Lok Sabha Question No. 80 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Motor Vehicles Act
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: M. Selvaraj, Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 80

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  NOVEMBER, 2019

## MOTOR VEHICLES ACT

## *80. SHRI M. SELVARAJ: SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of States have not implemented the recently amended Motor Vehicles Act which imposes heavy fines and penalties for violation of traffic rules, if so, the details thereof including the names of such States and the reasons therefor;
- (b)  whether  some  State  Governments  have  demanded  changes  in  the  quantum  of  fines  and penalties under the Act and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) the objectives of implementing the new Motor Vehicles Act in the country;
- (d) whether the amended Motor Vehicles Act has been able to achieve its objective of reducing the number of road accidents and if so, the details thereof and if not, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether the Government has any plan to bring more amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## 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.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.80  ANSWERED  ON  21.11.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  M. SELVARAJ AND OTHERS REGARDING MOTOR VEHICLES ACT

- (a)  and  (b)  The  Ministry  has  not  received  any  information  from  any  State  that  they  are  not implementing the provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. As per section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 the State Government may by notification in the official gazette specify such amount for compounding of certain offences.
- (c) The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 is intended to bring reforms in the area of Road Safety, bring citizen facilitation, transparency, and reduce corruption with the help of information technology and removing intermediaries. The Act will strengthen public transport, safeguard and protect Good Samaritan and bring in reforms in the insurance and compensation regime.  It  will  allow  innovation  and  new  technologies  and  will  bring  accountability  of manufacturers of Motor Vehicles. The Act will facilitate Divyang by allowing motor vehicles to be converted to adapted vehicles and facilitating licence to drive adapted vehicle.
- (d)  Yes, Sir. As per the information available from certain States and UTs, the road accidents and fatalities have reduced. The information available is as under:-

## Comparative Road Fatalities Data for State/UTs

| Sl. No.   | State         | Fatalities     | Fatalities     | Percentage Change (+/-)   |
|-----------|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. 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%                      |

- (e)  No, Sir.

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