Lok Sabha Question No. 3954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3954

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## ROAD ACCIDENTS

## 3954.   SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU: SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD: SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of road accidents including the persons injured, rendered handicapped and killed in the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) the reasons for increasing number of accidents in the country;
- (c) the details of the safety measures being adopted globally by various countries in case of such accidents;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  any  best  safety  measures  to  make  the  road accidents  free/with  zero  accidents  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps taken in this regard; and
- (e) the provisions of compensation paid to the victims of road accidents?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) The  Ministry  analyses  the  road  accidents  based  on  the  data  received  from  the  Police Department of all State/UTs.  The latest data of road accidents published by the Ministry are for the calendar year 2018. The number of road accidents, persons killed and persons injured in road accidents in India during the period from 2016 to 2018 are as under:-

|   Years | Total Number of Road Accidents (in numbers)   | Total Number of Persons Killed (in numbers)   | Total Number of Persons Injured (in numbers)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|    2016 | 4,80,652                                      | 1,50,785                                      | 4,94,624                                       |
|    2017 | 4,64,910                                      | 1,47,913                                      | 4,70,975                                       |
|    2018 | 4,67,044                                      | 1,51,417                                      | 4,69,418                                       |

The State-UTs wise of road accidents, persons killed and persons injured in road accidents for the last three years are at Annexure - I to III. Ministry does not maintain data of number of persons rendered handicapped due to Road Accidents.

(b) Road Accidents are multi-causal and are the result of interplay of various factors which can  broadly  be  categorized  into  human  error,  Road  condition/environment  and  vehicular condition.

(c) As  per  Global  Status  report  on  Road  Safety  2018  of  World  Health  Organisation (WHO), there are eight priority UN vehicle Safety Standards i.e. (i) frontal impact protection; (ii) side impact protection; (iii) Electronic stability control; (iv) Pedestrian front protection; (v) Seat-belts;  (vi)  Seat-belt  anchorages;  (vii)  child  restraints;  and  (viii)  Motorcycle  anti-lock braking systems. All these standards have been adopted by India.

(d) The Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2019 recently passed by the Parliament focuses on road  safety  and  includes,  inter-alia,  stiff  hike  in  penalties  for  traffic  violations  and  electronic monitoring of the  same,  enhanced  penalties  for  juvenile  driving,  cashless  treatment  during  the golden hour, computerization/automation of vehicle fitness and driving, tests, recall of defective vehicles, streamlining the third party insurance and payment of increased compensation for hit and  run  cases  etc.  The  penalty  for  offences  has  also  been  substantially  increased  by  Motor vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019.  The  Amendment  also  provides  for  setting  up  of  a  National Road  Safety  Board.  The  Amendment  has  strengthened  the  Law  to  improve  the  road  Safety scenario and reduce loss of lives. Ministry has notified fitment of Speed Limiting devices on all transport vehicles.

The  Ministry  issues  regulations  to  improve  vehicle  safety  standards,  undertakes  site  specific interventions to address black spots, and also mobilises various activities to promote road safety such as road safety advocacy and awareness programmes.

(e)  The  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  provides  the  framework  for  third  party  insurance  and compensation for road accidents. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 as passed by the Parliament recently, provides for time bound claim settlement to the victims of the road accidents.  The  provisions  are  contained  in  section  51  to  section  57  of  the  Motor  Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019.

## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3954 FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU  RAMA  KRISHANA  RAJU,  SHRI  DIPSINH  SHANKARSINH  RATHOD  AND    SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:  REGARDING 'ROAD ACCIDENTS'.

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## Total Number of Road Accidents on All Roads:  2016 to 2018.

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               |                                           2016 |                                           2017 |                                           2018 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           |                                          24888 |                                          25727 |                                          24475 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                            249 |                                            241 |                                            277 |
| 3         | Assam                    |                                           7435 |                                           7170 |                                           8248 |
| 4         | Bihar                    |                                           8222 |                                           8855 |                                           9600 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             |                                          13580 |                                          13563 |                                          13864 |
| 6         | Goa                      |                                           4304 |                                           3917 |                                           3709 |
| 7         | Gujarat                  |                                          21859 |                                          19081 |                                          18769 |
| 8         | Haryana                  |                                          11234 |                                          11258 |                                          11238 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         |                                           3168 |                                           3114 |                                           3110 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                           5501 |                                           5624 |                                           5978 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                |                                           4932 |                                           5198 |                                           5394 |
| 12        | Karnataka                |                                          44403 |                                          42542 |                                          41707 |
| 13        | Kerala                   |                                          39420 |                                          38470 |                                          40181 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           |                                          53972 |                                          53399 |                                          51397 |
| 15        | Maharashtra              |                                          39878 |                                          35853 |                                          35717 |
| 16        | Manipur                  |                                            538 |                                            578 |                                            601 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                |                                            620 |                                            675 |                                            399 |
| 18        | Mizoram                  |                                             83 |                                             68 |                                             53 |
| 19        | Nagaland                 |                                             75 |                                            531 |                                            430 |
| 20        | Odisha                   |                                          10532 |                                          10855 |                                          11262 |
| 21        | Punjab                   |                                           6952 |                                           6273 |                                           6428 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                |                                          23066 |                                          22112 |                                          21743 |
| 23        | Sikkim                   |                                            210 |                                            196 |                                            180 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               |                                          71431 |                                          65562 |                                          63920 |
| 25        | Telangana                |                                          22811 |                                          22484 |                                          22230 |
| 26        | Tripura                  |                                            557 |                                            503 |                                            552 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand              |                                           1591 |                                           1603 |                                           1468 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh            |                                          35612 |                                          38783 |                                          42568 |
| 29        | West Bengal              |                                          13580 |                                          11631 |                                          12705 |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                            238 |                                            189 |                                            254 |
| 31        | Chandigarh               |                                            428 |                                            342 |                                            316 |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                             70 |                                             67 |                                             80 |
| 33        | Daman &Diu               |                                             71 |                                             79 |                                             76 |
| 34        | Delhi                    |                                           7375 |                                           6673 |                                           6515 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              |                                              1 |                                              1 |                                              3 |
| 36        | Puducherry               |                                           1766 |                                           1693 |                                           1597 |
| Total     | Total                    |                                         480652 |                                         464910 |                                         467044 |

## Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3954 FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU  RAMA  KRISHANA  RAJU,  SHRI  DIPSINH  SHANKARSINH  RATHOD  AND    SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:  REGARDING 'ROAD ACCIDENTS'.

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## Number of accidents and Persons Killed in Road Accidents in India during the calendar years : 2016 to 2018

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |
|-----------|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh           |   8541 |   8060 |   7556 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh        |    149 |    110 |    175 |
| 3.        | Assam                    |   2572 |   2783 |   2966 |
| 4.        | Bihar                    |   4901 |   5554 |   6729 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh             |   3908 |   4136 |   4592 |
| 6.        | Goa                      |    336 |    328 |    262 |
| 7.        | Gujarat                  |   8136 |   7289 |   7996 |
| 8.        | Haryana                  |   5024 |   5120 |   5118 |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh         |   1271 |   1203 |   1208 |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir           |    958 |    926 |    984 |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                |   3027 |   3256 |   3542 |
| 12.       | Karnataka                |  11133 |  10609 |  10990 |
| 13.       | Kerala                   |   4287 |   4131 |   4303 |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh           |   9646 |  10177 |  10706 |
| 15.       | Maharashtra              |  12935 |  12264 |  13261 |
| 16.       | Manipur                  |     81 |    136 |    134 |
| 17.       | Meghalaya                |    150 |    182 |    182 |
| 18.       | Mizoram                  |     70 |     60 |     45 |
| 19.       | Nagaland                 |     46 |     41 |     39 |
| 20.       | Odisha                   |   4463 |   4790 |   5315 |
| 21.       | Punjab                   |   5077 |   4463 |   4740 |
| 22.       | Rajasthan                |  10465 |  10444 |  10320 |
| 23.       | Sikkim                   |     85 |     78 |     85 |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu               |  17218 |  16157 |  12216 |
| 25.       | Telangana                |   7219 |   6596 |   6603 |
| 26.       | Tripura                  |    173 |    161 |    213 |
| 27.       | Uttarakhand              |    962 |    942 |   1047 |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh            |  19320 |  20124 |  22256 |
| 29.       | West Bengal              |   6544 |   5769 |   5711 |
| 30.       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |     17 |     21 |     19 |
| 31.       | Chandigarh               |    151 |    107 |     98 |
| 32.       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |     46 |     43 |     54 |
| 33.       | Daman &Diu               |     38 |     36 |     35 |
| 34.       | Delhi                    |   1591 |   1584 |   1690 |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep              |      1 |      0 |      1 |
| 36.       | Puducherry               |    244 |    233 |    226 |
| Total     |                          | 150785 | 147913 | 151417 |

## Annexure-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3954 FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU  RAMA  KRISHANA  RAJU,  SHRI  DIPSINH  SHANKARSINH  RATHOD  AND    SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:  REGARDING 'ROAD ACCIDENTS'.

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Total  Number  of  Persons  Injured in Road Accidents in India: 2016 to 2018

| S.No   | State/UTs                |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |
|--------|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh           |  30051 |  27475 |  23456 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh        |    391 |    316 |    323 |
| 3      | Assam                    |   6127 |   6163 |   7375 |
| 4      | Bihar                    |   5651 |   6014 |   6679 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh             |  12955 |  12550 |  12715 |
| 6      | Goa                      |   2026 |   1922 |   1549 |
| 7      | Gujarat                  |  19949 |  16802 |  17467 |
| 8      | Haryana                  |  10531 |  10339 |  10020 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh         |   5764 |   5452 |   5551 |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir           |   7692 |   7419 |   7845 |
| 11     | Jharkhand                |   3793 |   3918 |   3975 |
| 12     | Karnataka                |  54556 |  52961 |  51562 |
| 13     | Kerala                   |  44108 |  42671 |  45458 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh           |  57873 |  57532 |  54662 |
| 15     | Maharashtra              |  35884 |  32128 |  31365 |
| 16     | Manipur                  |    955 |   1027 |   1042 |
| 17     | Meghalaya                |    354 |    354 |    205 |
| 18     | Mizoram                  |     68 |     55 |     80 |
| 19     | Nagaland                 |    120 |    375 |    335 |
| 20     | Odisha                   |  11312 |  11198 |  11794 |
| 21     | Punjab                   |   4351 |   4218 |   3384 |
| 22     | Rajasthan                |  24103 |  22071 |  21547 |
| 23     | Sikkim                   |    263 |    479 |    370 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu               |  82163 |  74571 |  74537 |
| 25     | Telangana                |  24217 |  23990 |  23613 |
| 26     | Tripura                  |    853 |    718 |    741 |
| 27     | Uttarakhand              |   1735 |   1631 |   1571 |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh            |  25096 |  27494 |  29664 |
| 29     | West Bengal              |  11859 |  10091 |  11997 |
| 30     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |    323 |    263 |    260 |
| 31     | Chandigarh               |    329 |    302 |    300 |
| 32     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |    130 |     60 |     66 |
| 33     | Daman &Diu               |    102 |     70 |     94 |
| 34     | Delhi                    |   7154 |   6604 |   6086 |
| 35     | Lakshadweep              |      0 |      1 |      3 |
| 36     | Puducherry               |   1786 |   1741 |   1727 |
| Total  | Total                    | 494624 | 470975 | 469418 |

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