Lok Sabha Question No. 841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Cashless Treatment Facility for Accident Victims on NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 841 ANSWERED ON 21 ST   NOVEMBER, 2019

## CASHLESS TREATMENT FACILITY FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS ON NHS

## 841.    SHRI  RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI  BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has launched a pilot project to provide cashless treatment facility to accident victims on National Highways in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of such victims that have been provided cashless treatment since inception of the pilot project in the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the salient features and coverage of the said project;
- (d) the number of road accidents reported along with the number of persons killed/injured in such accidents in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)      Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  had  launched  three  pilot  project  for cashless  treatment  facility  of  road  accident  victims  on  following  stretches  of  National Highways:-

- (i) Gurgaon - Jaipur stretch of National Highway (NH) No.8. (Implemented July 2013 to May 2016)
- (ii) Vadodara  -  Mumbai  stretch  of  NH  No.  8  (Implemented  during  September 2014 to March 2016)
- (iii) Ranchi  -  Rargaon  -  Mahulia  stretch  of  NH  No.  33.  (Implemented  during September 2014 to March 2016)

The  pilot  project  envisages  transport  of  accident  victims  from  the  accident  scene  to hospital  and  wherever  required,  from  one  hospital  to  another  for  treatment  at  a  public  or private  hospital  for  the  first  48  hours  or  Rs.  30,000/-,  whichever  is  earlier  so  that  lives  of accident  victims  by  providing  prompt  and  appropriate  medical  care  during  'Golden  Hour" may be saved. During pilot projects, 13888 no. of victims were provided cashless treatment.

- (d) Based on data furnished by the Police Departments of States and UTs, the total number of road accidents, persons killed and persons injured in road accidents for the last three years 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 total number of road accidents, persons killed and persons injured in road accidents for the last three years are at Annexure - I to III.

- (e)       The  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has  taken  a  number  of  steps  for reduction in road accidents   as per details mentioned under:-
- (i) Government  has  launched  a  mobile  app  for  highway  users  i.e.  'Sukhad  Yatra  1033'  which enables  highways  users  to  report  potholes  and  other  safety  hazards  on  National  Highways including accidents.
- (ii)       Rectification of identified Black spots.
- (iii)      Road Safety Audits are being carried out at all stages of development of the highway i.e. design / construction / operation stages.
- (iv)     Facilities such as Foot Over bridges & under passes are being provided wherever required for safe crossing of pedestrians and other road users.
- (v)      Road  Safety  Week  is  observed  every  calendar  year  for  spreading  awareness  about  safer behavior of road users on National Highways.
- (vi)      The  Government  has  approved  a  National  Road  Safety  Policy.    This  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.
- (vii) The Ministry has constituted Group of Ministers of State Transport Ministers to examine the best practices of  Transport  and  suggest  issues to improve  road  safety.  Based  on  the recommendation of Group of Ministers, the Ministry introduced and Motor Vehicle (Amendment) act, 2019 was passed by Parliament which includes entire gamut of road safety.
- (viii) The Ministry has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on  4  'E's  viz.  Education,  Engineering  (both  of  roads  and  vehicles),  Enforcement  and Emergency Care.
- (ix) Road safety has been made an integral part of road design at planning stage.
- (x) The threshold for four laning of national highway has been reduced from 15,000 Passenger Car Units  (PCUs)  to  10,000  PCUs.  About  52,000  Km  of  stretches  of  State  Highways  has  been identified for conversion to national highways.
- (xi) Setting  up  of  model  driving  training  institutes  in  States  and  refresher  training  to  drivers  of Heavy Motor Vehicle in the unorganized sector.
- (xii) Advocacy/Publicity campaign on road safety through the electronic and print media.
- (xiii) Tightening of safety standards for vehicles like Seat Belts, anti-lock braking system etc.
- (xiv) High  priority  has  been  accorded  to  identification  and  rectification  of  black  spots  (accident prone spots) on national highways.
- (xv) 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.
- (xvi) Ministry had issued guidelines vide O.M. dated 14.1.2016 for taking up of Road Safety Audits on  National  Highways  either  as  part  of  EPC/BOT  projects  or  as  stand-alone  Road  Safety Audits.
- (xvii) Guidelines for pedestrian facilities on National Highways for persons with disabilities have also been issued to all States / UTs.
- (xviii) A Certification Course for Road Safety Auditors has been commenced in Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE) and 42 Auditors are certified.
- (xix) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has constituted a District 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.
- (xx) Free Eye Check-up Camp and distribution of eye glasses is conducted for truck/bus drivers operating on NH.
- (xxi) Capacity building through training of NHAI field staff/Concessionaires/Contractors/Consultants engaged in NHAI project works throughout India.
- (xxii) Facilities such as Foot Over bridges & underpasses are being provided wherever required, for safe crossing of pedestrians and other road users.
- (xxiii) 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 01-06-2017.

Annexure to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 841 for answer on 21 st November, 2019 asked by  SHRI  RAHUL  RAMESH  SHEWALE:  SHRI  BHARTRUHARI  MAHTAB:  regarding CASHLESS TREATMENT FACILITY FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS ON NHS.

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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 to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 841 for answer on 21 st November, 2019 asked by  SHRI  RAHUL  RAMESH  SHEWALE:  SHRI  BHARTRUHARI  MAHTAB:  regarding CASHLESS TREATMENT FACILITY FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS ON NHS.

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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    |
|           |                          | 150785 |        |        |
| Total     |                          |        | 147913 | 151417 |

Annexure to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 841 for answer on 21 st November, 2019 asked by  SHRI  RAHUL  RAMESH  SHEWALE:  SHRI  BHARTRUHARI  MAHTAB:  regarding CASHLESS TREATMENT FACILITY FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS ON NHS.

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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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