Lok Sabha Question No. 4420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Inspections of Load and Freight-Bearing Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4420 ANSWERED ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2025

## INSPECTIONS OF LOAD AND FREIGHT-BEARING VEHICLES

## 4420. DR. BACHHAV SHOBHA DINESH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance of  the  fact  that three persons including two students and an autorickshaw driver, died in  an  accident  when  a  truck  overturned  on  the  autorickshaw  on  the service road in Daregaon area in Malegaon on February 22, 2025;
- (b)     whether the truck that overturned was overloaded and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)     whether the Government carries out regular inspections of loadbearing and freight-bearing vehicles for checking weight and if so, the details thereof including checkposts for the same in or near Malegaon;
- (d) the action taken by the Government to ensure effective implementation  of  the  prohibition  of  heavy  vehicles  on  city  roads during daytime or working hours to prevent such traffic accidents in Maharashtra; and
- (e)    whether the Government is planning to formulate a policy to take action against the apparent indifference of law enforcement agencies in  effectively  preventing  the  movement  of  heavy  vehicles  during daytime and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to  (e)    The  Motor  Vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019  enacted  in August,  2019  provides  for  installation  of  electronic  monitoring  and enforcement  of  road  safety  on  National  Highways,  State  Highways, roads or in any urban city within a State which has a population up to

such  limits  as  maybe  prescribed  by  the  Government.  Accordingly, Government in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways published rules in  August  2021  for  Electronic  Monitoring  and  Enforcement  of  Road Safety  at  high-risk  and  high-density  corridors  on  National  Highways, State Highways and at critical junctions in cities having population of more than one million in the country and cities under National Clean Air  Programme  (NCAP).  For  the  purpose  of  this  rule,  'electronic enforcement device' means a speed camera, closed-circuit television camera, speed gun, body wearable camera, dashboard camera, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), Weigh In Machine (WIM) and  any  such  other  technology  specified  by  the  respective  State Government.

Enforcement of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 comes under the purview  of  State  Governments  /  UT  Administrations. Based  on  the information  received  from  the  Transport  Commissioner  and  Police Department,  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  details  of  the  said accident are as follows :-

The  said  accident  took  place  on  22/02/2025  on  Service  Road  on Mumbai-Agra Highway. As per investigation report of the State Police, the driver of truck who was driving in the opposite direction carelessly hit  the  ST  bus  from  side  and  then  overturned  on  the  autorickshaw which was plying behind the bus.  As a result, two students and the autorickshaw driver died.

The  inspection  report  revels  that  the  accident  was  not  due  to technical defects in vehicle.

As per the report, gross vehicle weight (GVW) of the truck is 35,000 kg and unladen weight (UW) is 9300 kg. Thus, the load carrying capacity of the truck is 25,700 kg. The vehicle was carrying 21,000 kg of goods. Therefore, the truck was not overloaded at the time of accident.

Dy. Regional Transport Office (RTO), Malegaon has deployed two flying squads for checking of vehicles in the jurisdiction of five talukas i.e. Kalwan, Baglan, Malegaon, Deola and Nandgaon. The action taken against the Motor Vehicles violating the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act by Dy. RTO Malegaon office is as follows:-

| Description of   | Period                | Period                    | Period            | Period                    |
|------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
| Offence          | April 2024 - Feb 2025 | April 2024 - Feb 2025     | March 2025        | March 2025                |
|                  | Reported Vehicles     | Compounding Fees (in Rs.) | Reported Vehicles | Compounding Fees (in Rs.) |
| Overload Goods   | 725                   | 2,46,19,000               | 90                | 17,34,000                 |
| Driving Without  | 874                   | 32,10,000                 | 20                | 15,000                    |

| License                                      |       |             |      | 49,500    |
|----------------------------------------------|-------|-------------|------|-----------|
| Over Dimension Consignment                   |    23 | 2,87,500    |   12 | 2,40,000  |
| Driving Without Helmet                       |  4332 | 11,98,500   |  108 | 45,000    |
| Vehicles Without Reflector                   |   599 | 3,18,000    |   30 | 20,000    |
| Clandestine Operation                        |    12 | 1,56,000    |    1 | 10,000    |
| Driving Without Seatbelt                     |    43 | 21,000      |    1 | 1,000     |
| Overspeed Driving                            |  4508 | 8,70,000    |  828 | 6,54,000  |
| Drunk and Drive                              |    16 | 50,000      |    0 | 0         |
| Talking on Mobile Phone While Driving        |    89 | 38,000      |    4 | 2,000     |
| Overload                                     |    14 | 28,000      |    1 | 2,000     |
| Passenger Violation of Permit Condition      |    35 | 1,96,500    |    4 | 2,000     |
| (Autorickshaw) Violation of Permit Condition |    18 | 95,000      |    2 | 1,000     |
| (Taxi) Violation of                          |    92 | 7,93,500    |   40 | 22,000    |
| (Bus) Vehicles Without PUC                   |  1326 | 8,18,000    |   20 | 24,000    |
| Vehicles Without Insurance                   |   264 | 3,72,000    |   20 | 26,000    |
| Other Offences                               |   392 | 34,73,000   |   63 | 2,16,000  |
| Total                                        | 14292 | 3,90,60,000 | 1275 | 30,63,500 |

Further, Heavy Vehicles are prohibited on city road of Mumbai in the peak hours.

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