Lok Sabha Question No. 1904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Road Safety Fund
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ms. Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1904

ANSWERED ON 31 ST  JULY, 2025

## ROAD SAFETY FUND

1904. MS. PRANITI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)     the annual allocation and use of road safety funds during the last three years, State/UT-wise, year-wise;
- (b) the  list  of  States  that  have  created  a  non-lapsable  road  safety fund; and
- (c) the  provisions  associated  with  the  allocation  and  use  of  road safety funds?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  The Government in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is mandated  with  the  task  of  constructing  and  maintaining  National Highways in the Country. Road Safety is an integral and indispensable component of every National Highways Project. Road Safety initiatives on  National  Highways  commence  with  the  inception  of  Detailed Project  Report  (DPR)  as  road  safety  audit  of  all  National  Highways projects has been made mandatory at all stages i.e. design, construction, operation & maintenance through third party auditors/experts. As per available data, funds allocated to be spent for comprehensive road safety aspects varies from 2.21 % to 15 % of total cost of the development projects depending upon structures involved for construction of National Highways.

Besides, implements the scheme for creation of awareness & publicity among road users and provides financial support to Transport Departments of  States/UTs  for  setting  up  of  Model  Driving Training Institutes/Centres, setting up of Model Inspection & Certification Centres, improving and Strengthening of Public Transport

System etc. The details  of  funds  released  for  these  initiatives  during the last three Financial Years are placed at Annexure.

(b)  and  (c)   Details  of  the  non-lapsable  road  safety  fund  by  the States/UTs,  the  provisions  related  to  the  allocation  and  utilization  of such funds is not maintained.

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Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1904 ANSWERED ON 31 ST  JULY, 2025 ASKED BY MS. PRANITI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE REGARDING ROAD SAFETY FUND

Details of funds released by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for various road safety initiatives/schemes during the last three FYs

| (Rs. In Crores)   | (Rs. In Crores)                                                                                                                                                                                            | (Rs. In Crores)   | (Rs. In Crores)              | (Rs. In Crores)   | (Rs. In Crores)              | (Rs. In Crores)   | (Rs. In Crores)               |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No.           | Activity/ Programme                                                                                                                                                                                        | BE FY 2022 - 23   | Expen diture in FY 2022 - 23 | BE FY 2023 - 24   | Expen diture in FY 2023 - 24 | BE FY 2024 - 25   | Expendit ure in FY 2024 - 2 5 |
| 1                 | Road Safety publicity measures and awareness campaigns, National Highway Accident Relief Service Scheme (NHARSS), refresher Training of Drivers in Unorganised Sector and Human Resource Development, etc. | 189.50            | 68.67                        | 138.1 0           | 85.04                        | 103.5 0           | 99.20                         |
| 2                 | Inspection and Certification Centres (Revenue)                                                                                                                                                             | 33.00             | 14.60                        | 24.00             | 17.77                        | 19.50             | 10.65                         |
| 3                 | Improving and Strengthening of Public Transport System                                                                                                                                                     | 15.00*            | 30.33                        | 50.00             | 38.00                        | 38.00             | 16.04                         |