Lok Sabha Question No. 4226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Impact of New Motor Vehicles Act, 2019
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan, Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4226 ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2020

## IMPACT OF NEW MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 2019

†4226.    SHRI NIHAL CHAND: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  extent  to  which  number  of  road  accidents  and  penalties  has  declined  after implementation of the new Motor Vehicles Act, 2019 in the country;
- (b) whether any other scheme is under consideration for preventing and reducing the number of road accidents;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken to make people more aware of the rules related to road traffic?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) As per the available information, vehicles accidents in the country are:-
- (b) &   (c)     The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has recently launched 'Integrated Road  Accident  Database  (IRAD)  System'.  The  primary  purpose  of  IRAD  is  to  enhance  road safety, and thus endeavors to generate various types of insights through the Analytics Dashboard, Trend Analysis etc. and therefore, decision making by Apex Authorities. The six states identified for  piloting  the  project  are  Maharashtra,  Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Rajasthan,  Uttar  Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

|   Sr. No. | Name of the State   | Number of Vehicle Accidents during 5 months before Implementation of the Act (Apr'19 to Aug'19)   | Number of Vehicle Accidents during 5 months after Implementation of the Act (Sept'19 to Jan'20)   | Percentage Change   |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Gujarat             | 7304                                                                                              | 6316                                                                                              | -13.52%             |
|         2 | Uttar Pradesh       | 18614                                                                                             | 16239                                                                                             | -12.75%             |
|         3 | Manipur             | 287                                                                                               | 277                                                                                               | -3.40%              |
|         4 | Jammu& Kashmir      | 2683                                                                                              | 2284                                                                                              | -14.87%             |
|         5 | Andhra Pradesh      | NA                                                                                                | NA                                                                                                | -6.40%              |
|         6 | Chandigarh          | 134                                                                                               | 115                                                                                               | -14.10%             |
|         7 | Kerala              | 20103 (for 6 months)                                                                              | 21105 (for 6 months)                                                                              | +4.90%              |
|         8 | Assam               | 4058 (for 6 months)                                                                               | 4352 (for 6 months)                                                                               | +7.20%              |
|         9 | Maharashtra         | 13848                                                                                             | 13097                                                                                             | -5.40%              |
|        10 | Chhattisgarh        | 5881                                                                                              | 5604                                                                                              | -4.70%              |
|        11 | Haryana             | 5537 (for 6 months)                                                                               | 5490 (for 6 months)                                                                               | -1.00%              |
|        12 | Delhi               | 2306                                                                                              | 2274                                                                                              | -1.80%              |

(d) The Ministry implements scheme of publicity measures and awareness campaigns on road safety  to  create  awareness  among  road  users  through  various  media,  NGOs etc.  Besides, National  Road  Safety  Week  is  observed  every  calendar  year  for  spreading  awareness  and strengthening road safety.

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