Lok Sabha Question No. 1751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: PM Gati Shakti-National Master Plan (NMP)
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama, Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the road projects/schemes approved for strengthening  connectivity  through  various  modes  of  transport under PM  Gati  Shakti-National  Master  Plan (NMP)  in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Jharkhand States;
- (b)  the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  for  the  purpose  in  Gujarat, Maharashtra and Jharkhand, project-wise;
- (c)  whether  any  study  has  been  conducted  in  the  recent  past  to reduce the accident rate across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard including the steps taken under Pradhan Mantri Sadak Suraksha Yojana; and
- (e)  the  present  status  of  connectivity  in  various  States  and  Union Territories across the country, particularly in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)     The Central Government in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways  (MoRTH)  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1751

## ANSWERED ON 05 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

PM GATI SHAKTI-NATIONAL MASTER PLAN (NMP)

1751.  SHRI CHUDASAMA RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

maintenance of National Highways (NHs). All the NHs development projects of MoRTH are planned in line with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) Principles.

Details of NHs Projects awarded during the last year and the current year for the States of Gujarat, Jharkhand and Maharashtra are as under: -

| Length in Km; Cost in Rs. Crore   | Length in Km; Cost in Rs. Crore   | Length in Km; Cost in Rs. Crore   | Length in Km; Cost in Rs. Crore   | Length in Km; Cost in Rs. Crore   | Length in Km; Cost in Rs. Crore   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.                            | State                             | 2023-24                           | 2023-24                           | 2024-25 (till 30.10.2024)         | 2024-25 (till 30.10.2024)         |
|                                   |                                   | Length                            | Cost                              | Length                            | Cost                              |
| 1                                 | Gujarat                           | 533                               | 12,427                            | 89                                | 2,918                             |
| 2                                 | Jharkhand                         | 197                               | 2,405                             | 26                                | 29                                |
| 3                                 | Maharashtra                       | 1,166                             | 12,759                            | 320                               | 1,929                             |

- (b)     Government does not allocate funds project-wise. Details of funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  for  development  and maintenance of NHs during the last year and the current year for the States of Gujarat, Jharkhand and Maharashtra are as under: -

|     |             | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore       | Amount in Rs. Crore       |
|-----|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| S.  | State       | 2023-24               | 2023-24               | 2024-25 (till 30.10.2024) | 2024-25 (till 30.10.2024) |
| No. |             | Allocation            | Expenditure           | Allocation                | Expenditure               |
| 1   | Gujarat     | 10,900                | 10,900                | 4,649                     | 4,455                     |
| 2   | Jharkhand   | 4,599                 | 4,599                 | 2,809                     | 2,630                     |
| 3   | Maharashtra | 19,867                | 19,867                | 11,887                    | 10,504                    |

(c)  and  (d)  The  analysis  of  road  accident  data  from  the  States  / Union  Territories  (UTs)  reveals  that  road  accidents  have  many causes and are the result of interplay of various factors which can broadly be categorized into human error, road condition/environment and vehicular condition.

Government 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.

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

- (e)      Total  Length  of  National  Highways  in  the  country  is  about 1,46,195 km. The length of NHs constructed in various States and UTs during 2023-24 and 2024-25 (upto October, 2024) are 12,349 Km and 3,914 Km respectively.

Details of NHs length constructed during the last year and the current  year  in  the  States  of  Gujarat,  Jharkhand  and  Maharashtra are as under: -

| S. No.   | State       | NHs Length Constructed (in Km)   | NHs Length Constructed (in Km)   |
|----------|-------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|          | State       | 2023-24                          | 2024-25 (till 30.10.2024)        |
| 1        | Gujarat     | 622                              | 213                              |
| 2        | Jharkhand   | 248                              | 63                               |
| 3        | Maharashtra | 1,463                            | 418                              |

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) AND (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1751 ANSWERED ON 05.12.2024 ASKED BY SHRI CHUDASAMA RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI AND SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY REGARDING PM GATI SHAKTI-NATIONAL MASTER PLAN (NMP)

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

## (1) Education:

- i. MoRTH administers Road Safety Advocacy Scheme to provide financial assistance to various agencies for raising awareness about road safety and for administering road safety programs.
- ii. Observance  of  National  Road  Safety  Month/Week  every  year for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
- iii. MoRTH  administers  a  scheme  for  setting  up  of  Institutes  of Driving Training & Research (IDTRs), Regional Driving Training Centres  (RDTCs) and Driving Training Centres (DTCs) at state/district level across the Country.

## (2) Engineering:

## 2.1. Road Engineering:

- Road  Safety  Audit  (RSA)  of  all  National  Highways  (NHs)  has been made mandatory through third party auditors/ experts at all stages i.e. design, construction, operation and maintenance
- i. etc.
- ii. High priority is accorded to identification and rectification of black spots /accident spots on NHs.
- iii. Road  Safety  Officer  (RSO)  has  been  designated  at  each Regional Office of road owning agencies under MoRTH to look after RSA and other road safety related works.
- iv. MoRTH administers the electronic Detailed Accident Report (eDAR)  Project  to  establish  a  central  repository  for  reporting, management and analysis of road accidents data across the Country.
- v. MoRTH has issued guidelines for the provision of signages on Expressways and National Highways to offer improved visibility and intuitive guidance to the drivers.
- vi. Provisions have been made in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for failure to comply with standards for the road design, construction  and  maintenance,  as  prescribed  by  the  Central Government from time to time.

## 2.2. Vehicle Engineering:

MoRTH  has  taken  various  initiatives to make  vehicles  safer, including the following:-

- i. Mandatory provision of an airbag for the passenger seated on the front seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.
- ii. Prescribed  norms  related  to  safety  measures  for  children below  four  years  of  age,  riding  or  being  carried  on  a  motor cycle. It also specifies use of a safety harness, crash helmet and restricts speed to 40kmph.
- iii. Mandatory  provisions  for  fitment  of  following  listed  safety technologies: -
4. For M1 category vehicles:
- a. Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) for driver and co-driver.
6. b.
7. Manual Override for central locking system.
8. c.
9. Over speed warning system.
10. For all M and N category vehicles:
- a. Reverse Parking Alert System.
- iv. Mandated Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for certain classes of L [Motor vehicle with less than four wheels and includes a Quadricycle], M [Motor vehicles with at least four wheels used for  carrying  passengers]  and  N  [Motor  vehicles  with  at  least four  wheels  used  for  carrying  goods  which  may  also  carry persons in addition to goods, subject to conditions stipulated in BIS standards] categories.
- v. Mandated speed limiting  function/speed  limiting  device  in  all transport  vehicles,  except  for  two  wheelers,  three  wheelers, quadricycles, fire tenders, ambulances and police vehicles.
- vi. Published  the  rules  for  recognition,  regulation  and  control  of Automated  Testing  Stations,  which  define  the  procedure  for fitness testing  of  vehicles  through automated equipment and the procedure for grant of fitness certificate by ATSs.
- vii. Formulated the Vehicle Scrapping Policy based on incentives/dis-incentives  and  for  creating  an  ecosystem  to phase out old, unfit and polluting vehicles.
- viii. A  Scheme  to  set  up  one  model  Inspection  &  Certification Centre in each State/UT with Central assistance for testing the fitness of vehicles through an automated system.
- ix. Published  rules  regarding  the  Bharat  New  Car  Assessment Program (BNCAP) to introduce the concept of safety rating of passenger  cars  and  empower  consumers  to  take  informed decisions.
- x. Published rules regarding prescribed level playing field in the area of manufacturing of buses by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Bus Body Builders.
- xi. Mandated  vehicles,  manufactured  on  or  after  1 st   October, 2025,  shall  be  fitted  with  an  air-conditioning  system  for  the cabin  of  vehicles  of  N2  (goods  vehicle  with  gross  vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12.0 tonnes) and  N3  (goods  vehicle  with  gross  vehicle  weight  exceeding 12.0 tonnes) category.
- xii. Published  rules  for  revision  of  standards  for  Safety  Belt, Restraint Systems and Safety Belt Reminder to provide provisions for applicability of revised standards for safety belt assemblies,  safety  belt  anchorages  and  the  installation  of Safety  Belts  and  Restraint  Systems,  in  Motor  vehicles  of category  M,  N  and  L7  w.e.f.  01st  April,  2025.  Further,  the vehicles  of  category  M1,  manufactured  on  and  after  the  1st April 2025, shall meet the requirement of safety belt reminder for all front facing rear seats as per AIS-145-2018.

## (3) Enforcement:

- i. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 as stands implemented provides for strict penalties for ensuring compliance  and  enhancing  deterrence  for  violation  of  traffic rules and strict enforcement through use of technology.
- ii. MoRTH has issued rules for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement  of  Road  Safety.  The  rules  specify  the  detailed provisions for placement of electronic enforcement devices on high risk & high density corridors on National Highways, State Highways and critical junctions  in Million  plus  cities  in  India and cities under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).
- iii. MoRTH on 10th June, 2024 has issued an advisory to all the States and Union territories on technological interventions for ensuring compliance with Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.

## (4) Emergency Care:

- i. MoRTH  has  published rules for the protection of Good Samaritan, who in good faith, voluntarily and without expectation of any reward or compensation renders emergency medical or non-medical care or assistance at the scene of an accident to the victim or transports such victim to the hospital.
- ii. MoRTH has enhanced compensation of victims of Hit and Run motor  accidents  (from  Rs.  12,500  to  Rs.  50,000  for  grievous hurt and from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 2,00,000 for death).
- iii. The  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  has  made provisions  for  ambulances  with  paramedical  staff/Emergency Medical  Technician/Nurse  at  toll  plazas  on  the  completed corridor of National Highways.
- iv. MoRTH  along  with  National Health Authority (NHA), has implemented a pilot program for providing cashless treatment to  victims  of  road  accidents  in  Chandigarh,  Haryana,  Punjab, Uttarakhand, Puducherry and Assam.

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