Lok Sabha Question No. 3737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Road Projects under PM Gati Shakti NMP
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Ajay Kumar Mandal, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Geeta Kora, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Navneet Ravi Rana, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  road  projects  approved  for  strengthening connectivity  through  various  modes  of  transport  under  PM  Gati Shakti-National  Master  Plan  (NMP)  in  the  States/Union  Territories (UTs)  of  Jharkhand,  Bihar,  Maharashtra,  Jammu  and  Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana;
- (b) the funds allocated and utilised for the purpose in the said States, project-wise;
- (c) the present status of road connectivity in various States/UTs of the country, particularly in the said States/UTs;
- (d) whether it is a fact that road accidents and resultant deaths are increasing  despite  the  measures  taken  by  the  Union  and  State Governments;
- (e) if so, whether any study has been conducted in the recent past to reduce the accident rate across the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government in this regard including the steps taken under Pradhan Mantri Sadak Suraksha Yojana?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3737 ANSWERED ON 23 rd  MARCH, 2023

## ROAD PROJECTS UNDER PM GATI SHAKTI NMP

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## 3737. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). All the NHs development projects  of  the  Ministry  are  planned  in  line  with  PM  GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) Principles.

Details of NHs Projects awarded during the last year and the current year for the States / Union Territories (UTs) of  Jharkhand, Bihar,  Maharashtra,  Jammu  and  Kashmir,  Madhya  Pradesh  and Haryana are as under: -

| Length in Km; Cost in Rs. Crore   | Length in Km; Cost in Rs. Crore   | Length in Km; Cost in Rs. Crore   | Length in Km; Cost in Rs. Crore   | Length in Km; Cost in Rs. Crore   | Length in Km; Cost in Rs. Crore   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.                            | State/UT                          | 2021-22                           | 2021-22                           | 2022-23 (Upto                     | 28.02.2023)                       |
|                                   |                                   | Length                            | Cost                              | Length                            | Cost                              |
| 1                                 | Jharkhand                         | 285                               | 2,569                             | 374                               | 4,867                             |
| 2                                 | Bihar                             | 707                               | 11,898                            | 242                               | 5,063                             |
| 3                                 | Maharashtra                       | 1,324                             | 17,715                            | 828                               | 7,979                             |
| 4                                 | Jammu and Kashmir                 | 287                               | 10,559                            | 104                               | 3,357                             |
| 5                                 | Madhya Pradesh                    | 805                               | 6,885                             | 612                               | 4,644                             |
| 6                                 | Haryana                           | 91                                | 2,210                             | 199                               | 4,145                             |

- (b) The Ministry does not allocate separate funds for projects under PM GatiShakti NMP. The Ministry also does not allocate funds projectwise.

Details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  /  funds released for development of NHs during the last year and the current year for the States / UTs of Jharkhand, Bihar, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana are as under: -

| S.   | State/UT          | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore       |
|------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
| No.  |                   | Allocation            | Expenditure*          | Allocation            | Expenditure               |
|      |                   | 2021-22               | 2021-22               | 2022-23               | 2022-23 (Upto 31.01.2023) |
| 1    | Jharkhand         | 350                   | 355                   | 300                   | 245                       |
| 2    | Bihar             | 2,542                 | 2,476                 | 1,520                 | 1,277                     |
| 3    | Maharashtra       | 6,099                 | 6,145                 | 4,525                 | 3,454                     |
| 4    | Jammu and Kashmir | 90                    | 68                    | 390                   | 74                        |
| 5    | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,306                 | 1,255                 | 652                   | 572                       |
| 6    | Haryana           | 110                   | 96                    | 100                   | 59                        |

- (c) The length of NHs constructed in various States and UTs during 2021-22 and 2022-23 (upto February, 2023) are 10,457 Km and 8,064 Km respectively. Details of NHs length constructed during the last year and the current year for the States / UTs of Jharkhand, Bihar, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana are as under: -

| S.   | State/UT          | NHs Length Constructed (in Km)   | NHs Length Constructed (in Km)   |
|------|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| No.  |                   | 2021-22                          | 2022-23 (Upto 28.02.2023)        |
| 1    | Jharkhand         | 298                              | 183                              |
| 2    | Bihar             | 576                              | 393                              |
| 3    | Maharashtra       | 1,534                            | 961                              |
| 4    | Jammu and Kashmir | 263                              | 166                              |
| 5    | Madhya Pradesh    | 871                              | 530                              |
| 6    | Haryana           | 290                              | 205                              |

(d)  to  (f)  As  per  the  data  received  from  police  department  of  all States/UTs, the total number of road accidents and persons killed on all roads in the country during the calendar years 2018 to 2021 are as under: -

| Year     | Total No. of Road Accidents   | Total No. of Fatalities   |
|----------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 4,67,044 | 1,51,417                      | 2018                      |
| 2019     | 4,49,002                      | 1,51,113                  |
| 2020     | 3,66,138 1,31,714             |                           |
| 2021     | 4,12,432                      | 1,53,972                  |

The analysis of road accident data from the States/UTs reveals that road accidents are multi-causal and are the result of interplay of various factors which can broadly be categorized into human error, Road condition/environment and vehicular condition.

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.

NHAI has envisaged a cashless treatment facility on all four arms  of  Golden  Quadrilateral  stretch  i.e.,  Delhi-Mumbai,  MumbaiChennai, Chennai-Kolkata and Kolkata-Delhi to provide Hospitalization  Insurance  cover  to  the  immediate  road  Accident Victims  (including  Drivers,  Passengers,  Pedestrians/Cyclist).  The proposed  scheme  is  to  take  care  of  the  immediate  needs  of  the hospitalization of the victims for the first 48 hours from the time of hospitalization or providing necessary treatment up to a cost of Rs. 30,000/-, whichever occurs earlier.

Details of various initiatives taken by the Ministry to address road safety issues are annexed.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) to (f)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3737 FOR ANSWER  ON 23.03.2023 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK, SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL,  SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER  KAUSHIK,  SHRIMATI  GEETA KORA, SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU, SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA AND SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA REGARDING ROAD PROJECTS UNDER PM GATI SHAKTI NMP

Details of various initiatives taken by the Ministry  to address road safety issues: -

## (1) Education:

- i. To  create  effective  public  awareness  about  road  safety, Ministry undertakes various publicity measures and awareness campaigns  through  social  media,  electronic  media  and  print media.  Further,  Ministry  implements  a  scheme  to  provide financial assistance to various agencies for administering Road Safety Advocacy.
- ii. Observance of National Road Safety Month/Week every year for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
- iii. A  Certification  Course  for  Road  Safety  Auditor  has  been mandated  for  technical  officers  of  all  road  owning  agencies under the Ministry up to the level of Superintending Engineer or equivalent.
- iv. To  impart  driving  training,  Ministry  has  been  implementing  a scheme  for  setting  up  of  Institute  of  Driving  Training  & Research (IDTRs),  Regional  Driving  Training  Centres  (RDTCs) and  Driving  Training  Centres  (DTCs)  at  state/district  level across the Country.
- (2) Engineering (both of Roads and vehicles)
6. 2.1. Road Engineering:
- i. Road safety has been made an integral part of road design at planning stage. Road Safety Audit (RSA) of all highway projects has been made mandatory at all stages.
- ii. Road  Safety  Audit  (RSA)  of  all  National  Highways  (NHs)  has been made mandatory through third party auditors/ experts at all stages i.e., design, construction, operation and maintenance etc.
- iii. High priority  to  identification  and  rectification  of  black  spots /accident spots on NHs.
- iv. Road Safety Officer (RSO) has been designated at each Regional Office of road owning agencies under the Ministry to look after RSA,  blackspot  rectification  and  other  road  safety  related works.
- v. Five stretches of NH having higher number of accidents/blackspots are being developed as Model Safe Roads under each regional office of all road owning agencies under the Ministry.
- vi. Five project stretches under construction are being developed as Model Safe Construction Zones under each regional office of all road owning agencies under the Ministry.
- vii. The  electronic  Detailed  Accident  Report  (e-DAR)  Project  has been  initiated  to  establish  a  central  repository  for  reporting, management and analysis of road accidents data across the Country.
- viii. Ministry and Indian Roads Congress (IRC) have issued various codes and guidelines, time to time, to implement various road safety measures so as to minimize accidents on NHs.

## 2.2 Vehicle Engineering:

- i. The Ministry has notified regarding mandatory provision of an airbag for the passenger seated on the front seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.
- ii. The Ministry, vide notification dated 15 th  February,  2022,  has prescribed norms related to safety measures for children below four  years  of  age,  riding  or  being  carried  on  a  motor  cycle. Further, it specifies use of a safety harness, crash helmet and restricts speed to 40kmph.
- iii. The  Ministry  has  notified  the  mandatory  fitment  of  following listed safety technologies from 01 st  July 2019: -

## For M1 category vehicles: -

- a.
- Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) for driver and co-driver.
- b.
- c.
- Manual Override for central locking system.
- Over speed warning system.

## For all M and N category vehicles: -

- a. Reverse Parking Alert System.
2. The Ministry has mandated Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for certain classes of L [Motor vehicle with less than four wheels and includes a Quadricycle], M [Motor vehicles with at least four wheels  used  for  carrying  passengers]  and  N  [Motor  vehicles with at least four wheels used for carrying goods which may also carry persons in addition to goods, subject to conditions
- iv. stipulated in BIS standards] categories.
- v. The Ministry has mandated approval of vehicles for protection of  occupants  in  the  event  of  an  Offset  Frontal  Collision,  for requirements for behavior of steering mechanism of the vehicle in a Head-on collision, Protection of Occupants in the event of Lateral  Collision  and  for  approval  of  vehicles  with  regard  to protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle.
- vi. The  Ministry  has  mandated  speed  limiting  function/speed limiting device in all transport vehicles, except  for  two wheelers, three wheelers, quadricycles, fire tenders, ambulances and police vehicles.
- vii. The Ministry has mandated compliance of the fully built buses (with a seating capacity of 22 passengers or above, excluding driver),  manufactured  on  and  after  1 st   April  2019,  with  the requirements of Fire Detection, Alarm and Suppression system. Further, compliance of type III buses of category M3 and school buses  with  fire  alarm  and  protection  system  in  occupant compartment has also been mandated, on and after 26 th  January 2023.
- viii. The  Ministry  has  prescribed  the  format  in  which  vehicle manufacturers  issue  the  Road  Worthiness  Certification  for registering motor vehicles.
- ix. 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.
- x. The Ministry, vide Notification GSR 652 (E) dated 23 rd September, 2021, published the rules for recognition, regulation and control of Automated Testing Stations.
- xi. Notification, vide GSR 272(E) dated 05 th  April. 2022, provides for mandatory  fitness  of  vehicles  only  through  an  Automated Testing Stations. It mandates the fitness check of Heavy Goods Vehicles/Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicles only through automated  testing  stations  with  effect  from  01 st   April  2023 onwards,  and  for  Medium  Goods  Vehicles/Medium  Passenger Motor Vehicles and Light Motor vehicles (Transport) with effect from 01 st  June 2024 onwards.
- xii. The Ministry has formulated the Vehicle Scrapping Policy based on incentives/dis-incentives and for creating an ecosystem to phase out older, unfit polluting vehicles.

## (3) Enforcement:

- i. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 as stands implemented provides for strict penalties for ensuring
2. compliance  and  enhancing  deterrence  for  violation  of  traffic rules and strict enforcement through use of technology.
- ii. The  Ministry  has  issued  notification  G.S.R.  575(E)  dated  11 th August,  2021  for  Electronic  Monitoring  and  Enforcement  of Road  Safety.  The  rules  specify  the  detailed  provisions  for placement of electronic enforcement devices (speed camera, closed-circuit  television  camera,  speed  gun,  body  wearable camera, dashboard camera, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), weigh in machine (WIM) and any such other technology specified by the State Government).

## (4) Emergency Care:

- i. The  Ministry  has  published  rules  vide  GSR  594(E)  dated 29.09.2020 for the protection of Good Samaritan, who in good faith,  voluntarily  and  without  expectation  of  any  reward  or compensation renders emergency medical or nonmedical care or  assistance  at  the  scene  of  an  accident  to  the  victim  or transports such victim to the hospital.
- ii. The  Ministry  vide  notification  dated  25 th   February,  2022  has enhanced  compensation  of  victims  of  Hit  and  Run  motor accidents (from Rs. 12,500 to Rs. 50,000 for grievous hurt and from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 2,00,000 for death).
- iii. NHAI  has  made  provisions  for  ambulances  with  paramedical staff/Emergency Medical Technician/Nurse at toll plazas on the completed corridor of National Highways.

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