Lok Sabha Question No. 4444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Rescue of Road Crash Victims
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4444

ANSWERED ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2025

RESCUE OF ROAD CRASH VICTIMS

4444. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether the guidelines have been issued by the Government to develop a rescue protocol for highway crashes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)     whether the Government has taken any steps in facilitating the training of police officers for basic trauma life support and road crash investigation  and  if  so,  the  number  of  personnel  trained  in  the  last three years, State/UT-wise; and
- (c)      whether  the  Government  has  circulated  any  list  of  mandatory Police Control Vans and Highway Rescue Vehicles' equipment for road crash  rescue  operations  to  all  police  departments  and  if  so,  the number of Highway Rescue Vehicles made operational along with the list of instruments present in them, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (c)    In  exercise  of  the  powers  conferred  by  sub-section  (1)  of section  110  of  the  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  (59  of  1988),  the Government has amended the rules related to the Road Ambulance i.e. Rule 2, 108, 119, 125F of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 vide G.S.R. 868(E) dated 08.09.2016. Rule 125F provides that Road Ambulances of categories L and M manufactured on and after the 1st April,  2018,  shall  be  in  accordance  with  AIS:  125  (Part1)-2014  as amended  from  time  to  time,  for  all  types  of  ambulances  specified therein, till the corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986).

Government  in  the  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  is mandated  with  the  task  of  constructing  and  maintaining  National Highways in the Country while the State/UT Governments are responsible for State Highways and other roads. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has defined the qualification and experience requirement of the manpower in Highway Patrolling  Vehicles  as  well  as  Emergency  Medical  Technician  in Ambulance as per the guidelines dated 20.03.2018, which provide for adequate training to the patrolling vehicle as well as Ambulance Staff. Further, NHAI has made provisions for ambulances with paramedical staff/Emergency Medical Technician/Nurse at toll plazas on the completed corridor of National Highways. List of ambulances on NHs under the jurisdiction of NHAI is attached as per Annexure - I. Highway  Patrolling  vehicles  deployed  by  Contractors/Concessionaire on  National  Highway  Projects  are  as  per  provisions  of  IRC  SP:84/87 wherein  the  list  of  equipment  as  well  as  personnel  for  Patrolling vehicles  have  been  specified.  However,  no  specific  instruction  has been  issued  regarding  Police  Control  Vans  by  NHAI  as  State  Police comes  under  the  jurisdiction  of  respective  State  Government.  The Number of highway patrolling vehicles deployed on NHAI projects are attached as per Annexure - II.

Annexure - I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4444 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2025 ASKED BY SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU REGARDING RESCUE OF ROAD CRASH VICTIMS.

## List  of  ambulances  on  NHs  under  the  jurisdiction  of  NHAI  is  given below : -

| S No.   | NHAI RO                      |   No. of BLS Ambulances Deployed | No. of ALS Ambulances Deployed   |
|---------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Bengaluru                    |                               75 | -                                |
| 2       | Bhopal                       |                               69 | -                                |
| 3       | Bhubaneswar                  |                               22 | 5                                |
| 4       | Chandigarh (Punjab, Haryana) |                               73 | -                                |
| 5       | Chennai                      |                               40 | -                                |
| 6       | Dehradun                     |                               11 | -                                |
| 7       | Delhi                        |                               34 | -                                |
| 8       | Gandhinagar                  |                               45 | -                                |
| 9       | Guwahati                     |                               17 | -                                |
| 10      | Hyderabad                    |                               39 | 1                                |
| 11      | Jaipur                       |                              115 | -                                |
| 12      | Jammu                        |                               14 | -                                |
| 13      | Kolkata                      |                               36 | -                                |
| 14      | Lucknow (UP West)            |                               64 | 2                                |
| 15      | Madurai                      |                               41 | -                                |
| 16      | Mumbai                       |                               50 | -                                |
| 17      | Nagpur                       |                               30 | 6                                |
| 18      | Patna                        |                               42 | -                                |
| 19      | Raipur                       |                               21 | -                                |
| 20      | Ranchi                       |                               21 | 4                                |
| 21      | Shimla                       |                               12 | -                                |
| 22      | Thiruvanthapuram             |                                6 | -                                |
| 23      | Varanasi (UP East)           |                               66 | 3                                |
| 24      | Vijayawada                   |                               87 | -                                |
|         | Total                        |                             1030 | 21                               |

Annexure - II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4444 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2025 ASKED BY SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU REGARDING RESCUE OF ROAD CRASH VICTIMS.

## No. of highway patrolling vehicles deployed on NHAI projects is given below : -

| NHAI RO            |   No. of RPV deployed by NHAI |
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
| Bengaluru          |                            93 |
| Bhopal             |                            92 |
| Bhubaneswar        |                            36 |
| Chandigarh         |                            73 |
| Chennai            |                            59 |
| Dehradun           |                            12 |
| Delhi              |                            38 |
| Gandhinagar        |                            61 |
| Guwahati           |                            12 |
| Hyderabad          |                            48 |
| Jaipur             |                           134 |
| Jammu              |                            14 |
| Kerala             |                             1 |
| Kolkata            |                            29 |
| Lucknow (UP West)  |                            61 |
| Madurai            |                            46 |
| Mumbai             |                            43 |
| Nagpur             |                            47 |
| Patna              |                            49 |
| Raipur             |                            17 |
| Ranchi             |                            21 |
| Shimla             |                             8 |
| Thiruvanthapuram   |                             6 |
| Varanasi (UP East) |                            53 |
| Vijayawada         |                            72 |
| Total              |                          1125 |

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