Lok Sabha Question No. 155 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Victims of Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 155

ANSWERED ON 28 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## VICTIMS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS

## *155. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  number  of  pedestrians  killed  under  the  category  of  road  user  has increased in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  number  of  such  incidents  in  the  State  of Telangana  with  special  reference  to  Mahabubnagar  district  during  each  of  the  last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether any financial assistance is available for the victims of road accidents and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if  not,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  any  legislation  for  rendering financial assistance to the victims of road accidents and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to prevent such incidents of pedestrian death/killing on roads in the country?

## 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.

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- (a) The  Ministry  analyses the road traffic  accidents based on the data received from the Police Department of all States/UTs. As per information received from police department of States/UTs, the total number of Pedestrians killed under the category of road user during the last three calendar years i.e.  2016 to 2018 are shown in the table given below:-
- (b) Ministry  does  not  collect  district-wise  data  on  road  accidents.  However,  the State/UT-wise details in respect of number of Pedestrians killed under the category of road user including Telangana State during the last three calendar years i.e. 2016 to 2018 are given in Annexure-I.
- (c) &  (d) 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  schemes  for  golden  hour  treatment, cashless treatment and 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.

|   Years | Total number of persons killed in the country   | Pedestrian killed under the category of road user in the country   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    2016 | 1,50,785                                        | 15,746                                                             |
|    2017 | 1,47,913                                        | 20,457                                                             |
|    2018 | 1,51,417                                        | 22,656                                                             |

(e ) The  provisions  of  PUPs,  CUPs,  Footpath,  Foot  over  Bridge  &  other  pedestrian facilities & other grade separated structures etc. are integral part of the design of development projects keeping in view the site requirement and as per provisions given in IRC: SP-73:2018'Manual of Specifications & Standards for Two Lanning of Highways with Paved Shoulders', IRC:  SP-84-2014-  'Manual  for  Specifications  &  Standards  for  Four  Lanning  of  Highways Through Public Private Partnership' IRC:SP-87-2013- 'Manual of Specification & Standards for  Six  Lanning  of  Highways  through  Public  Private  Partnership'.  Further  IRC  has  also published the IRC: 103-2012 for 'Guidelines for pedestrian facilities'.

With  regard  to  Road  Safety,  the  National  Road  Safety  Policy  outlines  various  policy measures  such  as  promoting  awareness,  establishing  road  safety  information  data  base, encouraging safer road infrastructure including application of intelligent transport, enforcement of safety laws. The Ministry has 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. Further, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has constituted a Parliamentary Constituency Committee on Road Safety in each district of the country  to  promote  awareness  amongst  road  users  under  the  chairmanship  of  Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha).  In addition, the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 provides for Road  Safety  Councils  and  Committees  at  National,  State  and  District  level  to  discharge function relating to Road Safety Programmes.

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 focuses on road safety and includes, inter-alia, staff hike in penalties for traffic violations and electronic monitoring of the same, enhanced penalties  for  juvenile  driving,  computerization/automation  of  vehicle  fitness  and  driving, tests, recall of defective vehicles, extending the scope of third party liability and payment of increased compensation for hit and run cases etc.

In addition to the above, the initiatives of the Ministry to promote road safety are listed as below:

- (i) Advocacy/Publicity campaign on road safety through the electronic media and print media to create awareness.
- (ii) Issue of Guidelines for protection of Good Samaritans.
- (iii) Setting up of model driving training Institutes in States.
- (iv) Sanction of 24 Inspection and certification Centres for testing the fitness of the commercial vehicles through an automated system
- (v) Launch of mobile app for highway users i.e. 'SukhadYatra 1033' which enables highways  users  to  report  potholes  and  other  safety  hazards  on  National Highways including accidents.
- (vi) Observance of Road Safety Week every calendar year for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
- (vii) Road safety has been made an integral part of road design at planning stage.
- (viii) The  threshold  for  four  laning  of  national  highway  has  been  reduced  from 15,000 Passenger Car Units (PCUs) to 10,000 PCUs.
- (ix) Safety standards for automobiles have been improved.
- (x) High priority has been accorded to identification and rectification of black spots (accident prone spots) on national highways.
- (xi) Ministry has delegated powers to Regional Officers of MORTH for technical approval to the detailed estimates for rectification of identified Road Accident black  spots  for  expediting  the  rectification  process  to  ensure  safety  of  road users.
- (xii) Guidelines  for  pedestrian  facilities  on  National  Highways  for  persons  with disabilities have also been issued to all States / UTs.
- (xiii) A  Certification  Course  for  Road  Safety  Auditors  has  been  commenced  in Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE) and 42 Auditors are certified.
- (xiv) Removal  of  Liquor  Shops  as  per  directions  of  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  vide circular  of      F.  No.  RW/NH-33044/309/2016/S&R dated 06-04-2017 and 0106-2017

ANNEXURE    REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 155 ANSWERED ON 28-11-2019 ASKED BY SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY REGARDING 'VICTIMS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS'.

Total  Persons Killed under the category of Pedestrian during the calendar years 2016 to 2018

| S. No   | States/UTs               | 2016   | 2017   | 2018   |
|---------|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           | 1251   | 1379   | 1569   |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0      | 3      | 8      |
| 3       | Assam                    | 24     | 538    | 515    |
| 4       | Bihar                    | 200    | 769    | 756    |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh             | 49     | 467    | 438    |
| 6       | Goa                      | 59     | 47     | 49     |
| 7       | Gujarat                  | 697    | 985    | 1170   |
| 8       | Haryana                  | 1596   | 1071   | 1471   |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh         | 214    | 171    | 182    |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir           | 58     | 62     | 103    |
| 11      | Jharkhand                | 10     | 262    | 345    |
| 12      | Karnataka                | 599    | 1054   | 1519   |
| 13      | Kerala                   | 1246   | 1332   | 1250   |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh           | 1627   | 1280   | 1504   |
| 15      | Maharashtra              | 2103   | 1831   | 2515   |
| 16      | Manipur                  | 4      | 15     | 21     |
| 17      | Meghalaya                | 32     | 46     | 25     |
| 18      | Mizoram                  | 4      | 18     | 9      |
| 19      | Nagaland                 | 1      | 5      | 7      |
| 20      | Odisha                   | 251    | 533    | 706    |
| 21      | Punjab                   | 433    | 265    | 415    |
| 22      | Rajasthan                | 898    | 863    | 1448   |
| 23      | Sikkim                   | 3      | 10     | 3      |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu               | 2966   | 3507   | 768    |
| 25      | Telangana                | 619    | 972    | 1093   |
| 26      | Tripura                  | 42     | 57     | 68     |
| 27      | Uttarakhand              | 18     | 127    | 146    |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh            | 284    | 1192   | 1366   |
| 29      | West Bengal              | 72     | 1039   | 2618   |
| 30      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 5      | 9      | 6      |
| 31      | Chandigarh               | 38     | 32     | 35     |
| 32      | D &NHaveli               | 9      | 2      | 22     |
| 33      | Daman &Diu               | 7      | 9      | 11     |
| 34      | Delhi                    | 250    | 423    | 420    |
| 35      | Lakshadweep              | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 36      | Puducherry               | 76     | 82     | 75     |
| Total   | Total                    | 15,746 | 20,457 | 22,656 |

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