Lok Sabha Question No. 1612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Road Safety Management System
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the number  of road accidents in the country has increased over the years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the factors responsible for increase in the number of road accidents in the country including number of persons killed during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  made  systematic  assessment  of current  road  safety  management  system  and  formulated  any policy to prevent road accidents and if so, action taken thereon;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to provide free/cashless treatment to the victims of road accidents; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c)    As per the report published by Government on Road Accidents in India, 2022, based on data received from  States/UTs, total number of road accidents and fatalities in road accidents in the country from calendar year 2018 to 2022 is given in the table below : -

| Year   | Accidents   | Fatalities   |
|--------|-------------|--------------|
| 2018   | 4,70,403    | 1,57,593     |
| 2019   | 4,56,959    | 1,58,984     |
| 2020*  | 3,72,181    | 1,38,383     |
| 2021*  | 4,12,432    | 1,53,972     |
| 2022   | 4,61,312    | 1,68,491     |

State-wise  details  of  total  number  of  road  accidents  and  number  of fatalities due to road accidents in the country from calendar year 2020 to 2022 are annexed as per Annexure - I and Annexure - II respectively.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1612

ANSWERED ON 05 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

1612. SHRI ANUP SANJAY DHOTRE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

As per the data received from the Police Departments of all 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 etc.

The  Government  has  approved  National  Road  Safety  Policy,  2010  to improve road safety in the Country.

The  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. Accordingly, various initiatives have been taken by the Ministry as detailed at Annexure - III.

(d)  and (e)     The Government of India, in line with its commitment to reduce  fatalities  due  to  road  accidents  and  the  legal  mandate  under section 162 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the Ministry of Road Transport and  Highways  (MoRTH),  along  with  National  Health  Authority  (NHA), has  implemented a  pilot  program  for  providing  cashless  treatment  to victims of road accidents in Chandigarh on 14.03.2024 and in Assam on 30.05.2024. The pilot has been extended to the UT of Puducherry and States of Haryana, Punjab and Uttarakhand.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1612  ANSWERED  ON  05 TH   DECEMBER, 2024  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ANUP  SANJAY  DHOTRE  REGARDING  ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

| State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2020-2022   | State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2020-2022   | State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2020-2022   | State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2020-2022   | State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2020-2022   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                 | States/UTs                                                             | 2020                                                                   | 2021                                                                   | 2022                                                                   |
| 1                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                         | 19,509                                                                 | 21,556                                                                 | 21,249                                                                 |
| 2                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                      | 134                                                                    | 283                                                                    | 227                                                                    |
| 3                                                                      | Assam                                                                  | 6,595                                                                  | 7,411                                                                  | 7,023                                                                  |
| 4                                                                      | Bihar                                                                  | 8,639                                                                  | 9,553                                                                  | 10,801                                                                 |
| 5                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                           | 11,656                                                                 | 12,375                                                                 | 13,279                                                                 |
| 6                                                                      | Goa                                                                    | 2,375                                                                  | 2,849                                                                  | 3,011                                                                  |
| 7                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                | 13,398                                                                 | 15,186                                                                 | 15,751                                                                 |
| 8                                                                      | Haryana                                                                | 9,431                                                                  | 9,933                                                                  | 10,429                                                                 |
| 9                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                       | 2,239                                                                  | 2,404                                                                  | 2,597                                                                  |
| 10                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                              | 4,405                                                                  | 4,728                                                                  | 5,175                                                                  |
| 11                                                                     | Karnataka                                                              | 34,178                                                                 | 34,647                                                                 | 39,762                                                                 |
| 12                                                                     | Kerala                                                                 | 27,877                                                                 | 33,296                                                                 | 43,910                                                                 |
| 13                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                         | 45,266                                                                 | 48,877                                                                 | 54,432                                                                 |
| 14                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                            | 24,971                                                                 | 29,477                                                                 | 33,383                                                                 |
| 15                                                                     | Manipur                                                                | 432                                                                    | 366                                                                    | 508                                                                    |
| 16                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                              | 214                                                                    | 245                                                                    | 246                                                                    |
| 17                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                | 53                                                                     | 69                                                                     | 133                                                                    |
| 18                                                                     | Nagaland                                                               | 500                                                                    | 746                                                                    | 489                                                                    |
| 19                                                                     | Odisha                                                                 | 9,817                                                                  | 10,983                                                                 | 11,663                                                                 |
| 20                                                                     | Punjab                                                                 | 5,203                                                                  | 5,871                                                                  | 6,138                                                                  |
| 21                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                              | 19,114                                                                 | 20,951                                                                 | 23,614                                                                 |
| 22                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                 | 138                                                                    | 155                                                                    | 211                                                                    |
| 23                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                             | 49,844                                                                 | 55,682                                                                 | 64,105                                                                 |
| 24                                                                     | Telangana                                                              | 19,172                                                                 | 21,315                                                                 | 21,619                                                                 |
| 25                                                                     | Tripura                                                                | 466                                                                    | 479                                                                    | 575                                                                    |
| 26                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                            | 1,041                                                                  | 1,405                                                                  | 1,674                                                                  |
| 27                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                          | 34,243                                                                 | 37,729                                                                 | 41,746                                                                 |
| 28                                                                     | West Bengal                                                            | 10,863                                                                 | 11,937                                                                 | 13,686                                                                 |
| 29                                                                     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                              | 141                                                                    | 115                                                                    | 141                                                                    |
| 30                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                             | 159                                                                    | 208                                                                    | 237                                                                    |
| 31                                                                     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli *                                                 | 100                                                                    | 140                                                                    | 196                                                                    |
| 32                                                                     | Delhi                                                                  | 4,178                                                                  | 4,720                                                                  | 5,652                                                                  |
| 33                                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir $                                                      | 4,860                                                                  | 5,452                                                                  | 6,092                                                                  |
| 34                                                                     | Ladakh                                                                 |                                                                        | 236                                                                    | 374                                                                    |
| 35                                                                     | Lakshadweep                                                            | 1                                                                      | 4                                                                      | 3                                                                      |
| 36                                                                     | Puducherry                                                             | 969                                                                    | 1,049                                                                  | 1,181                                                                  |
| Total (All India)                                                      | Total (All India)                                                      | 3,72,181                                                               | 4,12,432                                                               | 4,61,312                                                               |

## Note:

* Includes data of Daman & Diu for the Year 2020 to 2022.

$ Includes data of Ladakh for the Year 2020.

Annexure - II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1612  ANSWERED  ON  05 TH   DECEMBER, 2024  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ANUP  SANJAY  DHOTRE  REGARDING  ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

| State-wise details of fatalities due to Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2020-2022   | State-wise details of fatalities due to Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2020-2022   | State-wise details of fatalities due to Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2020-2022   | State-wise details of fatalities due to Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2020-2022   | State-wise details of fatalities due to Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2020-2022   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                   | States/UTs                                                                               | 2020                                                                                     | 2021                                                                                     | 2022                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                           | 7,039                                                                                    | 8,186                                                                                    | 8,293                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                        | 73                                                                                       | 157                                                                                      | 148                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                    | 2,629                                                                                    | 3,036                                                                                    | 2,994                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                    | 6,699                                                                                    | 7,660                                                                                    | 8,898                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                             | 4,606                                                                                    | 5,371                                                                                    | 5,834                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                      | 223                                                                                      | 226                                                                                      | 271                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                  | 6,170                                                                                    | 7,452                                                                                    | 7,618                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                  | 4,507                                                                                    | 4,706                                                                                    | 4,915                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | 893                                                                                      | 1,052                                                                                    | 1,032                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                | 3,044                                                                                    | 3,513                                                                                    | 3,898                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                | 9,760                                                                                    | 10,038                                                                                   | 11,702                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                   | 2,979                                                                                    | 3,429                                                                                    | 4,317                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 11,141                                                                                   | 12,057                                                                                   | 13,427                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                              | 11,569                                                                                   | 13,528                                                                                   | 15,224                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                  | 127                                                                                      | 110                                                                                      | 127                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                | 144                                                                                      | 187                                                                                      | 162                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                  | 42                                                                                       | 56                                                                                       | 113                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                 | 53                                                                                       | 55                                                                                       | 73                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                   | 4,738                                                                                    | 5,081                                                                                    | 5,467                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                   | 3,898                                                                                    | 4,589                                                                                    | 4,756                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                | 9,250                                                                                    | 10,043                                                                                   | 11,104                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                   | 47                                                                                       | 56                                                                                       | 92                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 14,527                                                                                   | 15,384                                                                                   | 17,884                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                | 6,882                                                                                    | 7,557                                                                                    | 7,559                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                  | 192                                                                                      | 194                                                                                      | 241                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                              | 674                                                                                      | 820                                                                                      | 1,042                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 19,149                                                                                   | 21,227                                                                                   | 22,595                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                              | 5,128                                                                                    | 5,800                                                                                    | 6,002                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                | 14                                                                                       | 20                                                                                       | 19                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                               | 53                                                                                       | 96                                                                                       | 83                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli *                                                                   | 64                                                                                       | 76                                                                                       | 90                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                    | 1,196                                                                                    | 1,239                                                                                    | 1,461                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir $                                                                        | 728                                                                                      | 774                                                                                      | 805                                                                                      |
| 34                                                                                       | Ladakh                                                                                   |                                                                                          | 56                                                                                       | 62                                                                                       |
| 35                                                                                       | Lakshadweep                                                                              | 0                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        | 2                                                                                        |
| 36                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                               | 145                                                                                      | 140                                                                                      | 181                                                                                      |
| Total (all India)                                                                        | Total (all India)                                                                        | 1,38,383                                                                                 | 1,53,972                                                                                 | 1,68,491                                                                                 |

## Note:

* Includes data of Daman & Diu for the Year 2020 to 2022.
- $ Includes data of Ladakh for the Year 2020.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1612  ANSWERED  ON  05 TH   DECEMBER, 2024  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ANUP  SANJAY  DHOTRE  REGARDING  ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

Details of various initiatives taken by the Ministry to address the issue of Road Safety: -

- (1)        Education:
- i.             Ministry  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.        Ministry 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:

- i.        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 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 the Ministry to look after RSA and other road safety related works.
- iv.           Ministry  administers  the  electronic  Detailed  Accident Report (e-DAR) Project to establish a central repository for reporting, management and analysis of road accidents data across the Country.
- v.         Ministry 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.
7. 2.2    Vehicle engineering:

Ministry 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: -

## For M1 category vehicles:

-  Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) for driver and co-driver.
- 
- Manual Override for central locking system
- 
- Over speed warning system.

## For all M and N category vehicles:

-  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. The rules have been further amended on 31.10.2022 and 14.03.2024.
- 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 1st 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.             Ministry  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.        Ministry on 10 th  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.        Ministry  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 nonmedical  care  or  assistance  at  the  scene  of  an  accident  to  the victim or transports such victim to the hospital.

ii.        Ministry  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 has made provisions for ambulances with paramedical staff/Emergency Medical Technician/Nurse  at  toll  plazas  on  the  completed  corridor  of National Highways.

iv.         Ministry  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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