Lok Sabha Question No. 1781 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Road Accidents and Casualties
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  number  of  road  accidents  have  increased  in  the country during the last few years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  total  number  of  road  accidents  including  those  which  took place on National Highways along with the number of people who lost their lives in such accidents in the country during each of the last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State/UT-wise  including Gujarat;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to provide free of cost/cashless  medical  treatment  to  the  victims  of  road  accidents and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to prevent incidents of road accidents?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) As per the data received from police department of all States/UTs the total number of road accidents & persons killed on all roads in the country for the calendar years 2016 to 2019 is shown in the table given below:

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1781 ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## ROAD ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES

## †1781. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

|   Year | Total Number of Road Accidents   |   %change | Number of persons killed   |   %change |
|--------|----------------------------------|-----------|----------------------------|-----------|
|   2016 | 480,652                          |     -4.14 | 1,50,785                   |      3.18 |
|   2017 | 464,910                          |     -3.28 | 1,47,913                   |     -1.9  |
|   2018 | 467,044                          |      0.46 | 1,51,417                   |      2.37 |
|   2019 | 449,002                          |     -3.86 | 1,51,113                   |     -0.2  |

- (b) Road Accidents are occurring due to multiple causes such as over speeding, drunken driving/consumption of alcohol, driving on wrong side/lane indiscipline, fault of the driver of motor vehicle, use of mobile phones  during  driving, mechanical  defect/fault  of  the  vehicle  defect  in road  condition,  weather  condition  and    lack  of  knowledge  on  road signage  etc.  These  various  factors  can  broadly  be  categorized  into human  error,  road  condition/environment  and  vehicular  condition  that lead to accidents on roads
- (c)        Total  number  of  road  accidents  &  persons  killed  in  road accidents  on  National  Highways  (including  expressways)  in  the country for the last three calendar years and the current year is given in the table below:-

|   years | Total Number of Road Accidents on all roads   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highway   |   Share in total accidents | Total Number of persons killed on all roads   |   Total Number of persons killed on National Highway |   Share in total persons killed |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|    2016 | 480,652                                       | 1,42,359                                             |                       29.6 | 1,50,785                                      |                                                52075 |                            34.5 |
|    2017 | 464,910                                       | 1,41,466                                             |                       30.4 | 1,47,913                                      |                                                53181 |                            35.9 |
|    2018 | 467,044                                       | 1,40,843                                             |                       30.2 | 1,51,417                                      |                                                54046 |                            35.7 |
|    2019 | 449,002                                       | 1,37,191                                             |                       29.4 | 1,51,113                                      |                                                53872 |                            35.7 |

State/UT-wise details of road accidents & persons killed including Gujarat on all roads and on National highways during the calendar years 2017 to 2019 are placed at Annexure I to IV.

- (d) The  Motor  Vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019  as  passed  by  the Parliament,  provides  for  a  schemes  for  the  cashless  treatment  of victims of the road accidents during the golden hours.
- (e) 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:
-  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.
-  Observance  of  National  Road  Safety  Week  every year for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
-  A  Certification  Course  for  Road  Safety  Auditors  has  been commenced in Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE).
- (ii) Engineering (both of Roads and vehicles)
-  Road engineering
-  High  priority  to  identification  and  rectification  of  black spots (accident prone spots) on national highways.
-  Road safety has been made an integral part of road design at planning stage.
-  The  threshold  for  four  laning  of  National  Highways  have been  reduced  from  15,000  Passenger  Car  Units  (PCUs)  to 10,000 PCUs.
-  Ministry has  delegated  powers  to  Regional  Officers  of MORTH for technical approval to the detailed estimates for rectification of identified Road Accident black spots.
-  Guidelines  for  pedestrian  facilities  on  National  Highways for  persons  with  disabilities  have  also  been  issued  to  all States / UTs.
-  Vehicle engineering:
-  Safety standards for automobiles have been improved.
-  Ministry has notified fitment of Speed Limiting devices on all transport vehicles
-  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

-  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.
-  Issue of Guidelines for protection of Good Samaritans and draft rules as per MV(amendment) Act, 2019 has been published.

## (iv) Emergency care:

-  The  Motor  Vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019  provides  for  a scheme for the cashless treatment of victims of the accident during the golden hour.
-  The  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  has  also deployed 550  ambulances  at toll  plazas  on  the  completed  corridor  of National Highways.
-  Out of 550 ambulances, 171 ambulances have been upgraded to Basic Life Support as per AIS-125.

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified 'Member of Parliaments' 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.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1781 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11TH FEBRUARY, 2021 ASKED BY SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA REGARDING 'ROAD ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES.'

Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways during- 2017 to 2019

| Sl. No     | State/UTs                 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |
|------------|---------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1          | 2                         |      3 |      4 |      5 |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh            |   8544 |   8122 |   7682 |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh         |     88 |     89 |     95 |
| 3          | Assam                     |   3274 |   3963 |   3988 |
| 4          | Bihar                     |   3883 |   4016 |   4526 |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh              |   3701 |   3995 |   3811 |
| 6          | Goa                       |   1470 |   1425 |   1244 |
| 7          | Gujarat                   |   4333 |   3997 |   3511 |
| 8          | Haryana                   |   3785 |   4358 |   3442 |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh          |   1460 |   1455 |   1396 |
| 10         | Jammu & Kashmir           |   2139 |   2118 |   2081 |
| 11         | Jharkhand                 |   1828 |   1616 |   2074 |
| 12         | Karnataka                 |  14217 |  13638 |  13363 |
| 13         | Kerala                    |   8993 |   9161 |   9459 |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh            |  11150 |   9967 |  10440 |
| 15         | Maharashtra               |   9237 |   9355 |   8360 |
| 16         | Manipur                   |    372 |    329 |    395 |
| 17         | Meghalaya                 |    338 |    118 |    325 |
| 18 Mizoram |                           |     38 |     23 |     21 |
| 19         | Nagaland                  |    341 |    244 |    235 |
| 20         | Odisha                    |   4487 |   4207 |   4148 |
| 21         | Punjab                    |   2533 |   2821 |   2423 |
| 22         | Rajasthan                 |   6851 |   6726 |   6883 |
| 23         | Sikkim                    |     83 |     64 |     59 |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu                |  20696 |  19583 |  17633 |
| 25         | Telangana                 |   6211 |   6487 |   7352 |
| 26         | Tripura                   |    221 |    188 |    248 |
| 27         | Uttarakhand               |    908 |    816 |    662 |
| 28         | Uttar Pradesh             |  14333 |  16198 |  16181 |
| 29         | West Bengal               |   4158 |   4071 |   3537 |
| 30         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |     60 |     93 |     71 |
| 31         | Chandigarh                |     33 |     46 |     36 |
| 32 Dadra   | & Nagar Haveli            |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 33         | Daman & Diu               |      9 |      0 |      0 |
| 34         | Delhi                     |    755 |    783 |    857 |
| 35         | Lakshadweep               |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 36         | Puducherry                |    937 |    771 |    653 |
| Total      | Total                     | 141466 | 140843 | 137191 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1781  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  11TH  FEBRUARY,  2021  ASKED  BY  SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA REGARDING 'ROAD ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES.'

Total  Number  of  Persons  Killed  in  Road  Accidents  on  National  Highways  during2017 to 2019.

| Sl. No.            | States/UTs        | 2017        |   2018 |   2019 |
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------|--------|
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh    | 2898        |   2929 |   3114 |
| 2                  | Arunachal Pradesh | 41          |     56 |     54 |
| 3                  | Assam             | 1464        |   1541 |   1690 |
| 4                  | Bihar             | 2540        |   3051 |   3436 |
| 5                  | Chhattisgarh      | 1152        |   1384 |   1421 |
| 6                  | Goa               | 118         |    104 |    107 |
| 7                  | Gujarat           | 2145        |   2171 |   1898 |
| 8                  | Haryana           | 1990        |   2088 |   1901 |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh |                   | 528         |    470 |    487 |
| 10 Jammu &         | Kashmir           | 409         |    400 |    384 |
| 11 Jharkhand       |                   | 1250        |   1122 |   1554 |
| 12                 | Karnataka         | 3792        |   3986 |   3842 |
| 13 Kerala          |                   | 1309        |   1248 |   1259 |
| 14                 | Madhya Pradesh    | 2521        |   2601 |   2904 |
| 15 Maharashtra     |                   | 3637        |   4088 |   3799 |
| 16                 | Manipur           | 97          |     88 |    111 |
| 17                 | Meghalaya         | 111         |     73 |     89 |
| 18 Mizoram         | 29                |             |     15 |     19 |
| 19 Nagaland        | 27                |             |     12 |     18 |
| 20                 | Odisha            | 2123        |   1999 |   2000 |
| 21 Punjab          |                   | 1891        |   2085 |   1693 |
| 22                 | Rajasthan         | 4066        |   3874 |   3870 |
| 23 Sikkim          |                   | 30          |     31 |     29 |
| 24                 | Tamil Nadu        | 5892        |   4492 |   3956 |
| 25                 | Telangana         | 1954        |   2064 |   2491 |
| 26                 | Tripura           | 70          |     77 |    106 |
| 27                 | Uttarakhand       | 584         |    631 |    428 |
| 28 Uttar           | Pradesh           | 7946        |   8818 |   8830 |
| 29                 | West Bengal       | 2135        |   2150 |   2002 |
| 30 Islands         | 7                 |             |      8 |      7 |
| 31                 | Chandigarh        | 16          |     16 |     13 |
| 32 Dadra           | & Nagar Haveli 0  |             |      0 |      0 |
| 33                 | Daman & Diu       | 5           |      0 |      0 |
| 34                 | Delhi             | 267         |    263 |    278 |
| 35                 | Lakshadweep       | 0           |      0 |      0 |
| 36                 | Puducherry        | 137         |    111 |     82 |
| Total 53181        | Total 53181       | Total 53181 |  54046 |  53872 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1781  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  11TH  FEBRUARY,  2021  ASKED  BY  SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA REGARDING 'ROAD ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES.'

## Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents in India during - 2017 to 2019

| S.No   | State/UTs                 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |
|--------|---------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh            |   8060 |   7556 |   7984 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh         |    110 |    175 |    127 |
| 3      | Assam                     |   2783 |   2966 |   3208 |
| 4      | Bihar                     |   5554 |   6729 |   7205 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh              |   4136 |   4592 |   5003 |
| 6      | Goa                       |    328 |    262 |    297 |
| 7      | Gujarat                   |   7289 |   7996 |   7390 |
| 8      | Haryana                   |   5120 |   5118 |   5057 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh          |   1203 |   1208 |   1146 |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir           |    926 |    984 |    996 |
| 11     | Jharkhand                 |   3256 |   3542 |   3801 |
| 12     | Karnataka                 |  10609 |  10990 |  10958 |
| 13     | Kerala                    |   4131 |   4303 |   4440 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh            |  10177 |  10706 |  11249 |
| 15     | Maharashtra               |  12264 |  13261 |  12788 |
| 16     | Manipur                   |    136 |    134 |    156 |
| 17     | Meghalaya                 |    182 |    182 |    179 |
| 18     | Mizoram                   |     60 |     45 |     48 |
| 19     | Nagaland                  |     41 |     39 |     26 |
| 20     | Odisha                    |   4790 |   5315 |   5333 |
| 21     | Punjab                    |   4463 |   4740 |   4525 |
| 22     | Rajasthan                 |  10444 |  10320 |  10563 |
| 23     | Sikkim                    |     78 |     85 |     73 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu                |  16157 |  12216 |  10525 |
| 25     | Telangana                 |   6596 |   6603 |   6964 |
| 26     | Tripura                   |    161 |    213 |    239 |
| 27     | Uttarakhand               |    942 |   1047 |    867 |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh             |  20124 |  22256 |  22655 |
| 29     | West Bengal               |   5769 |   5711 |   5500 |
| 30     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |     21 |     19 |     20 |
| 31     | Chandigarh                |    107 |     98 |    104 |
| 32     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |     43 |     54 |     49 |
| 33     | Daman & Diu               |     36 |     35 |     28 |
| 34     | Delhi                     |   1584 |   1690 |   1463 |
| 35     | Lakshadweep               |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 36     | Puducherry                |    233 |    226 |    147 |
| Total  | Total                     | 147913 | 151417 | 151113 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1781  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  11TH  FEBRUARY,  2021  ASKED  BY  SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA REGARDING 'ROAD ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES.'

## Total Number of Road Accidents in India during- 2017 to 2019

| S. No   | State/UTs            |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |
|---------|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 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 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu           |  65562 |  63920 |  57228 |
| 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      | 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                | 464910 | 467044 | 449002 |

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