Lok Sabha Question No. 2142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Identification of Black Spots on Roads
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRYOF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2142 ANSWERED ON 04 TH  July, 2019

## IDENTIFICATION OF BLACK SPOTS ON ROADS

## 2142.   SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  accident  prone  spots  on  roads  which  are  life threatening for the travellers;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c)   the action taken so far with budgetary allocation to rectify the said issues;
- (d)   whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  abolish  passenger  tax  which  are  charged  by  the  State Governments; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof and  the reasons therefor and  support  proposed  for  State Governments by the centre in lien thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) & (b) Ministry has taken adequate steps towards improvement of road safety through various measures  including  engineering  measures  on  National  Highways.  Based  on  fatalities  in  2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 calendar years, 789 black spots have been identified and notified with unique ID numbers assigned to each of the spots. Guidelines have been notified for investigation and rectification of the road accident black spots on National Highways. Out of 362 black spots have been rectified. State-wise detailed report is annexed.

(c)    Regarding budgetary allocation to rectify of accident black spots, funds are met out of the allocation made for the development of National Highways.

(d) & (e)   No such proposal is under consideration in this Ministry.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2142  ANSWERED  ON  04 TH   JULY,  2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  KALYAN  BANERJEE REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF BLACK SPOTS ON ROADS

As on: 31.03.2019

| S. No   | State/UT          |   Total nos. of Black spot |   Under jurisdiction of PWD |   Under jurisdiction of NHAI |   Under State Road/ BRO |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                          9 |                           0 |                            9 |                       0 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                          1 |                           0 |                            0 |                       1 |
| 3       | Bihar             |                         25 |                           5 |                           19 |                       1 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      |                         30 |                          15 |                           15 |                       0 |
| 5       | Delhi             |                         13 |                           0 |                            2 |                      11 |
| 6       | Gujarat           |                         26 |                           0 |                           25 |                       1 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  |                          5 |                           3 |                            0 |                       2 |
| 8       | Haryana           |                         38 |                           0 |                           36 |                       2 |
| 9       | Jharkhand         |                         26 |                           6 |                           16 |                       4 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                          9 |                           0 |                            5 |                       4 |
| 11      | Karnataka         |                         86 |                          12 |                           38 |                      36 |
| 12      | Kerala            |                         33 |                          19 |                           14 |                       0 |
| 13      | Maharashtra       |                         35 |                           3 |                           26 |                       6 |
| 14      | Meghalaya         |                          8 |                           5 |                            3 |                       0 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    |                         54 |                           6 |                           31 |                      17 |
| 16      | Mizoram           |                          1 |                           0 |                            0 |                       1 |
| 17      | Nagaland          |                          3 |                           3 |                            0 |                       0 |
| 18      | Odisha            |                         12 |                           0 |                           12 |                       0 |
| 19      | Rajasthan         |                         61 |                          13 |                           40 |                       8 |
| 20      | Telangana         |                         76 |                          26 |                           45 |                       5 |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu        |                        102 |                          18 |                           78 |                       6 |
| 22      | Uttar Pradesh     |                        104 |                           6 |                           68 |                      30 |
| 23      | West Bengal       |                         32 |                           4 |                           24 |                       4 |
|         | Total             |                        789 |                         144 |                          506 |                     139 |

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