Lok Sabha Question No. 2755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Electronic Monitoring System on NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Rajkumar Chahar

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that overspeeding is the major reason  for  road  accidents  and  it  can  be  curbed  by  electronic monitoring and follow up challans  and if  so,  the  reaction  of  the Government in this regard;
- (b) the present status of electronic monitoring system on the National Highways (NHs);
- (c) the initiatives taken by the Government for electronic monitoring of  NHs  and  time  frame  for  ensuring  full  compliance  of  the  legal requirements of the Motor Vehicle Act in this regard; and
- (d) the number of traffic personnel in the country as required against the total length of NHs?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d)    Based on the FIR data received from various States/UTs, the yearly  analysis  are  carried  out  by  Transport  Research  Wing  of  this Ministry.  Road  accident  deaths  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.

The role of Central Government is to notify the regulations under the Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  and  Central  Motor  Vehicles  Rules,  1989. Further, the responsibility of implementation of the regulations as framed by the Central Government lies with the States/UTs.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2755 ANSWERED ON 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2022

## ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM ON NHS

2755. SHRI RAJ KUMAR CHAHAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

For Electronic Monitoring, Ministry has inserted new Section 136A ' Electronic  monitoring  and  enforcement  of  road  safety'  as  per Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. Ministry has notified rules for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of  Road Safety vide G.S.R. 575(E) dated 11th August, 2021. 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). State Governments shall ensure that appropriate electronic enforcement devices are placed at high-risk  and  high-density  corridors  on  National  Highways  and  State Highways, and at critical junctions at least in major cities with more than one million population (as per data available based on Million Plus Urban Agglomerations  or  Cities:  census  of  India  2011  or  as  per  the  latest census) including the 132 non-attainment cities (under National Clean Air Programme), and the electronic enforcement device shall be placed in such a manner so as not to cause any obstruction, line -of-sight issues or interruption in traffic flow. Provision of Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) is envisaged in  high  traffic  density  corridors  which  has  provisions  for  CCTV/PTZ cameras,  Variable  message  signs,  Vehicle  Actuated  Speed  Display System,  Automatic  Traffic  Counter  cum  Classifier  and  Video  Incident Detection System, which help in speedy identification of   incidents and effective  training  on  the  highway  stretches,  thereby  improving  the response time of   the on-site assistance. The Provision   of ATMS has been included in the latest tenders of majority of 4/6 laning projects of National  Highways Authority of  India.  Presently  fully  functional  ATMS system is available on Eastern Peripheral Expressway and Delhi Meerut Expressway.

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