Lok Sabha Question No. 776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any objections from various State  Governments  against  the  quantum  of  fines  and  penalties imposed under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019;
- (b) if so, the names of such States along with the objections/reasons put forward by them;
- (c) whether these States have proposed any amendments in the said Act for controlling violations of traffic rules and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  said  Act  has  been  able  to  achieve  the  objective  of reducing  the  number  of  road  accidents  and  if  so,  the  year-wise comparative number of road accidents before and after implementation of the said Act in the country; and
- (e) whether the Government has any plan to make further amendments to the said Act and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c) The Ministry received suggestions in regard to fines and penalties from  the  State  Government  of  Chhattisgarh  and  Kerala  for  the  Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 which are as under:-

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 776

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

MOTOR VEHICLES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

## 776.  SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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(i) The Government of Kerala had inter-alia written for providing provisions under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to give flexibility to the State for fixing compounding fee at rates proportionate to the gravity of the offence and to reduce the fine and imprisonment in respect of other offences which do not come under section 200 of the Act.

(ii) The Government of Chhattisgarh had inter-alia requested to review the provisions  of  the  Motor  Vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019  related  to  the offences by Juveniles.

(d) As per the information available for certain period from certain States and UTs, the number of road accidents before and after implementation of the said Act in the country is as under:-

| Month wise comparison of Accidents and Fatalities   | Month wise comparison of Accidents and Fatalities   | Month wise comparison of Accidents and Fatalities   | Month wise comparison of Accidents and Fatalities   | Month wise comparison of Accidents and Fatalities   | Month wise comparison of Accidents and Fatalities   | Month wise comparison of Accidents and Fatalities   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                                                     | Accidents                                           | Accidents                                           | Increase/ decrease                                  | Fatalities                                          | Fatalities                                          | Increase/ decrease                                  |
|                                                     | 2018                                                | 2019                                                |                                                     | 2018                                                | 2019                                                |                                                     |
| August                                              | 35811                                               | 34051                                               | -4.91                                               | 11040                                               | 10710                                               | -2.99                                               |
| September                                           | 35337                                               | 32016                                               | -9.40                                               | 10843                                               | 10107                                               | -6.79                                               |
| October                                             | 38182                                               | 35365                                               | -7.38                                               | 12147                                               | 11577                                               | -4.69                                               |
| November                                            | 38366                                               | 36866                                               | -3.91                                               | 12691                                               | 12463                                               | -1.80                                               |
| December                                            | 38705                                               | 37007                                               | -4.39                                               | 13379                                               | 12598                                               | -5.84                                               |

| TOTAL Aug- Dec(*)   | 186401    | 175305    | -5.95              | 60100      | 57455      | -4.40              |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|------------|------------|--------------------|
|                     | Accidents | Accidents | Increase/ decrease | Fatalities | Fatalities | Increase/ decrease |
|                     | 2019      | 2020      |                    | 2019       | 2020       |                    |
| January             | 40602     | 38920     | -4.14              | 13292      | 12267      | -7.71              |
| February            | 36726     | 38472     | 4.75               | 12199      | 12587      | 3.18               |
| March(#)            | 38793     | 31049     | -19.96             | 13155      | 10538      | -19.89             |
| April - June        | 112215    | 50336     | -55.14             | 39013      | 18876      | -51.61             |
| TOTAL Jan- June(@)  | 230355    | 160797    | -30.19             | 79678      | 56288      | -29.35             |

(*): data for the State of Tripura  not included as data for 2019 has not been received

- (@): Excluding the data for the state of Tripura and Jharkhand as the same has not been received
- (#) data from J&K not included as the same has not been received
- (e) No such proposal is under consideration with the Ministry.

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