Lok Sabha Question No. 3107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Prevention of Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data regarding the number of roadways buses in operation in various States and the total length of routes covered by them and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; (b) the number of road accidents caused by the rash driving or over speeding by roadways buses during the last five years and the current year, State-Wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to install GPS and speed regulating device on all such buses and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to make it possible for the passengers to track the bus through any digital app like the system developed by the Indian Railways i.e. National Train Enquiry System (NTES); and (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) The number of the buses in operation by 62 State Road Transport Undertakings  (SRTUs),  State-wise  are  mentioned  in  Annexure-I.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3107

ANSWERED ON 04 th  AUGUST, 2022

PREVENTION OF ROAD ACCIDENTS

3107. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- These SRTUs with the fleet of 156134 buses operate approximately 1500 Cr. Kms. annually covering urban, rural and hilly routes.
- (b) Information regarding number of total accidents involving SRTU buses  during  the  years  from  2014-15  to  2018-19  is  placed  at Annexure-II.
- (c) (1)  Rule 125H of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 provides norms  regarding  fitment  of  vehicle  location  tracking  device  and emergency button in Motor Vehicles. It has been prescribed that all public service vehicles, as defined under clause (35) of Section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 shall be equipped with or fitted with vehicle location tracking device and one or more emergency buttons. Provided that this rule shall not apply to the following category of
- vehicles, namely:-
- (i) two wheelers;
- (ii) E-rickshaw; and
- (iii) three wheelers.
- (2)  Further,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has  notified G.S.R 290(E) dated 15th April, 2015 and G.S.R 424(E) dated 01st May, 2017, making it mandatory for all transport vehicles to be equipped with  speed  limiting  device/  speed  governor  except  two  wheelers, tenders,  ambulances,  police vehicles  and  vehicles  verified  and  certified  by  a  testing  agency specified in Rule 126 to have maximum rated speed of not more than
- three  wheelers, quadricycles, fire 80 kilometre per hour.
- (d)  and  (e)  Yes  Madam,  customised  digital  mobile  applications  for facilitating  the  passengers  to  track  the  bus  and  other  passenger related  information  such  as  Expected  Time  of  Arrival  (ETA)  and availability  of  seats  etc.  is  available  in  some  of  the  STUs  such  as Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC), Telangana  State  Road  Transport  Corporation  (TSRTC),  Bangalore Metropolitan  Transport  Corporation  (BMTC),  Uttar  Pradesh  State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) and Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST).

## ANNEXURE I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3107 ANSWERED ON 04 TH  AUGUST, 2022 ASKED BY SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL REGARDING PREVENTION OF ROAD ACCIDENTS.

| FLEET STATUS   | FLEET STATUS      | FLEET STATUS                                               | FLEET STATUS       |
|----------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No.        | STATES/UTs        | Name of STU                                                | Total No. of Buses |
| 1.             | ANDHRA PRADESH    | ANDHRA PRADESH SRTC                                        | 11439              |
| 2.             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | ARUNACHAL PRADESH STATE TRANSPORT DEPTT                    | 283                |
| 3.             | ASSAM             | ASSAM STC                                                  | 3328               |
| 4.             | BIHAR             | BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION                     | 579                |
| 5.             | GOA               | KADAMBA TCL                                                | 526                |
| 6.             | GUJARAT           | AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT SERVICE                      | 801                |
| 6.             | GUJARAT           | GSRTC                                                      | 8369               |
| 7.             | HARYANA           | ST HARYANA                                                 | 3568               |
| 8.             | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | HIMACHAL STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION                  | 3209               |
| 9.             | JAMMU& KASHMIR    | J &KSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION                       | 878                |
| 9.             | JAMMU& KASHMIR    | J &KSTATE FOREST CORP.                                     | 102                |
| 10.            | KARNATAKA         | BMTC                                                       | 6664               |
| 10.            | KARNATAKA         | KARNATAKA SRTC                                             | 8261               |
| 10.            | KARNATAKA         | NEKRTC (KALYANA KARNATAKA)                                 | 4616               |
| 10.            | KARNATAKA         | NWKRTC                                                     | 4869               |
| 11.            | KERALA            | KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION                    | 5483               |
| 11.            | KERALA            | KERALA URBAN ROAD TPT. CORPN (A SUBSIDIARY OF KERALA SRTC) | 719                |
| 12.            | MAHARASHTRA       | BEST UNDERTAKING                                           | 4122               |
| 12.            | MAHARASHTRA       | KALYAN DOMBIVLI MUNICIPAL TPT. UNDERTAKING                 | 137                |
| 12.            | MAHARASHTRA       | KOLHAPUR MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT                               | 129                |
| 12.            | MAHARASHTRA       | MSRTC                                                      | 17358              |
| 12.            | MAHARASHTRA       | NMMT                                                       | 596                |
| 12.            | MAHARASHTRA       | PUNE MAHANAGAR PARIVAHAN MAHAMANDAL LTD.                   | 2203               |
| 12.            | MAHARASHTRA       | SHOLAPUR MTU                                               | 191                |
| 12.            | MAHARASHTRA       | THANE MTU                                                  | 517                |
| 13.            | MEGHALAYA         | MEGHALAYA TRANSPORT CORPORATION                            | 179                |
| 14.            | MIZORAM           | MIZORAM STATE TRANSPORT                                    | 94                 |

|   15. | NAGALAND                 | NAGALAND STATE TRANSPORT                                         | 263       |
|-------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|    16 | ODISHA                   | BHUBANESHWAR-PURI TPT. SERVICES LTD (CURT)                       | 225       |
|    16 | ODISHA                   | OSRTC                                                            | 440       |
|    17 | PUNJAB                   | PEPSU ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION                                 | 1104      |
|    17 | PUNJAB                   | PUNJAB STATE BUS STAND MANAGEMENT CO.                            | 991       |
|    17 | PUNJAB                   | STATE TRANSPORT PUNJAB                                           | 489       |
|    18 | RAJASTHAN                | JAIPUR CITY TSL                                                  | 273       |
|    18 | RAJASTHAN                | RSRTC                                                            | 4878      |
|    19 | SIKKIM                   | SIKKIM NATIONALISED TRANSPORT                                    | 172       |
|    20 | TAMIL NADU               | MTC-CH                                                           | 3476      |
|    20 | TAMIL NADU               | TN-CBE                                                           | 2972      |
|    20 | TAMIL NADU               | TN-KUMB                                                          | 3453      |
|    20 | TAMIL NADU               | TN-MDU                                                           | 2329      |
|    20 | TAMIL NADU               | TN-SALEM                                                         | 2148      |
|    20 | TAMIL NADU               | TN-TNV                                                           | 1773      |
|    20 | TAMIL NADU               | TN-VPM                                                           | 3166      |
|    20 | TAMIL NADU               | SETC                                                             | 1154      |
|    21 | TELANGANA                | TELANGANA STATE ROAD TPT. CORPN.                                 | 9732      |
|    22 | TRIPURA                  | TRIPURA ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION                               | 51        |
|    23 | UTTARAKHAND              | UTTARAKHAND TRANSPORT CORPORATION                                | 1355      |
|    24 | UTTAR PRADESH            | AGRA-MATHURA TPT. SERVICES LTD.                                  | 230       |
|    24 | UTTAR PRADESH            | ALLAHABAD CITY TPT. SERVICES LTD.                                | 130       |
|    24 | UTTAR PRADESH            | KANPUR CITY TPT. SERVICES LTD.                                   | 270       |
|    24 | UTTAR PRADESH            | LUCKNOW CITY SERVICES LTD.                                       | 300       |
|    24 | UTTAR PRADESH            | MEERUT CITY TPT. SERVICES LTD                                    | 88        |
|    24 | UTTAR PRADESH            | U.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION                            | 12020     |
|    24 | UTTAR PRADESH            | VARANASI CITY TPT. SERVICES LTD.                                 | 130       |
|    25 | WEST BENGAL              | NB STC                                                           | 969       |
|    25 | WEST BENGAL              | SOUTH BENGAL STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION WEST BENGAL SURFACE TCL | 2754 1548 |
|    26 | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR ISLANDS | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION                                  | 322       |
|    27 | CHANDIGARH               | CHANDIGARH TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING                                 | 966       |
|    28 | DELHI                    | DIMTS                                                            | 2847      |
|    28 | DELHI                    | DTC                                                              | 3786      |
|    28 | PUDUCHERRY               | PUDUCHERRY ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION                            | 110       |
|    28 | PUDUCHERRY               | TOTAL                                                            | 156134    |

ANNEXURE II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3107 ANSWERED ON 04 TH  AUGUST, 2022 ASKED BY SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL REGARDING PREVENTION OF ROAD ACCIDENTS.

| S. No.   | Name of State Road Transport Undertaking (SRTU)   | Total accidents involving State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTU) buses   | Total accidents involving State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTU) buses   | Total accidents involving State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTU) buses   | Total accidents involving State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTU) buses   | Total accidents involving State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTU) buses   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State Road Transport Undertaking (SRTU)   | 2014-15                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                    | 2017-18                                                                    | 2018-19                                                                    |
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH SRTC                               | 1320                                                                       | 1,108                                                                      | 1,206                                                                      | 1244                                                                       | 1163                                                                       |
| 2        | ASSAM STC                                         | 50                                                                         | 31                                                                         | 76                                                                         | 65                                                                         | 71                                                                         |
| 3        | BANGALORE METROPOLITAN TC                         | 388                                                                        | 338                                                                        | 299                                                                        | 293                                                                        | 286                                                                        |
| 4        | BIHAR SRTC                                        | 1                                                                          | 4                                                                          | 2                                                                          | 12                                                                         | 13                                                                         |
| 5        | CALCUTTA STC                                      | 308                                                                        | 308                                                                        |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 6        | DELHI TC                                          | 178                                                                        | 153                                                                        | 128                                                                        | 121                                                                        | 125                                                                        |
| 7        | GUJARAT SRTC                                      | 642                                                                        | 569                                                                        | 560                                                                        | 615                                                                        | 674                                                                        |
| 8        | HIMACHAL RTC                                      | 98                                                                         | 57                                                                         | 60                                                                         | 67                                                                         | 65                                                                         |
| 9        | J&K SRTC                                          | 27                                                                         | 19                                                                         | 16                                                                         | 18                                                                         | 10                                                                         |
| 10       | KARNATAKA SRTC                                    | 1207                                                                       | 1,100                                                                      | 1,050                                                                      | 1049                                                                       | 1018                                                                       |
| 11       | KERALA SRTC                                       | 1077                                                                       | 1,504                                                                      | 1,445                                                                      | 1763                                                                       | 1083                                                                       |
| 12       | MAHARASHTRA SRTC                                  | 3172                                                                       | 2,920                                                                      | 2,772                                                                      | 2933                                                                       | 3310                                                                       |
| 13       | MEGHALAYA STC                                     | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 2                                                                          | 3                                                                          |
| 14       | NORTH BENGAL STC                                  | 62                                                                         | 113                                                                        | 160                                                                        | 139                                                                        | 188                                                                        |
| 15       | NORTH EASTERN KARNATAKA RTC                       | 446                                                                        | 404                                                                        | 408                                                                        | 336                                                                        | 323                                                                        |
| 16       | NORTH WESTERN KARNATAKA RTC                       | 539                                                                        | 499                                                                        | 448                                                                        | 452                                                                        | 449                                                                        |
| 17       | ODISHA SRTC                                       | 30                                                                         | 27                                                                         | 27                                                                         | 28                                                                         | 30                                                                         |
| 18       | PEPSU RTC                                         | 17                                                                         | 41                                                                         | 43                                                                         | 170                                                                        | 112                                                                        |
| 19       | RAJASTHAN SRTC                                    | 365                                                                        | 322                                                                        | 274                                                                        | 213                                                                        | 187                                                                        |
| 20       | SOUTH BENGAL STC                                  | 38                                                                         | 61                                                                         | 61                                                                         | 35                                                                         | 23                                                                         |
| 21       | TELANGANA SRTC                                    | 968                                                                        | 827                                                                        | 796                                                                        | 729                                                                        | 772                                                                        |
| 22       | UTTAR PRADESH SRTC                                | 719                                                                        | 630                                                                        | 648                                                                        | 741                                                                        | 751                                                                        |
| 23       | UTTARAKHAND TC                                    | 98                                                                         | 97                                                                         | 84                                                                         | 64                                                                         | 74                                                                         |
| 24       | PUDUCHERRY ROAD TRANSPORT CORP                    |                                                                            | 51                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 25       | WEST BENGAL SURFACE TRANSPORT CORP.               |                                                                            | 74                                                                         | 243                                                                        | 208                                                                        | 80                                                                         |
| 26       | KADAMBA TC LTD.                                   | 75                                                                         | 70                                                                         | 77                                                                         | 79                                                                         | 50                                                                         |
| 27       | METRO TC (CHENNAI) LIMITED                        | 1611                                                                       | 1,551                                                                      | 1,260                                                                      | 1136                                                                       | 863                                                                        |
| 28       | PUNBUS                                            | 50                                                                         | 94                                                                         | 41                                                                         | 30                                                                         | 23                                                                         |
| 29       | STATE EXP.TC TN LTD.                              | 354                                                                        | 335                                                                        | 301                                                                        | 298                                                                        | 288                                                                        |
| 30       | TN STC (COIMBATORE) LTD.                          | 743                                                                        | 983                                                                        | 884                                                                        | 699                                                                        | 669                                                                        |

| 31                      | TN STC (KUMBAKONAM) LTD.   | 955    | 982    | 993    | 865    | 680    |
|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 32                      | TN STC (MADURAI) LTD.      | 562    | 551    | 559    | 520    | 487    |
| 33                      | TN STC (SALEM) LTD.        | 271    | 304    | 239    | 183    | 189    |
| 34                      | TN STC (VILLUPURAM) LTD.   | 1091   | 1,085  | 1,003  | 849    | 772    |
| 35                      | TN STC (TIRUNELVELI) LTD.  |        | 374    | 305    | 289    | 269    |
| 36                      | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ST        | 7      | 3      | 4      | 5      | 5      |
| 37                      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH ST       | 1      | 2      |        |        |        |
| 38                      | CHANDIGARH TU              | 111    | 154    | 279    | 190    | 202    |
| 39                      | HARYANA ST                 | 259    | 263    | 284    | 249    | 206    |
| 40                      | MIZORAM ST                 | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 41                      | NAGALAND ST                | 0      | 1      | 1      | 3      | 2      |
| 42                      | STATE TRANSPORT PUNJAB     | 0      | 1      | 0      | 30     | 10     |
| 43                      | SIKKIM NT                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| 44                      | AHMEDABAD JANMARG LTD      |        |        | 251    | 267    | 261    |
| 45                      | AHMEDABAD MTC              | 435    | 715    | 731    | 465    | 374    |
| 46                      | BEST UNDERTAKING           | 511    | 465    | 383    | 142    | 116    |
| 47                      | KOLAHPUR MTU               |        | 162    | 124    | 129    | 78     |
| 48                      | NAVIMUMBAIMT               | 141    | 151    | 204    | 144    | 128    |
| 49                      | PUNE MAHAMANDAL            | 35     | 50     | 34     | 51     | 89     |
| 50                      | SOLAPUR MT                 | 39     | 88     | 40     | 8      | 13     |
| 51                      | THANE MT                   | 75     | 59     | 59     | 62     | 85     |
| 52                      | KALYAN DOMBIVALI MT        |        | 10     | 89     | 50     | 50     |
| 53                      | DELHI INTEGRATED MTS       |        | 30     | 18     | 23     | 28     |
| 54                      | AGRA - MATHURA CITY TSL    |        |        | 1      | 5      | 8      |
| 55                      | JAIPUR CITY TS LTD.        |        |        | 26     | 40     | 37     |
| 56                      | MEERUT CITY TSL            |        | 12     | 9      | 14     | 21     |
| 57                      | KANPUR CITY TSL            |        | 9      | 11     | 34     | 38     |
| Total (Reporting SRTUs) | Total (Reporting SRTUs)    | 19,076 | 19,762 | 19,016 | 18,157 | 16,851 |

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