Lok Sabha Question No. 5022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Road Accidents involving Two-Wheelers
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Behanan Benny

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been a rise in the number of road accidents and resultant deaths of two-wheeler  riders in the country including Kerala during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the total number of such deaths in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has decided to set up highway interceptor squads for National Highways to check and prevent the same;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) &   (b)     As per the data received from police department of all States/UTs the total number of  deaths and accidents of two wheeler

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5022 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2021

## ROAD ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TWO-WHEELERS

## 5022. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

riders  in  India  (by  type  of  impacting  vehicles)  is  given  in  the  table below:

|   Years | Total Road Accidents in India   |   Accidents involving two wheelers in India |   Share of two wheelers in total road accidents in India | Total persons killed in India   |   Persons killed involving two wheelers |   Share of two wheelers in total persons killed in India |
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|    2016 | 480,652                         |                                      162280 |                                                     33.8 | 150,785                         |                                   44366 |                                                     29.4 |
|    2017 | 464,910                         |                                      157723 |                                                     33.9 | 147,913                         |                                   44092 |                                                     29.8 |
|    2018 | 467,044                         |                                      164313 |                                                     35.2 | 151,417                         |                                   47560 |                                                     31.4 |
|    2019 | 4,49,002                        |                                      167184 |                                                     37.2 | 151,113                         |                                   56136 |                                                     37.1 |

Similarly  deaths  and  accidents  of  two  wheeler  riders  in  term  of number and % share for Kerala in the last  4  years  is  given  in  the table below:-

|   Years |   Total Road Accidents in Kerala |   Accidents involving two wheelers in Kerala |   Share in total road accidents in Kerala |   Total persons killed in road accidents in Kerala |   Persons killed involving two wheelers in Kerala |   Share in total persons killed in Kerala |
|---------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|    2016 |                            39420 |                                        13218 |                                      33.5 |                                               4287 |                                              1293 |                                      30.2 |
|    2017 |                            38470 |                                        14821 |                                      38.5 |                                               4131 |                                              1371 |                                      33.2 |
|    2018 |                            40181 |                                        16518 |                                      41.1 |                                               4303 |                                              1643 |                                      38.2 |
|    2019 |                            41111 |                                        16970 |                                      41.3 |                                               4440 |                                              2362 |                                      53.2 |

States/UT    wise  details  including  for  Kerala  regarding  the  total number of road accidents & persons killed of  two wheeler riders (by type of impacting vehicles)  during the calendar years 2016 to 2019 is given at Annexure-I. (c)  &   (d)    No such proposal is under consideration to set up highway interceptor squads for National Highways. (e) The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified 'Member of Parliaments' Road Safety Committee' in each district of the country to promote awareness amongst road users under the chairmanship of Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from the district. The  Ministry  has  also  formulated  a  multi-pronged  strategy  to address  the  issue  of  road  safety  based  on  Education,  Engineering (both  of  roads  and  vehicles),  Enforcement  and  Emergency  Care. Accordingly,  various  initiatives  have  been  taken  by  the  Ministry  as detailed below:-

## (i) Education:

-  The  Ministry  implements  a  scheme  for  undertaking  publicity measures and awareness campaigns on road safety to create awareness  among  road  users  through  the  electronic  media, print media, NGOs etc.
-  Observance  of  National  Road  Safety  Week  every  year  for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
-  A  Certification  Course  for  Road  Safety  Auditors  has  been commenced in Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE).

## (ii) Engineering (both of Roads and vehicles)

-  Road engineering
-  High  priority  to  identification  and  rectification  of  black spots (accident prone spots) on national highways.
-  Road safety has been made an integral part of road design at planning stage.
-  The  threshold  for  four  laning  of  National  Highways  have been  reduced  from  15,000  Passenger  Car  Units  (PCUs)  to 10,000 PCUs.
-  Ministry  has  delegated  powers  to  Regional  Officers  of MORTH for technical approval to the detailed estimates for rectification of identified Road Accident black spots.
-  Guidelines for pedestrian facilities on National Highways for persons with disabilities have also been issued to all States / UTs.
-  Vehicle engineering:
-  Safety standards for automobiles have been improved.
-  Ministry  has  notified  fitment  of  Speed  Limiting  devices  on all transport vehicles
-  Scheme for setting up one model Inspection & Certification Centre in each State/UT with Central assistance for testing the fitness of vehicles through an automated system

## (iii) Enforcement

-  The recently passed The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 provides  for  strict  enforcement  through  use  of  technology  and further provides for strict penalties for ensuring strict compliance  and  enhancing  deterrence  for  violation  of  traffic rules.
-  Rules  for  protection  of  Good  Samaritans  as  per  the  Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 have been published.

(iv) Emergency care:

-  The  Motor  Vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019  provides  for  a scheme  for  the  cashless  treatment  of  victims  of  the  accident during the golden hour.
-  The National Highways Authority of India has also deployed 550 ambulances at toll plazas on the completed corridor of National Highways.
-  Out of 550 ambulances, 171 ambulances have been upgraded to Basic Life Support as per AIS-125.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5022  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON      25 th   MARCH  2021  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BENNY BEHANAN:  'ROAD ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TWO-WHEELERS'.

## Total Number of Road Accidents in India two wheelers: 2016 to 2019

| S. No              | State/Uts                | 2016               | 2016   | 2017     | 2017   | 2018     | 2018   | 2019     | 2019   |
|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|--------|----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|--------|
| S. No              | State/Uts                | Accident           | Killed | Accident | Killed | Accident | Killed | Accident | Killed |
| 1.                 | Andhra Pradesh           | 7277               | 2190   | 9409     | 2343   | 8593     | 2230   | 9456     | 3352   |
| 2.                 | Arunachal Pradesh        | 88                 | 53     | 62       | 32     | 66       | 41     | 30       | 26     |
| 3.                 | Assam                    | 2192               | 614    | 2125     | 772    | 1958     | 808    | 2409     | 1031   |
| 4.                 | Bihar                    | 1829               | 1011   | 2035     | 1318   | 3720     | 2717   | 4060     | 3135   |
| 5.                 | Chhattisgarh             | 4759               | 1256   | 4696     | 1386   | 5396     | 1608   | 6887     | 2894   |
| 6.                 | Goa                      | 2069               | 136    | 1567     | 164    | 1700     | 120    | 1757     | 186    |
| 7.                 | Gujarat                  | 6289               | 2200   | 6086     | 2190   | 5848     | 2364   | 6412     | 2755   |
| 8.                 | Haryana                  | 1841               | 595    | 2528     | 1006   | 2228     | 770    | 3322     | 1614   |
| 9.                 | Himachal Pradesh         | 663                | 197    | 815      | 336    | 783      | 293    | 542      | 288    |
| 10.                | Jammu &Kashmir           | 1048               | 145    | 1093     | 142    | 1463     | 193    | 1510     | 171    |
| 11.                | Jharkhand                | 1580               | 1087   | 1718     | 1065   | 2163     | 1376   | 1235     | 1114   |
| 12.                | Karnataka                | 16217              | 4119   | 15752    | 4029   | 16208    | 4352   | 15549    | 4466   |
| 13.                | Kerala                   | 13218              | 1293   | 14821    | 1371   | 16518    | 1643   | 16970    | 2362   |
| 14.                | Madhya Pradesh           | 22503              | 3013   | 21458    | 3035   | 19966    | 3277   | 19840    | 4474   |
| 15.                | Maharashtra              | 14015              | 4650   | 11869    | 4114   | 13732    | 5143   | 13330    | 5894   |
| 16.                | Manipur                  | 143                | 16     | 141      | 15     | 156      | 30     | 181      | 42     |
| 17.                | Meghalaya                | 106                | 23     | 117      | 30     | 44       | 31     | 63       | 12     |
| 18.                | Mizoram                  | 17                 | 13     | 10       | 11     | 7        | 8      | 14       | 11     |
| 19.                | Nagaland                 | 13                 | 6      | 128      | 11     | 97       | 6      | 80       | 5      |
| 20.                | Odisha                   | 3687               | 1547   | 3886     | 1744   | 4413     | 2173   | 4688     | 2398   |
| 21.                | Punjab                   | 1630               | 1118   | 2375     | 1666   | 2135     | 1581   | 2833     | 1775   |
| 22.                | Rajasthan                | 5736               | 2099   | 5456     | 2146   | 5406     | 2429   | 6146     | 2552   |
| 23.                | Sikkim                   | 8                  | 3      | 24       | 10     | 20       | 6      | 0        | 0      |
| 24.                | Tamil Nadu               | 27815              | 5666   | 25393    | 5322   | 26470    | 3965   | 23813    | 3537   |
| 25.                | Telangana                | 8019               | 2500   | 7160     | 2244   | 6845     | 2126   | 7646     | 3017   |
| 26.                | Tripura                  | 118                | 43     | 144      | 36     | 177      | 78     | 165      | 89     |
| 27.                | Uttarakhand              | 453                | 237    | 409      | 219    | 472      | 230    | 564      | 342    |
| 28.                | Uttar Pradesh            | 11575              | 6084   | 11329    | 5805   | 12258    | 6194   | 12896    | 6931   |
| 29.                | West Bengal              | 4178               | 1908   | 2346     | 1067   | 2651     | 1208   | 1844     | 1030   |
| 30.                | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 108                | 4      | 84       | 7      | 112      | 5      | 105      | 13     |
| 31.                | Chandigarh               | 71                 | 29     | 41       | 14     | 54       | 22     | 124      | 46     |
| 32.                | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 23                 | 15     | 15       | 10     | 26       | 20     | 31       | 25     |
| 33.                | Daman &Diu               | 23                 | 14     | 33       | 17     | 26       | 14     | 26       | 11     |
| 34.                | Delhi                    | 2222               | 387    | 1700     | 311    | 1875     | 410    | 1919     | 490    |
| 35.                | Lakshadweep              | 0                  | 0      | 0        | 0      | 1        | 1      | 0        | 0      |
| 36.                | Puducherry               | 747                | 95     | 898      | 104    | 726      | 88     | 737      | 48     |
| Total 162280 44366 | Total 162280 44366       | Total 162280 44366 |        | 157723   | 44092  | 164313   | 47560  | 167184   | 56136  |

Note:

Two-Wheelers include motor cycles, scooters, mopeds & scooty.

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