Lok Sabha Question No. 4928 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Road Accidents on SHs/NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4928 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2021

## ROAD ACCIDENTS ON SHs/NHs

## †4928. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cases of road accidents on the State Highways (SHs)/National  Highways  (NHs)  in  the  country,  during  the  last three years, State-wise ;
- (b) the  percentage  increase  in  such  cases  reported  from  Odisha during the said period along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  developed  any  mechanism  to study and analyse the reasons of road accidents; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to bring down the number of road accidents?

## 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 road accidents on National Highways, including Expressways and State Highways  in the country during last three calendar years i.e. 2017 to 2019 are shown in the table below (Figures  in  bracket  represents  the  percentage  change  over  previous year)

|   Year | Total Number of Road accidents on all roads   | Total Number of Road accidents on National Highways   |   percentage share of Road Accidents on National Highways to total accidents | Total Number of Road accidents on State Highways   |   percentage share of Road Accidents on State Highways to total accidents |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2017 | 4,64,910 (-3.3)                               | 1,41,466 (-0.6)                                       |                                                                         30.4 | 116158 (-4.52)                                     |                                                                      25   |
|   2018 | 4,67,044 (0.5)                                | 1,40,843 (-0.4)                                       |                                                                         30.2 | 117570 (1.22)                                      |                                                                      25.2 |
|   2019 | 4,49,002 (-3.8)                               | 1,37,191 (-206)                                       |                                                                         30.5 | 108976 (-7.31)                                     |                                                                      24.3 |

The  state/UT  wise  total  number  of  road  accidents  on  National Highways for the last three years are at Annexure - I

Total  number  of  road  accidents  on  National  Highways  including Expressways  and  State  Highways  in  the  State  of  Odisha  during  the  last three calendar years i.e. 2017 to 2019 is given in the table below:-

|   Years | Total Number of Road accidents in the State of Odisha   | Total Number of Road accidents on National Highways in Odisha   |   percentage share of Road Accidents on National Highways in the State of Odisha to total accidents | Total Number of Road accidents on State Highways   |   percentage share of Road Accidents to total accidents on State Highways in the State of Odisha |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    2017 | 10855 (3.07)                                            | 4487 (6.08)                                                     |                                                                                                0.97 | 3445 (3.52)                                        |                                                                                             0.74 |
|    2018 | 11262 (3.75)                                            | 4207 (-6.66)                                                    |                                                                                                0.9  | 3104 (-9.90)                                       |                                                                                             0.66 |
|    2019 | 11064 (-1.76)                                           | 4148 (-1.42)                                                    |                                                                                                0.92 | 3195 (2.93)                                        |                                                                                             0.71 |

The  State/UT  wise  Total  number  of  road  accidents  on State Highways  during  the  last  three  calendar  years  i.e.  2017  to  2019  is  at Annexure - II.

Road Accidents occur due to multiple causes such as over speeding, drunken driving/consumption of alcohol, driving on wrong side/lane  indiscipline, fault  of  the  driver  of  motor  vehicle, use  of  mobile phones  during  driving, mechanical  defect/fault  of  the  vehicle  defect  in road  condition,  weather  condition  and    lack  of  knowledge  on  road signage etc.

These various factors can broadly be categorized into human error, road condition/environment and vehicular condition that lead to accidents on roads.

- (c)  &  (d)    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) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4928  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON      25th  MARCH  2021  ASKED  BY  SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA 'ROAD ACCIDENTS ON SHs/NHs'.

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## ROAD ACCIDENTS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS 2017 TO 2019

| S. No   | State/UTs                |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |
|---------|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1       | 2                        |      3 |      4 |      5 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           |   8544 |   8122 |   7682 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh        |     88 |     89 |     95 |
| 3       | Assam                    |   3274 |   3963 |   3988 |
| 4       | Bihar                    |   3883 |   4016 |   4526 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh             |   3701 |   3995 |   3811 |
| 6       | Goa                      |   1470 |   1425 |   1244 |
| 7       | Gujarat                  |   4333 |   3997 |   3511 |
| 8       | Haryana                  |   3785 |   4358 |   3442 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh         |   1460 |   1455 |   1396 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir           |   2139 |   2118 |   2081 |
| 11      | Jharkhand                |   1828 |   1616 |   2074 |
| 12      | Karnataka                |  14217 |  13638 |  13363 |
| 13      | Kerala                   |   8993 |   9161 |   9459 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh           |  11150 |   9967 |  10440 |
| 15      | Maharashtra              |   9237 |   9355 |   8360 |
| 16      | Manipur                  |    372 |    329 |    395 |
| 17      | Meghalaya                |    338 |    118 |    325 |
| 18      | Mizoram                  |     38 |     23 |     21 |
| 19      | Nagaland                 |    341 |    244 |    235 |
| 20      | Odisha                   |   4487 |   4207 |   4148 |
| 21      | Punjab                   |   2533 |   2821 |   2423 |
| 22      | Rajasthan                |   6851 |   6726 |   6883 |
| 23      | Sikkim                   |     83 |     64 |     59 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu               |  20696 |  19583 |  17633 |
| 25      | Telangana                |   6211 |   6487 |   7352 |
| 26      | Tripura                  |    221 |    188 |    248 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand              |    908 |    816 |    662 |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh            |  14333 |  16198 |  16181 |
| 29      | West Bengal              |   4158 |   4071 |   3537 |
| 30      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |     60 |     93 |     71 |
| 31      | Chandigarh               |     33 |     46 |     36 |
| 32      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 33      | Daman &Diu               |      9 |      0 |      0 |
| 34      | Delhi                    |    755 |    783 |    857 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep              |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 36      | Puducherry               |    937 |    771 |    653 |
| Total   | Total                    | 141466 | 140843 | 137191 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4928  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON      25th  MARCH  2021  ASKED  BY  SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA 'ROAD ACCIDENTS ON SHs/NHs'.

Total Number of Road Accidents on State Highways: 2017 to 2019

| S. No   | State/UTs                |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |
|---------|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           |   5657 |   6398 |   5288 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh        |     70 |     94 |     90 |
| 3       | Assam                    |   1619 |   2111 |   2102 |
| 4       | Bihar                    |   2258 |   2089 |   1945 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh             |   3379 |   3136 |   3010 |
| 6       | Goa                      |    527 |    331 |    423 |
| 7       | Gujarat                  |   5424 |   4952 |   4558 |
| 8       | Haryana                  |   2898 |   3226 |   2306 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh         |    777 |    650 |    578 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir           |    702 |    664 |    610 |
| 11      | Jharkhand                |   1678 |   1686 |   1458 |
| 12      | Karnataka                |  11193 |  10685 |  10446 |
| 13      | Kerala                   |   7044 |   7552 |   8097 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh           |  14351 |  13910 |  13166 |
| 15      | Maharashtra              |   8508 |   7755 |   7214 |
| 16      | Manipur                  |    144 |    206 |    203 |
| 17      | Meghalaya                |    201 |      9 |     50 |
| 18      | Mizoram                  |     14 |     13 |     36 |
| 19      | Nagaland                 |    119 |    111 |     69 |
| 20      | Odisha                   |   3445 |   3104 |   3195 |
| 21      | Punjab                   |   1601 |   1876 |   1815 |
| 22      | Rajasthan                |   3368 |   3504 |   3824 |
| 23      | Sikkim                   |     50 |     84 |     47 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu               |  22527 |  22849 |  19279 |
| 25      | Telangana                |   3895 |   3521 |   2501 |
| 26      | Tripura                  |    183 |    186 |    213 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand              |    332 |    342 |    342 |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh            |  11529 |  13788 |  13402 |
| 29      | West Bengal              |   2458 |   2468 |   2403 |
| 30      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |     50 |    101 |     68 |
| 31      | Chandigarh               |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 32      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |      0 |     33 |     35 |
| 33      | Daman &Diu               |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| 34      | Delhi                    |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep              |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 36      | Puducherry               |    157 |    136 |    202 |
|         | Total                    | 116158 | 117570 | 108976 |

Note: There were no State Highways in Chandigarh and Delhi.

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