Lok Sabha Question No. 3046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of road accidents which took place during the last two years due to poor maintenance of National Highways (NHs);
- (b) whether the Government is planning to introduce a Road Safety Information Database or National Road Safety Board for enforcing the  road  safety  rules  and  for  increasing  the  quality  of  data collection,  transmission,  analysis  and  crash  investigation  by extending help to Union Territories, States and local bodies;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the road safety infrastructure is in line with international standards and if not, the steps taken by the Government to make it possible;
- (e) the  details  of  refresher  training  conducted  for  drivers  of  heavy vehicles during the last three years, especially in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana; and
- (f) the number of advanced life support ambulances procured for the State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  under  the  National  Highway  Accident Relief Service Scheme (NHARSS) during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)      Road  accidents  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. However, no separate data/record is maintained for accident occurring due to road engineering. Further, as per data available, the total number

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3046 ANSWERED ON 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## ROAD ACCIDENTS

## 3046.  SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

of road accidents possible due to potholes during the period from 2019 to 2020 is as under :

|   Number of Accidents due to potholes |   Number of Accidents due to potholes |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|                                  2019 |                                  2020 |
|                                  4775 |                                  3564 |

- (b)  & (c) Ministry is implementing Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) which has already been rolled out for live data entry in fourteen States  i.e.  Rajasthan,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra, Karnataka,  Tamil  Nadu,  Chhattisgarh,  Telangana,  Odisha,  Mizoram, Puducherry, Meghalaya, Goa & Kerala and shall be extended to all states. Ministry of Road  Transport and Highways  is under the process of Establishment  of  National  Road  Safety  Board.  The  board  shall  be responsible  for  advising  Centre  and  States on  promoting  road  safety, innovation and adoption of new technology and for regulating traffic and motor vehicles.
- (d)     The executing agencies for the construction of roads mainly follow Indian Road Congress (IRC) standards/codes including Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Specifications/guidelines, which are periodically  revised  to  keep  them  updated  in-line  with  international standards.
- (e)       As  per  information  available  with  the  Ministry,  the  institute  of driving training institute in Telangana has been recently inaugurated in July, 2021. The details of refresher training conducted in Andhra Pradesh for drivers of heavy vehicles during the last three years is as under : -
- (f)      The scheme of National Highway Accident Relief Service Scheme (NHARSS)  was  to  provide  the  Cashless  Insurance  and  support  for ambulances and cranes. After the passage of Motor Vehicles (Amendment)  Act, 2019, the Cashless Insurance has become  a mandatory  provision  under  the  law. The  scheme  related  to National Highway Accident Relief Service Scheme (NHARSS) has been discontinued beyond 31 st  March, 2017.

| State                                                 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH Driving Training Institute - Vijaywada |       701 |       549 |       705 |

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