Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.152 ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY, 2021

## ROAD ACCIDENTS

## *152. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of road accidents reported in the country during each of the last three years, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) whether any comparative study has been conducted with regard to  the  pattern  of  road  accidents  reported  in  the  developed  and developing countries and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the main reasons attributed to high incidence of road accidents in the country along with the measures being taken to check and prevent the same?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.*152,  ANSWERED  ON  29.07.2021, ASKED BY SHRI HIBI EDEN REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS

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- (a) As per the data received from police department of all States/UTs  the  total  number  of  road  accidents  on  all  roads  in  the country during the last three calendar years 2017 to 2019 is shown in the table given below:

|   Year | Total Number of Road Accidents (in numbers)   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------|
|   2017 | 464,910                                       |
|   2018 | 467,044                                       |
|   2019 | 449,002                                       |

State-UT wise details road accidents on all roads are at Annexure-I.

- (b) A  comparison  of  select  indicators  published  in  World  Road Statistics, 2018' of International Road Federation has been undertaken with the objective of positioning India viz-a-viz other countries in terms of road accidents and corresponding number person killed, injured and rates per lakh people is at Annexure-II.

India  ranks  3rd  in  terms  of  total  accidents,  across  199  countries  as reported  in  the  World  Road  Statistics,  2018.  India's  incidence  of accidents  is  36  per  lakh  people  which  is  much  lesser  than  that  of many developed and developing countries like USA(684), Japan(393), Iran(365) and Turkey(233).

- (c) The main reasons attributed to high incidence of road accidents in  the  country  is  over  speeding,  poor  enforcement  and  quality  of vehicles etc.

The  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  has  notified  'Member of Parliament's Road Safety Committee' in each district of the country to promote awareness amongst road users under the chairmanship of Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from the district.

The Ministry  has  formulated  a  multi-pronged  strategy  to  address  the issue  of  road  safety  based  on  Education,  Engineering  (both  of  roads and vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care. Accordingly, various initiatives have been taken by the Ministry as detailed below :-

- i. Education:
- a. The  Ministry  implements  a  scheme  for  undertaking  publicity measures  and  awareness  campaigns  on  road  safety  to  create awareness among road users through the electronic media, print media, NGOs etc.
- b. Observance of National Road Safety Month/Week every year for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
- c. A Certification Course for Road  Safety Auditors has been commenced in Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE).
- ii. Engineering (both of Roads and vehicles)
6.  Road engineering
- a. High  priority  to  identification  and  rectification  of  black  spots (accident prone spots) on national highways.
- b. Road  safety  has  been  made  an  integral  part  of  road  design  at planning stage.
- c. Ministry has delegated powers to Regional Officers of MORTH for technical approval to  the detailed estimates for  rectification  of identified Road Accident black spots.
- d. Guidelines  for  pedestrian  facilities  on  National  Highways  for persons  with  disabilities  have  also  been  issued  to  all  States  / UTs.
11.  Vehicle engineering:
- a. Safety standards for automobiles have been improved.
- b. Ministry  has  notified  fitment  of  Speed  Limiting  devices  on  all transport vehicles.
- c. Scheme  for  setting  up  one  model  Inspection  &  Certification Centre in each State/UT with Central assistance for testing the fitness of vehicles through an automated system.

## iii. Enforcement

- a. The  recently  passed  motor  vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019 provides  for  strict  enforcement  through  use  of  technology  and further provides for strict penalties for ensuring strict compliance  and  enhancing  deterrence  for  violation  of  traffic rules.
- b. Issue of Guidelines for protection of Good Samaritans and draft rules as per MV (Amendment) Act, 2019 has been published.

## iv. Emergency care:

- a. The  Motor  Vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019  provides  for  a scheme  for  the  cashless  treatment  of  victims  of  the  accident during the golden hour.
- b. The National Highways Authority of India has made provisions for ambulances  at  all  toll  plazas  on  the  completed  corridor  of National Highways.
- c. Further,  out  of  this,  297  ambulances  have  been  upgraded  to Basic  Life  Support  as  per  AIS-125  and  upgradation  for  the remaining is under process.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *152 ON 29th JULY, 2021 ASKED BY SHRI HIBI EDEN REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS.

| 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   | State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents during   | State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents during   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                               | States/UTs                                            | Total Number of Road Accidents during                 | Total Number of Road Accidents during                 | Total Number of Road Accidents during                 |
|                                                       |                                                       | 2017                                                  | 2018                                                  | 2019                                                  |
| 1                                                     | 2                                                     | 3                                                     | 4                                                     | 5                                                     |
| 1                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                        | 25727                                                 | 24475                                                 | 21992                                                 |
| 2                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                     | 241                                                   | 277                                                   | 237                                                   |
| 3                                                     | Assam                                                 | 7170                                                  | 8248                                                  | 8350                                                  |
| 4                                                     | Bihar                                                 | 8855                                                  | 9600                                                  | 10007                                                 |
| 5                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                          | 13563                                                 | 13864                                                 | 13899                                                 |
| 6                                                     | Goa                                                   | 3917                                                  | 3709                                                  | 3440                                                  |
| 7                                                     | Gujarat                                               | 19081                                                 | 18769                                                 | 17046                                                 |
| 8                                                     | Haryana                                               | 11258                                                 | 11238                                                 | 10944                                                 |
| 9                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                      | 3114                                                  | 3110                                                  | 2873                                                  |
| 10                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                       | 5624                                                  | 5978                                                  | 5796                                                  |
| 11                                                    | Jharkhand                                             | 5198                                                  | 5394                                                  | 5217                                                  |
| 12                                                    | Karnataka                                             | 42542                                                 | 41707                                                 | 40658                                                 |
| 13                                                    | Kerala                                                | 38470                                                 | 40181                                                 | 41111                                                 |
| 14                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                        | 53399                                                 | 51397                                                 | 50669                                                 |
| 15                                                    | Maharashtra                                           | 35853                                                 | 35717                                                 | 32925                                                 |
| 16                                                    | Manipur                                               | 578                                                   | 601                                                   | 672                                                   |
| 17                                                    | Meghalaya                                             | 675                                                   | 399                                                   | 482                                                   |
| 18                                                    | Mizoram                                               | 68                                                    | 53                                                    | 62                                                    |
| 19                                                    | Nagaland                                              | 531                                                   | 430                                                   | 358                                                   |
| 20                                                    | Odisha                                                | 10855                                                 | 11262                                                 | 11064                                                 |
| 21                                                    | Punjab                                                | 6273                                                  | 6428                                                  | 6348                                                  |
| 22                                                    | Rajasthan                                             | 22112                                                 | 21743                                                 | 23480                                                 |
| 23                                                    | Sikkim                                                | 196                                                   | 180                                                   | 162                                                   |

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| 24    | Tamil Nadu                |   65562 |   63920 |   57228 |
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| 25    | Telangana                 |   22484 |   22230 |   21570 |
| 26    | Tripura                   |     503 |     552 |     655 |
| 27    | Uttarakhand               |    1603 |    1468 |    1352 |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh             |   38783 |   42568 |   42572 |
| 29    | West Bengal               |   11631 |   12705 |   10158 |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |     189 |     254 |     230 |
| 31    | Chandigarh                |     342 |     316 |     305 |
| 32    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |      67 |      80 |      68 |
| 33    | Daman & Diu               |      79 |      76 |      69 |
| 34    | Delhi                     |    6673 |    6515 |    5610 |
| 35    | Lakshadweep               |       1 |       3 |       1 |
| 36    | Puducherry                |    1693 |    1597 |    1392 |
| Total | Total                     |  464910 |  467044 |  449002 |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *152 ON 29th  JULY, 2021 ASKED BY SHRI HIBI EDEN REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS.

The details of Accidents, person killed and persons injured in respect of top 20 countries by total injury accidents is presented as

| Country            | Accident   | Accident   | Accident        | Person Killed   | Person Killed   | Person Killed   | Person Injured   | Person Injured   |
|--------------------|------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|                    | Number     | Rank       | Per Lakh people | Number          | Rank            | Per Lakh people | Number           | Rank             |
| United States      | 22,11,439  | 1          | 684             | 37,461          | 3               | 12              | 31,44,000        | 1                |
| Japan              | 4,99,232   | 2          | 393             | 4,698           | 21              | 4               | 6,14,155         | 2                |
| India              | 4,80,652   | 3          | 36              | 1,50,785        | 1               | 11              | 4,94,624         | 3                |
| Germany            | 3,08,145   | 4          | 374             | 3,206           | 34              | 4               | 3,96,666         | 6                |
| Chinese Taipei     | 3,05,556   | 5          | 1302            | 1,604           | 57              | 7               | 4,03,906         | 5                |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2,93,305   | 6          | 365             | 15,998          | 7               | 20              | 3,63,531         | 7                |
| Korea, Rep.        | 2,20,917   | 7          | 431             | 4,292           | 24              | 8               | 3,31,720         | 8                |
| China              | 2,12,846   | 8          | 15              | 63,093          | 2               | 5               | 2,26,430         | 11               |
| Turkey             | 1,85,128   | 9          | 233             | 7,300           | 11              | 9               | 3,03,812         | 9                |
| Italy              | 1,75,791   | 10         | 290             | 3,283           | 33              | 5               | 2,49,175         | 10               |
| Russian Federation | 1,73,694   | 11         | 120             | 20,308          | 6               | 14              | 2,21,140         | 12               |
| United Kingdom     | 1,36,621   | 12         | 208             | 1,792           | 55              | 3               | 1,79,592         | 13               |
| Canada             | 1,17,673   | 13         | 324             | 1,898           | 52              | 5               | 1,60,315         | 14               |
| Indonesia          | 1,06,129   | 14         | 41              | 26,185          | 4               | 10              | 1,44,108         | 15               |
| Spain              | 1,02,362   | 15         | 220             | 1,810           | 54              | 4               | 1,40,390         | 16               |
| Morocco            | 80,680     | 16         | 229             | 3,785           | 27              | 11              | 1,19,162         | 17               |
| Brazil             | 60,228     | 17         | 29              | 6,398           | 14              | 3               | 86,672           | 18               |
| France             | 57,522     | 18         | 86              | 3,477           | 28              | 5               | 72,645           | 19               |
| Belgium            | 40,096     | 19         | 354             | 637             | 87              | 6               | 51,190           | 22               |
| Austria            | 38,466     | 20         | 440             | 432             | 104             | 5               | 48,393           | 23               |

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