Lok Sabha Question No. 465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Road Accidents due to Potholes
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 465

ANSWERED ON 06 TH  February, 2025

## ROAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO POTHOLES

## 465.   SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE:

PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE:

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether there is a rise in the number of road accidents caused by  potholes  on  the  National  Highways  (NHs)  during  the  last  three years and the current year;
- (b)     if  so,  the  details  thereof,  year-wise  and  State-wise,  including Maharashtra;
- (c)    whether  the  Government  has  provided  compensation  to  road accident  victims  during  the  said  period,  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) Whether the Government has evolved any monitoring mechanism to identify potholes on NHs and repair them immediately;
- (e)     if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f)       the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  spent  therefrom  for  the repairs  and  maintenance of the National Highways during the last three years, year-wise; and
- (g)     the details of funds which remained unutilized during the said period and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) & (b)     Road accident data is collected on a calendar year basis from  Police  Departments  of  all  the  States/Union  Territories.  The data of road accidents caused by potholes on all category of roads in India is attached at Annexure-I. No separate data is maintained in respect of road accidents caused by potholes on National Highways. However, 32.9% of accidents occur on National Highways whereas rest occur on other roads.
- (c)     Yes Sir, the details are placed at Annexure-II.
- (d)  to  (g) Development  and  maintenance  of  NHs  is  a  continuous process. The conditions of NHs are assessed from time to time by executing agencies. The maintenance and repairs (M&R) works on NHs are accordingly taken up from time to time to keep the NHs in traffic worthy condition.

The M&R of stretches of NHs under implementation, Operation,  Maintenance  &  Transfer  (OMT)  Concessions/  Operation and  Maintenance  (O&M)  Contracts  are  the  responsibility  of  the concerned  Concessionaires/  Contractors  till  the  end  of  the  Defect Liability  Period  (DLP)/  the  Concession  Period.  M&R  of  stretches  of NHs under TOT (Toll Operate and Transfer) and InvIT (Infrastructure Investment  Trust),  is  the  responsibility  of  Concessionaire  till  the end of the Concession Period.

Remaining sections/stretches of NHs have been prioritized for the maintenance and repair and inter-alia evolved a mechanism to ensure M&R of all NHs sections through accountable maintenance agency under Performance Based Maintenance Contract (PBMC) or Short Term Maintenance Contract (STMC). Details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred on M&R of such NHs stretches during the last three years are as under:

| Year    | Allocation (₹ in Crore)Expenditure (₹ in Crore)   | Allocation (₹ in Crore)Expenditure (₹ in Crore)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22 | 5,214                                             | 5,135                                             |
| 2022-23 | 6,510                                             | 6,278                                             |
| 2023-24 | 6,581                                             | 6,523                                             |

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 465 FOR ANSWER ON 06.02.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  AMAR  SHARADRAO  KALE,  PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD, SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH, DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE, SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL, SHRI  BAJRANG  MANOHAR  SONWANE,  SHRI  NILESH  DNYANDEV LANKE,  SMT.  SUPRIYA  SULE  AND  SHRI  BHASKAR  MURLIDHAR BHAGARE REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO POTHOLES

States/UTs-wise number of road accidents caused by potholes on all category of roads in India during 2020 to 2022:

|        | States/UTs        |   Number of Road Accidents |   Number of Road Accidents |   Number of Road Accidents |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S. No. |                   |                       2020 |                       2021 |                       2022 |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    |                          0 |                          0 |                          0 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |                         13 |                         25 |                         20 |
| 3      | Assam             |                        194 |                        187 |                        319 |
| 4      | Bihar             |                          0 |                          0 |                          0 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      |                          5 |                         15 |                         40 |
| 6      | Goa               |                          0 |                          0 |                          0 |
| 7      | Gujarat           |                          6 |                          8 |                          0 |
| 8      | Haryana           |                        183 |                        102 |                        130 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  |                          0 |                         20 |                          2 |
| 10     | Jharkhand         |                        129 |                         97 |                         56 |
| 11     | Karnataka         |                         36 |                         67 |                         55 |
| 12     | Kerala            |                         25 |                         16 |                         25 |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh    |                        439 |                        711 |                        759 |
| 14     | Maharashtra       |                         61 |                         33 |                          4 |
| 15     | Manipur           |                          2 |                          6 |                          5 |
| 16     | Meghalaya         |                          0 |                          0 |                          1 |
| 17     | Mizoram           |                          1 |                          0 |                          2 |
| 18     | Nagaland          |                         57 |                         15 |                         12 |
| 19     | Orissa            |                        174 |                        213 |                        158 |
| 20     | Punjab            |                        102 |                        114 |                         84 |
| 21     | Rajasthan         |                        120 |                         69 |                         98 |
| 22     | Sikkim            |                          0 |                          0 |                          1 |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu        |                        385 |                        459 |                        446 |
| 24     | Telangana         |                         58 |                         87 |                        153 |

Note:

1. NA- Not Available.
2. Data of Daman & Diu is included in Dadra & Nagar Haveli from 2020 onwards
3. Road accident data for West Bengal for the calendar year 2015 to 2017, 2019 & 2020 and Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2017 to 2020 have been reconciled by respective state.

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| 25               | Tripura 0   | 0    | 1    |
|------------------|-------------|------|------|
| 26 Uttarakhand   | 4           | 0    | 0    |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh | 1447        | 1254 | 1986 |
| 28 West Bengal   | 63          | 64   | 44   |
| 29 A & N Islands | 0           | 0    | 0    |
| 30 Chandigarh    | 0           | 0    | 1    |
| 31 D & N Haveli  | 1           | 2    | 7    |
| 32 Daman & Diu   |             |      |      |
| 33 Delhi         | 55          | 56   | 28   |
| 34 J & K         | 4           | 4    | 7    |
| 35 Ladakh        | NA          | 0    | 0    |
| 36 Lakshadweep   | 0           | 0    | 0    |
| 37 Puducherry    | 0           | 1    | 2    |
| Total            | 3564        | 3625 | 4446 |

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  465  FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.02.2025 ASKED BY SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE, PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD, SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL  RAJSINH, DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE, SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL, SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR  SONWANE,  SHRI  NILESH  DNYANDEV  LANKE,  SMT. SUPRIYA SULE AND SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO POTHOLES

(Amount in Rs.)

| State/UT          | FY 22-23             | FY 23-24             | FY 24-25             |
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 0                    | 0                    | 3750000              |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Assam             | 0                    | 0                    | 600000               |
| Bihar             | 0 407750000413350000 | 0 407750000413350000 | 0 407750000413350000 |
| Chhattisgarh      | 0                    | 200000               | 4550000              |
| Goa               | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Gujarat           | 0                    | 2050000              | 34350000             |
| Haryana           | 0                    | 200000               | 3400000              |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 0                    | 0                    | 550000               |
| Jharkhand         | 16400000             | 84000000             | 44900000             |
| Karnataka         | 0                    | 600000               | 9700000              |
| Kerala            | 0                    | 200000               | 1100000              |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 0                    | 4850000              | 15200000             |
| Maharashtra       | 0                    | 0                    | 7700000              |
| Manipur           | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Meghalaya         | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Mizoram           | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Nagaland          | 0                    | 0                    | 50000                |
| Odisha            | 0                    | 0                    | 2850000              |
| Punjab            | 0                    | 200000               | 3700000              |
| Rajasthan         | 1000000              | 4350000              | 8300000              |
| Sikkim            | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Tamil Nadu        | 0                    | 0                    | 5450000              |
| Telangana         | 0                    | 0                    | 300000               |
| Tripura           | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 0                    | 0                    | 14700000             |
| Uttarakhand       | 0                    | 0                    | 3500000              |

| West Bengal                                  |   0 |   200000 |   650000 |
|----------------------------------------------|-----|----------|----------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                  |   0 |        0 |        0 |
| Chandigarh                                   |   0 |        0 |        0 |
| The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |   0 |        0 |   200000 |
| Delhi                                        |   0 |        0 |    50000 |
| Jammu and Kashmir                            |   0 |        0 |        0 |
| Ladakh                                       |   0 |        0 |        0 |
| Lakshadweep                                  |   0 |        0 |        0 |
| Puducherry                                   |   0 |        0 |   350000 |

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