Lok Sabha Question No. 1546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Road Accident due to Rash Driving
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1546

ANSWERED ON 26 th JULY, 2018

## ROAD  ACCIDENT DUE  TO RASH  DRIVING

1546.  SHRI  P.C. MOHAN:

Will  the  Minister of  ROAD  TRANSPORT  AND  HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the data maintained by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), out of the total road accident deaths of 1.5 lakhs, 1.35 lakhs of deaths are due to rash and negligent driving;
- (b) whether the Government will take appropriate steps for a strict licensing policy and advice the State Governments to follow the guidelines strictly;
- (c) whether nearly 1600 soldiers have died due to road accidents which is higher than any counter insurgency operations or war;
- (d) whether both Central and State Governments are working to make a joint strategy to avoid road accident deaths and ensure speedy settlement of claims; and
- (e) 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  provisional  data  reports  received  from    National  Crime  Records Bureau(NCRB), the figures reported by States/UTs for the publication data for the year 2016.  A total  of 1,51,801   deaths were reported due to Road Accidents in the country out of which 1,27,096   deaths  were reported due to Dangerous/Over-taking/Careless driving and over speeding.

b)     Provisions  regarding  issue  of  learner's  licence  and  driving  licence  are  contained  in Chapter II of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988(MV Act) and Chapter II of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989(CMVRs). Ministry has introduced 'online'  citizen centric application VAHAN 4.0  and  SARATHI  4.0  under  digitization  to  ease  out  the  processes.    Implementation  of provisions  of  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  (MV  Act)  and  Central  Motor  Vehicles  Rules,  1989 (CMVRs) comes under the purview of State  Governments.

( c  )    No such information is available in the Ministry.

(d)    &  (e)   Number of measures have been taken by Central Government as well as State Governments  to  strengthen  road  safety.  These  include  improving  vehicle  standards, rectifying  black  spots,  setting  up    of  road  safety  committee  in  states,  strengthening enforcements etc.  Section 165 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, empowers State Governments to  constitute,  by  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette,  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 a third party so arising, or both. The Union Government, on its part, proposed amendment  to  certain  Sections  of  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  through  Motor  Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which inter alia proposing to expedite finalization of motor accident claims and revise the amounts of compensation. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was  passed  by  Lok  Sabha  on  10 th  April,  2017  and  is  presently  in  Rajya  Sabha  for consideration and passing.