Lok Sabha Question No. 3123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Darshana Vikram Jardosh, Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan, Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3123

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  JULY, 2019

## ROAD ACCIDENTS

## 3123.   SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH: SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN: SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the data released by the Government, road accidents across the country kill close to 1,50,000 people every year and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether as per the World Health Organisation report, India might be losing over 2,99,000 people every year and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the number of road accidents in the country has been increasing over the years and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  number of  road  accidents  including  number  of persons killed in  the  country  during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to reduce such accidents in the country; and
- (f) the other measures being taken by the Government to address the engineering, education, enforcement, monitoring and emergency care standards for road safety?

## ANSWER

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

(a)      The  Ministry  analyses  the  road  traffic  injuries  based  on  the  data  received  from  the  Police Department of all State/UTs.  The latest data of road accidents published by the Ministry are for the calendar  year 2017.  The number of persons killed in road accidents in India during the last three calendar years i.e. 2015 to 2017 is shown in the table given below:-

|   Years |   Number of persons killed in road accidents |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|
|    2015 |                                       146133 |
|    2016 |                                       150785 |
|    2017 |                                       147913 |

(b)    As  per  Global  status  report  on  road  safety  2018  of  World  Health  Organization  (WHO) published  by  them  on  the  based  on  Road  accidents  data  for  2016,  India  is  one  of  the  leading countries where number of road accidents are higher.

(c)   Analysis of road accident data reported by the police department of States/UTs reveals that road accidents have been declining since 2015. Road Accidents declined by 4.14% in 2016 as compared  to  2015  and  in  the  year  2017  road  accidents  decreased  by  3.28%  as  compared  to 2016.The details of road accidents in the country during the last three years i.e  2015, 2016 and 2017  is given below:-

|   Year | Road Accidents   |   %age increase over previous year |
|--------|------------------|------------------------------------|
|   2015 |                  |                          501423    |
|   2016 | 480652           |                              -4.14 |
|   2017 | 464910           |                              -3.28 |

Road  accidents occur due to multiple causes such as use of Mobile  phone,  drunken driving/consumption  of  alcohol/  drug,  overloaded  Vehicle,  poor    light  condition,    jumping  red light,  over    speeding,  overtaking,  neglect  of  civic  bodies,  weather  condition,  driving  on  wrong side,  defect  in  road  condition,  defect  in  condition  of  motor  vehicle,    fault  of  cyclist,    fault  of pedestrian etc.

(d)    State-wise  breakup  of  the  road  accidents  and  persons  killed  during  the  last  three  years  is given at Annexure I and Annexure-II respectively.

(e) &  (f)  The  ministry  has  taken  multi-pronged  efforts  for  strengthening  automobile  safety standards, improving road infrastructure, generating awareness programs, strengthening enforcement and streamlining trauma care assistance programme.

The major 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  22  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) Free  Eye  Check-up  Camp  and  distribution  of  eye  glasses  is  conducted  for truck/bus drivers operating on NH.
- (xv) 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 REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3123  ANSWERED  ON  11 TH   JULY,  2019  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI    DARSHANA  VIKRAM    JARDOSH, SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN AND  SHRI  RAJIV PRATAP  RUDY  REGARDING ROAD  ACCIDENTS.

Total Number of Road Accidents in India: 2015 to 2017

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents during |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                          |                                                  2015 |                                                  2016 |                                                  2017 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           |                                                 24258 |                                                 24888 |                                                 25727 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                                   284 |                                                   249 |                                                   241 |
| 3         | Assam                    |                                                  6959 |                                                  7435 |                                                  7170 |
| 4         | Bihar                    |                                                  9555 |                                                  8222 |                                                  8855 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             |                                                 14446 |                                                 13580 |                                                 13563 |
| 6         | Goa                      |                                                  4338 |                                                  4304 |                                                  3917 |
| 7         | Gujarat                  |                                                 23183 |                                                 21859 |                                                 19081 |
| 8         | Haryana                  |                                                 11174 |                                                 11234 |                                                 11258 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                  3010 |                                                  3168 |                                                  3114 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                                  5836 |                                                  5501 |                                                  5624 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                |                                                  5162 |                                                  4932 |                                                  5198 |
| 12        | Karnataka                |                                                 44011 |                                                 44403 |                                                 42542 |
| 13        | Kerala                   |                                                 39014 |                                                 39420 |                                                 38470 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                 54947 |                                                 53972 |                                                 53399 |
| 15        | Maharashtra              |                                                 63805 |                                                 39878 |                                                 35853 |
| 16        | Manipur                  |                                                   671 |                                                   538 |                                                   578 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                |                                                   606 |                                                   620 |                                                   675 |
| 18        | Mizoram                  |                                                    70 |                                                    83 |                                                    68 |
| 19        | Nagaland                 |                                                    54 |                                                    75 |                                                   531 |
| 20        | Odisha                   |                                                 10542 |                                                 10532 |                                                 10855 |
| 21        | Punjab                   |                                                  6702 |                                                  6952 |                                                  6273 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                |                                                 24072 |                                                 23066 |                                                 22112 |
| 23        | Sikkim                   |                                                   219 |                                                   210 |                                                   196 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               |                                                 69059 |                                                 71431 |                                                 65562 |
| 25        | Telangana                |                                                 21252 |                                                 22811 |                                                 22484 |
| 26        | Tripura                  |                                                   647 |                                                   557 |                                                   503 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand              |                                                  1523 |                                                  1591 |                                                  1603 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh            |                                                 32385 |                                                 35612 |                                                 38783 |
| 29        | West Bengal              |                                                 13208 |                                                 13580 |                                                 11631 |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                                   258 |                                                   238 |                                                   189 |
| 31        | Chandigarh               |                                                   416 |                                                   428 |                                                   342 |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                                    69 |                                                    70 |                                                    67 |
| 33        | Daman &Diu               |                                                    70 |                                                    71 |                                                    79 |
| 34        | Delhi                    |                                                  8085 |                                                  7375 |                                                  6673 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              |                                                     3 |                                                     1 |                                                     1 |
| 36        | Puducherry               |                                                  1530 |                                                  1766 |                                                  1693 |
| Total     | Total                    |                                                501423 |                                                480652 |                                                464910 |

TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENTS IN INDIA: 2015 TO 2017

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents during |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                          |                                                                    2015 |                                                                    2016 |                                                                    2017 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           |                                                                    8297 |                                                                    8541 |                                                                    8060 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                                                     127 |                                                                     149 |                                                                     110 |
| 3         | Assam                    |                                                                    2397 |                                                                    2572 |                                                                    2783 |
| 4         | Bihar                    |                                                                    5421 |                                                                    4901 |                                                                    5554 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             |                                                                    4082 |                                                                    3908 |                                                                    4136 |
| 6         | Goa                      |                                                                     311 |                                                                     336 |                                                                     328 |
| 7         | Gujarat                  |                                                                    8119 |                                                                    8136 |                                                                    7289 |
| 8         | Haryana                  |                                                                    4879 |                                                                    5024 |                                                                    5120 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                                    1096 |                                                                    1271 |                                                                    1203 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                                                     917 |                                                                     958 |                                                                     926 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                |                                                                    2893 |                                                                    3027 |                                                                    3256 |
| 12        | Karnataka                |                                                                   10856 |                                                                   11133 |                                                                   10609 |
| 13        | Kerala                   |                                                                    4196 |                                                                    4287 |                                                                    4131 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                                    9314 |                                                                    9646 |                                                                   10177 |
| 15        | Maharashtra              |                                                                   13212 |                                                                   12935 |                                                                   12264 |
| 16        | Manipur                  |                                                                     139 |                                                                      81 |                                                                     136 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                |                                                                     183 |                                                                     150 |                                                                     182 |
| 18        | Mizoram                  |                                                                      72 |                                                                      70 |                                                                      60 |
| 19        | Nagaland                 |                                                                      30 |                                                                      46 |                                                                      41 |
| 20        | Odisha                   |                                                                    4303 |                                                                    4463 |                                                                    4790 |
| 21        | Punjab                   |                                                                    4893 |                                                                    5077 |                                                                    4463 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                |                                                                   10510 |                                                                   10465 |                                                                   10444 |
| 23        | Sikkim                   |                                                                      70 |                                                                      85 |                                                                      78 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               |                                                                   15642 |                                                                   17218 |                                                                   16157 |
| 25        | Telangana                |                                                                    7110 |                                                                    7219 |                                                                    6596 |
| 26        | Tripura                  |                                                                     158 |                                                                     173 |                                                                     161 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand              |                                                                     913 |                                                                     962 |                                                                     942 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh            |                                                                   17666 |                                                                   19320 |                                                                   20124 |
| 29        | West Bengal              |                                                                    6234 |                                                                    6544 |                                                                    5769 |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                                                      23 |                                                                      17 |                                                                      21 |
| 31        | Chandigarh               |                                                                     129 |                                                                     151 |                                                                     107 |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                                                      42 |                                                                      46 |                                                                      43 |
| 33        | Daman &Diu               |                                                                      42 |                                                                      38 |                                                                      36 |
| 34        | Delhi                    |                                                                    1622 |                                                                    1591 |                                                                    1584 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              |                                                                       0 |                                                                       1 |                                                                       0 |
| 36        | Puducherry               |                                                                     235 |                                                                     244 |                                                                     233 |
| Total     | Total                    |                                                                  146133 |                                                                  150785 |                                                                  147913 |

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