Lok Sabha Question No. 1782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Accident due to Drunken-Driving
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SAVITRI THAKUR, OM BIRLA

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  increase  in  the  number  of  road  accidents  due  to  drunken  driving  has  been reported  from  various  States  of  the  country;  if  so,  the  details  of  road  accidents  due  to drunken driving reported during the last three years;
- (b)  whether  a  large  number  of  suggestions  have  been  received  from  Road  Safety Forums/Non-Governmental  Organisations  (NGOs)  for  reducing  accidents  on  National Highways and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  also  received  representations  from  various  quarters regarding  closure  of  liquor  shops  along  the  National  Highways  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government in this regard ?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI  MANSUKH  L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a)        As  per  the  information  received  from  police  department  of  States/UTs, the  number of road accidents under the drunken driving category of traffic voilation  during last three calendar years i.e. 2015 to 2017  is as under:-

|   Year | Road Accidents due to Intake of Alcohol   | Total number of Road Accidents   |   % share of total road accident |
|--------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|   2015 | 16,298                                    | 5,01,423                         |                              3.3 |
|   2016 | 14,894                                    | 4,80,652                         |                              3.1 |
|   2017 | 14,071                                    | 4,64,910                         |                              3   |

The  table  reveals  that  the  number  of  road  accidents  under  the  drunken  driving  category  of traffic  violation  as  a  percentage  of  total  accidents  during  the  last  years i.e  2015-2017 has  hovered around 3 percent.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1782

ANSWERED  ON  20 th  DECEMBER, 2018

## ACCIDENT  DUE  TO  DRUNKEN-DRIVING

1782.    SHRIMATI   SAVITRI  THAKUR: SHRI  OM  BIRLA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

State/UT-wise total number of road accidents under the drunken driving category of traffic violation during the last three calendar years 2015 to 2017 along with percentage change over the previous year is given at Annexure.

(b)        All  s uggestions  which  are  received  in  National  Highways  Authority  of    India  (NHAI) from Safety forums / Non-Government Organisations (NGOs)/individuals/State agencies  which are forwarded  for action to  the field offices of NHAI  for the respective Road Sections.

( c )      No  representation has been received from various quarters regarding closure of liquor shops along the National Highways. The matter relates to the state enforcement agencies, and therefore for NH within the states.

(d) Following steps have been initiated by the Government to curb the number of road accidents caused by drunken driving: -

(i)      Section  185  of  Motor  Vehicles Act, 1988 provides for punishment of imprisonment or fine or both for the offence of drunken driving cases.

(ii)  Allthe State Government/UTs have been requested to ensure that no license is issued to liquor vendors along National Highways.  Further they have also been requested to review cases where licence has already been given for liquor vendors along National Highways and to take corrective action.

(iii)  Ministry undertakes campaigns through print and electronic media to spread awareness about dangers of drunken driving.

(iv)   Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2017, which has been introduced in the House by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, provides for enhanced fines for the offence of drunken driving and other traffic violations.

(v)    Enforcement  of  various  provisions  of  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  is  the  responsibility  of  State Governments. This Ministry has issued instructions to all State Governments to invoke Section 185 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 which provides for punishment of imprisonment or fine or both for the offence of drunken driving.

(vi)    The  Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has introduced Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha covering entire gamut of road safety including drunken driving. The Bill interalia envisages to enhance the penalty amount   for drunk and driving under section 185 of the Motor Vehicle  Act.  Besides,  the  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  administer  Motor  Vehicles (MV) Act 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR) 1989. However, its provisions are enforced by the States / UTs.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1782  FOR ANSWER ON 20-12-2018 ASKED BY SHRIMATI   SAVITRI  THAKUR:  &   SHRI  OM  BIRLA: REGARDING ACCIDENT

DUE  TO  DRUNKEN-DRIVING.

Road accidents under the drunken driving category of  traffic violation during the last three calendar years 2015 to 2017

|   S.No | States/UTs        | Road Accidents under drunken driving category 2015   | %Share in total rod accidents   | Road Accidents under drunken driving category 2016   | %Share in total road accidents   | Road Accidents under drunken driving category 2017   | %Share in total road accidents   |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 490                                                  | 3.0                             | 128                                                  | 0.9                              | 2064                                                 | 14.7                             |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 22                                                   | 0.1                             | 15                                                   | 0.1                              | 19                                                   | 0.1                              |
|      3 | Assam             | 611                                                  | 3.7                             | 352                                                  | 2.4                              | 373                                                  | 2.7                              |
|      4 | Bihar             | 1457                                                 | 8.9                             | 593                                                  | 4.0                              | 0                                                    | 0.0                              |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh      | 227                                                  | 1.4                             | 145                                                  | 1.0                              | 86                                                   | 0.6                              |
|      6 | Goa               | 6                                                    | 0.0                             | 3                                                    | 0.0                              | 10                                                   | 0.1                              |
|      7 | Gujarat           | 361                                                  | 2.2                             | 64                                                   | 0.4                              | 65                                                   | 0.5                              |
|      8 | Haryana           | 1092                                                 | 6.7                             | 529                                                  | 3.6                              | 180                                                  | 1.3                              |
|      9 | Himachal Pradesh  | 50                                                   | 0.3                             | 72                                                   | 0.5                              | 214                                                  | 1.5                              |
|     10 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 375                                                  | 2.3                             | 47                                                   | 0.3                              | 1                                                    | 0.0                              |
|     11 | Jharkhand         | 1518                                                 | 9.3                             | 543                                                  | 3.6                              | 801                                                  | 5.7                              |
|     12 | Karnataka         | 298                                                  | 1.8                             | 396                                                  | 2.7                              | 169                                                  | 1.2                              |
|     13 | Kerala            | 49                                                   | 0.3                             | 133                                                  | 0.9                              | 133                                                  | 0.9                              |
|     14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 2665                                                 | 16.4                            | 3083                                                 | 20.7                             | 1049                                                 | 7.5                              |
|     15 | Maharashtra       | 1345                                                 | 8.3                             | 226                                                  | 1.5                              | 863                                                  | 6.1                              |
|     16 | Manipur           | 0                                                    | 0.0                             | 71                                                   | 0.5                              | 44                                                   | 0.3                              |
|     17 | Meghalaya         | 137                                                  | 0.8                             | 35                                                   | 0.2                              | 132                                                  | 0.9                              |
|     18 | Mizoram           | 15                                                   | 0.1                             | 27                                                   | 0.2                              | 16                                                   | 0.1                              |
|     19 | Nagaland          | 2                                                    | 0.0                             | 13                                                   | 0.1                              | 157                                                  | 1.1                              |
|     20 | Orissa            | 972                                                  | 6.0                             | 1255                                                 | 8.4                              | 1533                                                 | 10.9                             |
|     21 | Punjab            | 118                                                  | 0.7                             | 317                                                  | 2.1                              | 129                                                  | 0.9                              |
|     22 | Rajasthan         | 667                                                  | 4.1                             | 673                                                  | 4.5                              | 421                                                  | 3.0                              |
|     23 | Sikkim            | 30                                                   | 0.2                             | 12                                                   | 0.1                              | 32                                                   | 0.2                              |
|     24 | Tamil Nadu        | 818                                                  | 5.0                             | 531                                                  | 3.6                              | 1833                                                 | 13.0                             |
|     25 | Telangana         | 42                                                   | 0.3                             | 202                                                  | 1.4                              | 163                                                  | 1.2                              |
|     26 | Tripura           | 13                                                   | 0.1                             | 5                                                    | 0.0                              | 11                                                   | 0.1                              |
|     27 | Uttarakhand       | 6                                                    | 0.0                             | 40                                                   | 0.3                              | 56                                                   | 0.4                              |
|     28 | Uttar Pradesh     | 2403                                                 | 14.7                            | 4633                                                 | 31.1                             | 3336                                                 | 23.7                             |
|     29 | West Bengal       | 413                                                  | 2.5                             | 462                                                  | 3.1                              | 16                                                   | 0.1                              |
|     30 | A&NIslands        | 30                                                   | 0.2                             | 27                                                   | 0.2                              | 13                                                   | 0.1                              |
|     31 | Chandigarh        | 8                                                    | 0.0                             | 9                                                    | 0.1                              | 10                                                   | 0.1                              |
|     32 | D&NHaveli         | 6                                                    | 0.0                             | 0                                                    | 0.0                              | 1                                                    | 0.0                              |
|     33 | Daman &Diu        | 7                                                    | 0.0                             | 7                                                    | 0.0                              | 12                                                   | 0.1                              |
|     34 | Delhi             | 40                                                   | 0.2                             | 164                                                  | 1.1                              | 124                                                  | 0.9                              |
|     35 | Lakshadweep       | 0                                                    | 0.0                             | 0                                                    | 0.0                              | 0                                                    | 0.0                              |
|     36 | Puducherry Total  | 5 16298                                              | 0.0 100.0                       | 82 14894                                             | 0.6 100.0                        | 5 14071                                              | 0.0 100.0                        |

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