Lok Sabha Question No. 212 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Impact of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study on the efficacy and impact of the Motor Vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019  to  address  the  deficiencies/  loopholes  of  the  earlier provisions;
- (b) if so, the findings thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received any information/feedback on the said Act from any agencies or State Governments;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) whether there has been any decrease in the number of vehicle accidents after implementation of the said Act and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 212

ANSWERED ON 5 TH  MARCH, 2020

## IMPACT OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

## *212.   SHRI D. K. SURESH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  212  ANSWERED  ON  05.03.2020  ASKED  BY  SHRI  D.  K. SURESH REGARDING IMPACT OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

- (a) and (b) No such study has been conducted by the Ministry.
- (c) and (d) Few references  have  been  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Chhattisgarh, Gujarat,  Haryana  and  Kerala  and  from  certain  agencies  like  Society  of  Indian  Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and Bus & Car Operators Confederation of India (BOCI). The Ministry has  examined  and  have  considered  suggestions  while  framing  the  Draft  Rules  required  to  be published for implementing the provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019.
- (e) As per the information available from certain States and UTs, the details of fatalities in comparison to the corresponding figures of last year are as under :-

## Comparative Vehicle Accidents Data for State/UTs

| Sr. No.   | State         | Fatalities     | Fatalities     | Percentage Change (+/-)   |
|-----------|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | State         | Sept/Oct. 2018 | Sept/Oct. 2019 | Percentage Change (+/-)   |
| 1         | Kerala        | 321            | 314            | -2.1%                     |
| 2         | Uttar Pradesh | 1503           | 1355           | -9.8%                     |
| 3         | Bihar         | 459            | 411            | -10.5%                    |
| 4         | Gujarat       | 557            | 480            | -13.8%                    |
| 5         | Uttarakhand   | 78             | 61             | -21.8%                    |
| 6         | Haryana       | 497            | 438            | -11.8%                    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh  | 293            | 305            | +4.1%                     |
| 8         | Puducherry    | 13             | 9              | -30.7%                    |
| 9         | Chandigarh    | 8              | 2              | -75%                      |

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