Lok Sabha Question No. 2590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Road Safety Programme
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan, T. R. Paarivendhar, S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2590

ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2023

## ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMME

2590. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.: DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR: SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether it is a fact that the World Bank has approved a $ 250 million loan to support the road safety programme in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken and funds spent for the purpose, State-wise;
- (b)     the road accident fatality in the country during each of the last five years, State-wise;
- (c)     the details of road safety programme and the manner in which
- it will reduce the road accident fatality rate;
- (d)       whether  any  compensation  is  provided  to  the  road  accident victims or families of victims and if so, the details of the compensation paid, State-wise; and
- (e)       the  total  number  of  road  accidents  occurred  including  the number  of  deaths  reported  on  all  National  Highways  (NHs)  in  the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise particularly in Tamil Nadu along with the reasons for such accidents?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (c)     The road safety programme, including the component of loan from World Bank, is not yet finalized. Year-wise details regarding the road accident  fatality  rate  (expressed  in  terms  of  road  accident  fatality  per 10,000 vehicles) in the country during the last five years are given in the table below: -
- (d)     Enabling provisions relating to payment of compensation to victims of road accidents and their families have been given in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 under section 161 (Special provisions as to compensation in case of hit and run motor accident) and section 164 (Payment of compensation in case of death or grievous hurt). 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).  Further,  Ministry  has  issued notification  dated  25  Feb  2022  mandating  the  procedure  for  detailed investigation of road accidents, the Detailed Accident Report (DAR) and its reporting, along  with  timelines  for  different stakeholders,  for faster settlements of claims by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT). Claims are filed at Motor Accident Claims Tribunals at State Level. No centralized details  with  respect  to  compensation  cases  paid/  denied/  pending  for compensation is available with the Ministry.

|   Year |   Road Accident Fatality rate |
|--------|-------------------------------|
|   2016 |                           6.6 |
|   2017 |                           5.8 |
|   2018 |                           5.6 |
|   2019 |                           5.1 |
|   2020 |                           4   |

Further, the number of claims paid during the last five years and the current  year  along  with  the  amount  disbursed  as  compensation  to  the accident victims of the hit-and-run cases are as follows:

| Year                          |   Total no. of claims paid |   Total amount paid (in lakhs) |
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2017-18                       |                       1252 |                         238.62 |
| 2018-19                       |                       1233 |                         234.54 |
| 2019-20                       |                        981 |                         199.52 |
| 2020-21                       |                        719 |                         162.9  |
| 2021-22                       |                        773 |                         184.6  |
| 2022-23 (upto February, 2023) |                         78 |                         147    |

- (e)     As per the data received from police department of all States/UTs, the total  number  of  road  accidents  and  fatalities  on  National  Highways (including expressways) in the country during the year 2018 to 2021 is given in the table below : -

| Year   | Total Number of Road Accidents Total Number of Fatalities on N   | Total Number of Road Accidents Total Number of Fatalities on N   |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        | on National Highways                                             | ational Highways                                                 |

|   2018 |   140843 |   54046 |
|--------|----------|---------|
|   2019 |   137191 |   53872 |
|   2020 |   116496 |   47984 |
|   2021 |   128825 |   56007 |

State/UT  wise,  information  on  total  number  of  road  accidents  and fatalities  on  National  Highways  (including  expressways)  in  the  country during the year 2018 to 2021 is annexed as per Annexure.

As per yearly analysis of road accident data, based on the FIR data received  from  various  States/UTs,  road  accidents  occur  due  to  multiple causes such as over speeding, use of mobile phone, drunken driving/consumption  of  alcohol  and  drug,  driving  on  wrong  side/  lane indiscipline, jumping red light, non-use of safety devices such as helmets and seat belts, vehicular condition, weather condition, road condition, fault of driver / cyclist/ pedestrian etc.

Annexure ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2590 ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2023 ASKED BY  SHRI  NATARAJAN  P.R  AND  DR.  T.R.  PAARIVENDHAR  AND  SHRI  S. VENKATESAN REGARDING ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMME.

State/UT -wise information on total number of road accidents on national highways in the country during the years 2018 to 2021.

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways during |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        |                                                                       2018 |                                                                       2019 |                                                                       2020 |                                                                       2021 |
| 1         | 2                 |                                                                          4 |                                                                          5 |                                                                          6 |                                                                          7 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                       8122 |                                                                       7682 |                                                                       7167 |                                                                       8241 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                         89 |                                                                         95 |                                                                         67 |                                                                        147 |
| 3         | Assam             |                                                                       3963 |                                                                       3988 |                                                                       2963 |                                                                       3408 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                                                                       4016 |                                                                       4526 |                                                                       4101 |                                                                       4349 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                                                                       3995 |                                                                       3811 |                                                                       3463 |                                                                       3610 |
| 6         | Goa               |                                                                       1425 |                                                                       1244 |                                                                        787 |                                                                       1116 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                                                                       3997 |                                                                       3511 |                                                                       3234 |                                                                       3406 |
| 8         | Haryana           |                                                                       4358 |                                                                       3442 |                                                                       3039 |                                                                       3174 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                       1455 |                                                                       1396 |                                                                       1045 |                                                                       1179 |
| 10        | Jharkhand         |                                                                       1616 |                                                                       2074 |                                                                       1772 |                                                                       1890 |
| 11        | Karnataka         |                                                                      13638 |                                                                      13363 |                                                                      11230 |                                                                      11462 |
| 12        | Kerala            |                                                                       9161 |                                                                       9459 |                                                                       6594 |                                                                       8048 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                                       9967 |                                                                      10440 |                                                                       9866 |                                                                      11030 |
| 14        | Maharashtra       |                                                                       9355 |                                                                       8360 |                                                                       6501 |                                                                       7501 |
| 15        | Manipur           |                                                                        329 |                                                                        395 |                                                                        273 |                                                                        236 |
| 16        | Meghalaya         |                                                                        118 |                                                                        325 |                                                                        128 |                                                                        153 |
| 17        | Mizoram           |                                                                         23 |                                                                         21 |                                                                         25 |                                                                         29 |
| 18        | Nagaland          |                                                                        244 |                                                                        235 |                                                                        309 |                                                                        488 |
| 19        | Odisha            |                                                                       4207 |                                                                       4148 |                                                                       3673 |                                                                       4087 |
| 20        | Punjab            |                                                                       2821 |                                                                       2423 |                                                                       2032 |                                                                       2288 |
| 21        | Rajasthan         |                                                                       6726 |                                                                       6883 |                                                                       5764 |                                                                       6424 |
| 22        | Sikkim            |                                                                         64 |                                                                         59 |                                                                         37 |                                                                         73 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                      19583 |                                                                      17633 |                                                                      15269 |                                                                      16869 |
| 24        | Telangana         |                                                                       6487 |                                                                       7352 |                                                                       6820 |                                                                       7214 |
| 25        | Tripura           |                                                                        188 |                                                                        248 |                                                                        184 |                                                                        199 |

| 26                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                            | 816                                                                                    | 662                                                                                    | 524                                                                                    | 711                                                                                    |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 27                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                          | 16198                                                                                  | 16181                                                                                  | 13695                                                                                  | 14540                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                     | West Bengal                                                                            | 4071                                                                                   | 3537                                                                                   | 3338                                                                                   | 3821                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                              | 93                                                                                     | 71                                                                                     | 42                                                                                     | 41                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                                             | 46                                                                                     | 36                                                                                     | 15                                                                                     | 29                                                                                     |
| 31 Dadra & Nagar                                                                       | Haveli 0                                                                               |                                                                                        | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 32 Daman & Diu                                                                         | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |
| 33 Delhi                                                                               | 783                                                                                    | 857                                                                                    |                                                                                        | 460                                                                                    | 457                                                                                    |
| 34 Jammu & Kashmir                                                                     | 2118                                                                                   |                                                                                        | 2081                                                                                   | 1512                                                                                   | 1899                                                                                   |
| 35 Ladakh                                                                              | NA                                                                                     | NA                                                                                     |                                                                                        | NA                                                                                     | 119                                                                                    |
| 36 Lakshadweep                                                                         | 0                                                                                      |                                                                                        | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 37 Puducherry                                                                          | 771                                                                                    |                                                                                        | 653                                                                                    | 567                                                                                    | 587                                                                                    |
| Total                                                                                  | Total                                                                                  | 140843                                                                                 | 137191                                                                                 | 116496                                                                                 | 128825                                                                                 |
| * Includes expressways                                                                 | * Includes expressways                                                                 | * Includes expressways                                                                 | * Includes expressways                                                                 | * Includes expressways                                                                 | * Includes expressways                                                                 |
| Note: The Data for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of Tamil Nadu is undergoing revision. | Note: The Data for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of Tamil Nadu is undergoing revision. | Note: The Data for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of Tamil Nadu is undergoing revision. | Note: The Data for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of Tamil Nadu is undergoing revision. | Note: The Data for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of Tamil Nadu is undergoing revision. | Note: The Data for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of Tamil Nadu is undergoing revision. |

State/UT -wise  information  on total  number  of fatalities  on  national highways in the country during the years 2018 to 2021.

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents on National Highways during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents on National Highways during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents on National Highways during |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents on National Highways during |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                   |                                                                                         2018 |                                                                                         2019 |                                                                                         2020 |                                                                                         2021 |
| 1         | 2                 |                                                                                            4 |                                                                                            5 |                                                                                            6 |                                                                                            7 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                                         2929 |                                                                                         3114 |                                                                                         2858 |                                                                                         3602 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                           56 |                                                                                           54 |                                                                                           32 |                                                                                           87 |
| 3         | Assam             |                                                                                         1541 |                                                                                         1690 |                                                                                         1322 |                                                                                         1574 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                                                                                         3051 |                                                                                         3436 |                                                                                         3285 |                                                                                         3517 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                                                                                         1384 |                                                                                         1421 |                                                                                         1390 |                                                                                         1663 |
|           | Goa               |                                                                                          104 |                                                                                          107 |                                                                                           61 |                                                                                           83 |
| 6         | Gujarat           |                                                                                         2171 |                                                                                         1898 |                                                                                         1797 |                                                                                         2077 |
| 7 8       | Haryana           |                                                                                         2088 |                                                                                         1901 |                                                                                         1663 |                                                                                         1766 |

| 9                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                       | 470                                                                                    | 487                                                                                    | 314                                                                                    | 425                                                                                    |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 10                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                              | 1122                                                                                   | 1554                                                                                   | 1241                                                                                   | 1496                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                              | 3986                                                                                   | 3842                                                                                   | 3330                                                                                   | 3487                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                 | 1248                                                                                   | 1259                                                                                   | 887                                                                                    | 975                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                         | 2601                                                                                   | 2904                                                                                   | 3022                                                                                   | 3389                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                            | 4088                                                                                   | 3799                                                                                   | 3528                                                                                   | 4080                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                     | Manipur                                                                                | 88                                                                                     | 111                                                                                    | 90                                                                                     | 77                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                              | 73                                                                                     | 89                                                                                     | 81                                                                                     | 112                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                                | 15                                                                                     | 19                                                                                     | 20                                                                                     | 23                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                     | Nagaland                                                                               | 12                                                                                     | 18                                                                                     | 29                                                                                     | 25                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                 | 1999                                                                                   | 2000                                                                                   | 1781                                                                                   | 1933                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                     | Punjab                                                                                 | 2085                                                                                   | 1693                                                                                   | 1492                                                                                   | 1950                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                              | 3874                                                                                   | 3870                                                                                   | 3320                                                                                   | 3829                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                                 | 31                                                                                     | 29                                                                                     | 14                                                                                     | 23                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                             | 4492                                                                                   | 3956                                                                                   | 3203                                                                                   | 5263                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                     | Telangana                                                                              | 2064                                                                                   | 2491                                                                                   | 2620                                                                                   | 2735                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                     | Tripura                                                                                | 77                                                                                     | 106                                                                                    | 78                                                                                     | 94                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                            | 631                                                                                    | 428                                                                                    | 365                                                                                    | 430                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                          | 8818                                                                                   | 8830                                                                                   | 7859                                                                                   | 8506                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                     | West Bengal                                                                            | 2150                                                                                   | 2002                                                                                   | 1810                                                                                   | 2177                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                              | 8                                                                                      | 7                                                                                      | 8                                                                                      | 5                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                                             | 16                                                                                     | 13                                                                                     | 6                                                                                      | 21                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                   | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 32                                                                                     | Daman & Diu                                                                            | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                     | Delhi                                                                                  | 263                                                                                    | 278                                                                                    | 149                                                                                    | 201                                                                                    |
| 34                                                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                        | 400                                                                                    | 384                                                                                    | 258                                                                                    | 268                                                                                    |
| 35                                                                                     | Ladakh                                                                                 |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | 27                                                                                     |
| 36                                                                                     | Lakshadweep                                                                            | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 37                                                                                     | Puducherry                                                                             | 111                                                                                    | 82                                                                                     | 71                                                                                     | 87                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                  | Total                                                                                  | 54046                                                                                  | 53872                                                                                  | 47984                                                                                  | 56007                                                                                  |
| * Includes expressways                                                                 | * Includes expressways                                                                 | * Includes expressways                                                                 | * Includes expressways                                                                 | * Includes expressways                                                                 | * Includes expressways                                                                 |
| Note: The Data for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of Tamil Nadu is undergoing revision. | Note: The Data for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of Tamil Nadu is undergoing revision. | Note: The Data for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of Tamil Nadu is undergoing revision. | Note: The Data for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of Tamil Nadu is undergoing revision. | Note: The Data for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of Tamil Nadu is undergoing revision. | Note: The Data for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of Tamil Nadu is undergoing revision. |

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