Lok Sabha Question No. 254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Scheme for Good Samaritan
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon, C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Dhanush M Kumar, Anurag Sharma, Rebati Tripura

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched a scheme for Good Samaritans and if so, the details thereof along with the amount of reward that would be provided under the scheme;
- (b) whether the Government has launched awareness programme about the scheme among the masses and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has not been able to control road accidents in urban and rural areas involving National/State Highways and if so, the details thereof and the the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any scientific study on road accidents to help in reducing the number of such accidents and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has developed any mechanism to provide immediate medical aid to persons involved in road accidents and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  motivate  the  general public to help the road accident victims in emergency situation?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) & (b)     Yes, Sir. The Ministry has launched the 'Scheme for grant of Award  to  the  Good  Samaritan  who  has  saved  life  of  a  victim  of  a  fatal accident involving a motor vehicle by administering immediate assistance and rushing to Hospital/Trauma Care Centre within the Golden Hour of the accident to provide medical treatment" on 03.10.2021.  As per the Scheme

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.254

ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2022

## SCHEME FOR GOOD SAMARITAN

## 254. SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

Guidelines,  the  amount  of  award  for  each  Good  Samaritan  would  be  Rs. 5,000/- per incident.

The Scheme has been widely publicized through social media including PIB Note.

(c)     As per the information available with the Ministry, total number of road accidents in the country during the last three calendar years from 2018 to 2020 is given in the table below:

|   Year | Total Number of Road Accidents (in numbers)   | % change   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|
|   2018 | 4,67,044                                      | -          |
|   2019 | 4,49,002                                      | -3.86      |
|   2020 | 3,66,138                                      | -18.46     |

As  may  be  seen,  there  is  marginal  decrease  in  the  number  of  road accidents.

(d)     Based on the FIR data received from various States/UTs, the yearly analysis  are  done  at  Transport  Research  Wing  of  this  Ministry.  As  per analysis  of  the  reasons  for  road  accidents,  these  mainly  occur  due  to multiple  causes  such  as over  speeding,  use  of  Mobile  phone,  drunken driving/consumption of alcohol / drug, overloaded Vehicle, vehicular condition, poor light condition, jumping red light, overtaking, neglect of civic bodies, weather condition, fault of driver, driving on wrong side, defect in road condition, defect in condition of motor vehicle, fault of cyclist, fault of pedestrian etc.  Further, based upon the various studies 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.

(e)     As part of operation and maintenance of the National Highways under National Highways  Authority of India (NHAI), there is provision of Ambulances  with  paramedical  staff  /  Emergency  Medical  team  with Technician / Nurse which are stationed near the toll plazas.

(f)    Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has  formulated  Rules regarding the rights of Good Samaritan vide notification dated 29.09.2020 (GSR 594(E) to motivate the general public to help the road accident victims in emergency situation. As per the notification, a Good Samaritan who has informed the police of any accident involving a motor vehicle, or who has transported a victim of an accident involving a motor vehicle to the hospital, shall  not  be  subjected  to  any  further  requirements  by  the  police  or  the hospital, and shall be permitted to leave immediately. Besides, this Ministry has  also  issued  a  scheme  on  21.09.2021,  namely  'Scheme  of  Financial Assistance  for  Administering  Road  Safety  Advocacy  and  Awards  for  the outstanding work done in the field of road safety' through which various NGOs  and  other  organizations  organize  different  road  safety  related activities  including activities  to  motivate  general  public to  help  the  road accident victims in emergency situation and awareness about it.

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