Lok Sabha Question No. 1041 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: WHO Report on Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 1041

ANSWERED  ON 27TH JLTNE.2OI9

## WHO REPORT ON ROAD ACCIDENTS

## tIO41. SHRI RAMDAS C.TADAS: SHRI CHANDRA  PRAKASH JOSHI:

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be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Govemment has taken cognizance of World Health Organization report which puts India at the top of the list of the countries  where maximum  number  of road accidents happen and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the quantum  of funds allocated by the Government for creating awzreness about road safety during  the last three years, including  Maharashtra and Rajasthan, State-wise;
- (c) the details of non-Govemmental agencies included  in the programme  so far, State-wise;
- (d) the initiatives taken by the Government to create awareness  among the youth regarding  road safety;  and
- (e) whether the said initiatives  have proved to be successful  and ifso, the details thereofl

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (u) The Ministry  has the data of road accidents on the basis of information  from the Police Department of all State/UTs  in the prescribed  format  on calendar year-wise. The latest data of road accidents  published by the Ministry are for the calendar year 2017. Details  of road accidents in India during the last three calendar  years i.e. 201 5 to 201 7 is given  below:-

| YEARS   | TOTAL NUMBER OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN INDIA   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|
| 2015    | 5,01,423                                  |
| 20t6    | 4,80,6s2                                  |
| 20t7    | 4,64.9 t0                                 |

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

- (b) The budget Estimate for the scheme of publicity measures  and awareness campaigns for road safety during the Iast three Financial Years are as under:-
- (c) Ministry  has launched  a scheme for grant of financial assistance  to NGOs  for administering  "Road Safety Advocacy" in the last FY 2017-18. Under this Scheme, proposals  for road safety advocacy programmes through 203 different Non-Govemmental  Organisations(NGOs)/ Trusts/Cooperative Societies have been sanctioned  in FY 2017-18.  State-wise  break up ofthe same are as under  :-
- (d): The Ministry  of Road Transport and Highways has taken various measures  for creating awareness  on road  saf'ety  arnong  the citizens including  youth. The major  initiatives  are as under :-
- (i) Publicity  and awareness  campaign  on road safety through  the electronic and print media.
- (ii) Road safety advocacy  though NGOs.
- (iii) Road Safety Week is observed every calendar  year for spreading awareness about  safer behavior  of road users  on National  Highways.
- (ir) Government  has lar.rnclred  a rnobile  app for highway users  i.e. "SukhadYatra  1033" which enables highways  users  to report potholes and other safety hazards  on National  Highways  including accrdents.
- (u) Setting up of model  driving training institutes  in States.
- (vi) Road safety activities  at colleges/universities.
- (vii)  Actor  Akshay Kurnar has been engaged  as brand ambassador  for Road Safety.
- (viii) Video/Audio  spots on road safegr  have been created.
- (e)  Tlre road safety is on on topmost priority  of the Ministry.  The Ministry implements various schemes  on road safety such as publicity measures and awareness campaign on Road Safety through  electronic  and print media to create awareness among road users, sefting up institutes for driving  training  institutes,  Setting up of inspection and certification  centres, Road Safety week, road safety advocacy through  NGOs and taken multipronged  efforts for strengthening  automobile safety standards, improving road infrastructure, strengthening enforcement.  The data for calendar  yeat  20l7 reveals  that the number  of road accidents  was down by 3 -3%o  and the number of iniuries by 4.8olo in 201 7 as compared to2016.

| YEA RS   |   Budget Estimates (Rs. In crore) |
|----------|-----------------------------------|
| 2016-17  |                                50 |
| 2017- t8 |                                75 |
| 20 t8-19 |                                80 |

| SI. No.   | State          | No. of NCOs to whom Road safety advocrcy programme has been senctioned   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| I         | Karnataka      | 02                                                                       |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh | l0                                                                       |
|           | Assam          | 03                                                                       |
| 4         | Bihar          | l8                                                                       |
| 5         | Chhatisgarh    | 0t                                                                       |
| 6         | Jharkhand      | 03                                                                       |
| 7         | Kerala         | 0l                                                                       |
| 8         | Manipur        | 0l                                                                       |
| 9         | Madhya Prades  | 19                                                                       |
| l0        | Maharashtra    | 04                                                                       |
| ll        | Odisha         |                                                                          |
| t2        | Rajasthan      | 06                                                                       |
| t3        | Uttarakhand    | 0t                                                                       |
| t4        | Uftar Pradesh  | l0E                                                                      |
| t5        | Tamilnadu      | 02                                                                       |
| r6        | West Bengal    | 02                                                                       |
| t'7       | New Delhi      | ll                                                                       |
| Total     | Total          | 203                                                                      |