                2 |                 2 |                0 |
| CAR PVT          |             2341 |              2560 |              267 |
| CLUSTER BUS      |               50 |                48 |               12 |
| CRANE            |               16 |                14 |                6 |
| CYCLE RICKSHOW   |                3 |                 3 |                0 |
| CYCLIST          |                1 |                 3 |                0 |
| DELIVERY VAN     |              113 |               115 |               22 |
| E RICKSHAW       |               28 |                33 |                2 |
| GRAMIN SEWA      |               59 |                61 |               11 |
| HAND CARTS       |                1 |                 1 |                0 |
| HTV/GOODS        |              476 |               432 |              181 |
| MILITARY VEH.    |                5 |                 0 |                5 |
| POLICE VEHICLE   |                2 |                 2 |                0 |
| SCOOTRIST/MC     |             1115 |              1179 |              154 |
| TANKER           |               34 |                31 |               10 |
| TAXI             |              158 |               171 |               20 |
| TEMPO            |              308 |               303 |               77 |
| TRACTOR          |               60 |                42 |               28 |
| TRAILER/CONTANR  |               31 |                40 |                7 |
| TSR              |              220 |               245 |               26 |
| UN-KNOWN VEHICLE |             1968 |              1506 |              657 |
| TOTAL            |             7375 |              7154 |             1591 |

## YEAR-2017 (upto 15.01.2017)

| VEHICLE          |   TOTAL ACCIDENT |   PERSONS INJURED |   PERSONS KILLED |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| BUS DTC          |                4 |                 1 |                3 |
| BUS MINI/RTV     |                1 |                 1 |                0 |
| BUS OTHER        |                3 |                 4 |                0 |
| BUS OTHER STATE  |                1 |                 0 |                1 |
| CAR PVT          |               63 |                67 |                5 |
| CLUSTER BUS      |                1 |                 1 |                0 |
| CRANE            |                1 |                 1 |                0 |
| GRAMIN SEWA      |                2 |                 1 |                1 |
| HTV/GOODS        |               20 |                16 |                8 |
| POLICE VEHICLE   |                1 |                 1 |                1 |
| SCOOTRIST/MC     |               40 |                46 |                1 |
| TAXI             |                8 |                 8 |                0 |
| TEMPO            |                8 |                11 |                1 |
| TRAILER/CONTANR  |                1 |                 1 |                0 |
| TSR              |                3 |                 4 |                0 |
| UN-KNOWN VEHICLE |              125 |               109 |               26 |
| TOTAL            |              282 |               272 |               47 |

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