Lok Sabha Question No. 3159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Road Safety Audit on NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri P C Mohan

## be pleased to state:

- (a)    the total number of road accidents reported during the last three years,  year-wise  and  State-wise  with  specific  data  for  Karnataka  and Bengaluru Urban;
- (b)    the number of fatalities and serious injuries resulting from these accidents along with the major causes identified;
- (c)   whether safety audits have been conducted on National Highways (NHs) and urban roads in high-accident zones and if so, the key findings thereof;
- (d)      the  steps  taken  to  improve  road  safety  including  awareness campaigns, engineering interventions, enforcement of traffic rules and adoption of technology;
- (e)  whether the Ministry is collaborating with State Governments and urban  local  bodies  to  implement  the  Road  Safety  Action  Plan  under India's Road Safety Policy or the Brasilia Declaration; and
- (f)       the  targets,  timelines,  financial  allocations  set  to  reduce  road
- fatalities in line with Vision Zero and the UNSDG 3.6?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) and (b)    Based on the data received from States/ UTs, the details of total number of road accidents, fatalities and injuries on all categories of roads in the country, State/UT-wise from calendar year 2020 to 2022 are  annexed  as  per  Annexure  -  I,  Annexure  -  II  and  Annexure  -  III, respectively.

Further,  total  number  of  road  accidents  in  Bengaluru  City  during  the Calendar Year 2020 to 2022 is 3233, 3213 and 3822 respectively.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3159

ANSWERED ON 7 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## ROAD SAFETY AUDIT ON NHs

3159.         SHRI P C MOHAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

As  per  data  received  from  the  States/UTs,  road  accidents  are  multicausal phenomenon and are the result of interplay of various factors. These  can  broadly  be  categorized  into  (i)  human  error,  (ii)  road condition/environment and (iii) vehicular condition.

- (c)     The  Government in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is mandated  with  the  task  of  constructing  and  maintaining  National Highways  in  the  Country.  As  on  date,  Road  safety  audit  has  been conducted in a length of 1,36,716 km since FY 2019-20.

High  priority  is  accorded  to  identification  and  rectification  of  black spots/accident spots on NHs. Rectification of black spots is a continuous process and temporary measures are taken on immediate basis.  Short  term  remedial  measures  have  been completed on 11,866 black-spots and long term remedial measures have been completed on 5324 black-spots.  Long  term  rectification  works  include  improvement of road geometrics, junction improvements, spot widening of carriageway, construction of underpasses/overpasses, etc. which involve  pre-construction  activities  such  as  land  acquisition,  forest clearance & utility shifting which takes significant time.

- (d)    Government  has  formulated  a  multi-pronged  strategy  to  address the issue of road safety based on 4E's i.e. Education, Engineering (both of roads and vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care. Accordingly, various  initiatives  have  been  taken  for  road  safety  in  the  country  as detailed at Annexure-IV.
- (e)    The  National  Road  Safety  Policy  emphasizes  to  focus  on  raising awareness,  establishing  a  comprehensive  road  safety  information database,  ensuring  safer  road  infrastructure  and  vehicles,  promoting safer  driving  practices,  protecting  vulnerable  road  users,  enforcing traffic laws, and strengthening emergency medical services etc. These activities are broadly covered under the 4Es of Road Safety.

In collaboration with State Governments, various initiatives have been implemented which are aimed at enhancing the safety of road users. The initiatives, inter-alia, include the following:

- i. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 enacted by the Parliament has strengthened the traffic laws in the country. While Central Government formulates rules under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, the enforcement of these rules comes under the purview of State Governments/UT Administrations.
- ii. The Government has established an electronic Detailed Accident Report (eDAR) portal, a central repository for reporting, management and analysis of road accidents data to enhance road safety. eDAR provides data-based insights to the State agencies for formulation of policy measures and in strategic decision

making, enabling authorities to identify accident spots/blackspots through analytics and take preventive measures.

- (iii)  The  Government  has  developed  portal  for  District  Road Safety Committee to undertake review of road safety issues by the District Authorities.
- (iv) The Government has notified guidelines of Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims Scheme 2025 for providing cashless treatment  to  the  victims  of  road  accidents on all roads for 7 days upto a maximum amount of ₹1.5 lakh per accident per person. District level authorities have been assigned various responsibilities in implementation of the scheme.
- (v)   The  Government  administers  a  scheme  to  set  up  state-ofthe-art  Driving  Training  Institutes  (IDTRs,  RDTCs,  DTCs)  in States/UTs  to  provide  quality  training  to  the  driving  license aspirants. State agencies play a key role in the implementation of this scheme
- (vi) The Government also administers the Rah-veer scheme for award  to  person(s)  who  has  saved  life  of  a  victim of  road crashes  involving  a  motor  vehicle  by  administering immediate assistance  and  rushing  to Hospital/  Trauma  Care  Centre.  The scheme is implemented through the respective State agencies.
- (vii) The Central Government has issued guidelines for incentive to States for Implementation of Electronic Enforcement  of  Road  Safety  under  the  Scheme  of  Special Assistance  to  States  for  Capital  Investment  2025-26  (SASCI 2025-26) with allocation of Rs. 3,000 Crore.
- (viii)  The  Government  in  the  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  & Highways has developed various web applications/portals such as Vahan, Sarathi m-Parivahan App which facilitate the States/UTs  and  citizen  in  the  matters  relating  to  Registration certificate and Driving Licence etc.
- (f)   Stockholm  Declaration  on  Road  Safety,  adopted  at  the  3rd  Global Ministerial  Conference  on  Road  Safety  in  February  2020,  sets  a  new global target to reduce road traffic deaths and injuries by 50% by 2030. India is a signatory to the Stockholm Declaration.

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  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.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  and  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3159 ANSWERED ON 7TH AUGUST, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI P C MOHAN REGARDING ROAD SAFETY AUDIT ON NHs

## State-wise  details  of  Road  Accidents  for  the  Calendar  Year  2020  to 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 and Daman & Diu | 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 4,12,43 | 2      | 4,61,31 2 |

Note:  $ Includes data of Ladakh for the Year 2020.

Annexure - II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  and  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3159 ANSWERED ON 7TH AUGUST, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI P C MOHAN REGARDING ROAD SAFETY AUDIT ON NHs State-wise  details  of  Road  Accident  Fatalities  for  the  Calendar  Year

## 2020 to 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 and Daman & Diu       | 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) 1,38,3831,53,9721,68,491 | Total (all India) 1,38,3831,53,9721,68,491 | Total (all India) 1,38,3831,53,9721,68,491 | Total (all India) 1,38,3831,53,9721,68,491 | Total (all India) 1,38,3831,53,9721,68,491 |

Note:  $ Includes data of Ladakh for the Year 2020.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  and  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3159 ANSWERED ON 7TH AUGUST, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI P C MOHAN REGARDING ROAD SAFETY AUDIT ON NHs

State-wise details of Road Accident Injuries for the Calendar Year 2020 to 2022

| S. No.                         | State                                | 2020                           | 2021                           | 2022                           |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1                              | Andhra Pradesh                       | 19675                          | 21040                          | 21340                          |
| 2                              | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 185                            | 347                            | 186                            |
| 3                              | Assam                                | 5269                           | 5763                           | 5637                           |
| 4                              | Bihar                                | 7016                           | 7946                           | 7068                           |
| 5                              | Chhattisgarh                         | 10505                          | 10683                          | 11695                          |
| 6                              | Goa                                  | 880                            | 843                            | 1091                           |
| 7                              | Gujarat                              | 12002                          | 13690                          | 15089                          |
| 8                              | Haryana                              | 7659                           | 8121                           | 8519                           |
| 9                              | Himachal Pradesh                     | 3223                           | 3454                           | 4063                           |
| 10                             | Jharkhand                            | 3295                           | 3227                           | 3747                           |
| 11                             | Karnataka                            | 39492                          | 40754                          | 48154                          |
| 12                             | Kerala                               | 30510                          | 36775                          | 49307                          |
| 13                             | Madhya Pradesh                       | 46456                          | 48956                          | 55168                          |
| 14                             | Maharashtra                          | 19914                          | 23071                          | 27239                          |
| 15                             | Manipur                              | 663                            | 504                            | 817                            |
| 16                             | Meghalaya                            | 220                            | 263                            | 310                            |
| 17                             | Mizoram                              | 68                             | 65                             | 107                            |
| 18                             | Nagaland                             | 286                            | 380                            | 291                            |
| 19                             | Odisha                               | 8822                           | 9782                           | 10302                          |
| 20                             | Punjab                               | 2904                           | 3072                           | 3324                           |
| 21                             | Rajasthan                            | 16769                          | 19344                          | 22293                          |
| 22                             | Sikkim                               | 218                            | 244                            | 354                            |
| 23                             | Tamil Nadu                           | 47618                          | 55996                          | 67703                          |
| 24                             | Telangana                            | 18661                          | 20107                          | 20209                          |
| 25                             | Tripura                              | 470                            | 547                            | 541                            |
| 26                             | Uttarakhand                          | 854                            | 1091                           | 1613                           |
| 27                             | Uttar Pradesh                        | 22410                          | 24897                          | 28541                          |
| 28                             | West Bengal                          | 9715                           | 10454                          | 12843                          |
| 29                             | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            | 145                            | 97                             | 136                            |
| 30                             | Chandigarh                           | 148                            | 172                            | 203                            |
| 31                             | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 119                            | 171                            | 273                            |
| 32                             | Delhi                                | 3662                           | 4273                           | 5201                           |
| 33                             | Jammu & Kashmir $                    | 5894                           | 6972                           | 8372                           |
| 34                             | Ladakh                               |                                | 242                            | 346                            |
| 35                             | Lakshadweep                          | 1                              | 6                              | 2                              |
| 36                             | Puducherry                           | 1019                           | 1099                           | 1282                           |
| Total 3,46,7473,84,4484,43,366 | Total 3,46,7473,84,4484,43,366       | Total 3,46,7473,84,4484,43,366 | Total 3,46,7473,84,4484,43,366 | Total 3,46,7473,84,4484,43,366 |

Note:  $ Includes data of Ladakh for the Year 2020.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3159 ANSWERED ON 7TH AUGUST, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI P C MOHAN REGARDING ROAD SAFETY AUDIT ON NHs

Details  of  various  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  in  Ministry  of Road Transport and Highways for road safety : -

## (1)        Education:

- i.        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. Recently revised scheme guidelines have been issued, incorporating enhanced financial assistance and streamlined eligibility criteria for establishing Driving Training Institutes. Additionally, incentives  have  been  introduced  for  setting  up  Automated  Testing Stations  (ATS)  in  conjunction  with  Driving  Training  Institutes  (DTIs) under the Training-Testing Cluster approach.
- ii. Administers Road Safety Advocacy Scheme for raising awareness about road safety and for administering road safety programs.
- iii.         Observance  of  National  Road  Safety  Month  every  year  for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
- iv. Prepared Concept  Note and Road  Map  for involvement of volunteers under Sadak Suraksha Mitra for Road Safety related works.
- (2)     Engineering :
6. 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.     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.      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:

Various  initiatives  were  undertaken  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/disincentives  and  for  creating  an  ecosystem  to  phase  out  old,  unfit  and polluting vehicles.
- viii. Formulated 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. Traffic  management and enforcement  is  essentially  in  the  domain  of  State  Governments/UT Administrations. While Central Government formulates rules under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, the enforcement of these rules comes under the purview of State Governments/UT Administrations.
- ii.         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 cities having a  population of more than one million in the country and cities under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).
- iii.          Government  has  issued  guidelines  for  incentive  to  States  for Implementation  of  Electronic  Enforcement  of  Road  Safety  under  the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 202526  (SASCI  2025-26)  with  allocation  of  Rs.  3,000  Crore  (on  first  come first serve basis).

iv.     On 10th June, 2024, the Government 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.            Revised  the  scheme  guidelines  (named  as  Rah-Veer)  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.  As  per  the scheme,  the  reward  for  Rah-Veer  has  been  increased  to  Rs.  25,000/from Rs. 5,000/-. ii.           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 corridors of National Highways. iv.          Government  in  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has notified  the  Cashless  Treatment  of  Road  Accident  Victims  Scheme, 2025 on 5 th  May, 2025. The detailed guidelines including process flow, stakeholder wise standard operating procedures and clearly delineated roles and responsibilities have also been notified on 4 th  June, 2025.

*****