Lok Sabha Question No. 2932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Traffic Jams and Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Ujjwal Raman Singh

be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether it is a fact that there has been a huge increase in the  number  of  road  accidents  in  the  country  in  2023-24  when compared to 2022-23, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b)    the concrete efforts being made by the Government to tackle the issues of traffic jams, pressure horns and lack of awareness among people regarding traffic rules which are the main reasons for road accidents; and
- (c)      whether  the  Government  proposes  to  incorporate  traffic rules  as  a  subject  in  the  curriculum  so  as  to  inculcate  this knowledge in students from an early age, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)     The  Central  Government  publishes  report  on  'Road  Accidents  in India'  annually  based  on  data  received  from  States/  UTs.  As  per  the report for the year 2022, total number of road accidents in the country from year 2018 to 2022 is given in the table below : -

| Year   | No. of Road accidents   |
|--------|-------------------------|
| 2018   | 4,70,403                |
| 2019   | 4,56,959                |
| 2020*  | 3,72,181                |
| 2021*  | 4,12,432                |
| 2022   | 4,61,312                |

State-wise  total  number  of  road  accidents  in  the  country  from  year 2018 to 2022 are detailed as per Annexure.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2932

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## TRAFFIC JAMS AND ROAD ACCIDENTS

2932.         SHRI UJJWAL RAMAN SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (b)    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.

Further, Section 67 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 confers power to States to control road transport including issuance of guidelines/notifications  and  development  of  schemes  for  reducing traffic congestion. Section 117 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 confers power to State Governments to determine suitable locations for parking places and halting stations while giving primacy to the safety of road users and free flow of traffic.

The  Motor  Vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019  provides  for  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  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Central Government.  Accordingly,  Government  has  published  rules  in  August 2021 for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety at highrisk and high-density corridors on National Highways, State Highways and at critical junctions in Million plus cities and cities under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in the Country.

In new NH projects on high density and high speed corridors of NHAI, installation of Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) is generally a part of the project.  Further, ATMS is also implemented as standalone projects in already constructed important corridors.

Government  in  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  conducts awareness campaigns through road safety advocacy, social media etc. to  promote road  safety.  National  Road  Safety  Month  is  also  observed annually to create road safety awareness.

- (c)     Government  has  taken  up  the  matter  of  incorporation  of  Road Safety Education in the school curriculum in the textbooks of NCERT with  the  Department  of  School  Education  &  Literacy,  Ministry  of Education.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2932  ANSWERED  ON  12 TH   DECEMBER,  2024  ASKED  BY  SHRI UJJWAL RAMAN SINGH REGARDING TRAFFIC JAMS AND ROAD ACCIDENTS.

| State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   | State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   | State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   | State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   | State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   | State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   | State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                 | States/UTs                                                             | 2018                                                                   | 2019                                                                   | 2020                                                                   | 2021                                                                   | 2022                                                                   |
| 1                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                         | 24,475                                                                 | 21,992                                                                 | 19,509                                                                 | 21,556                                                                 | 21,249                                                                 |
| 2                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                      | 277                                                                    | 237                                                                    | 134                                                                    | 283                                                                    | 227                                                                    |
| 3                                                                      | Assam                                                                  | 8,248                                                                  | 8,350                                                                  | 6,595                                                                  | 7,411                                                                  | 7,023                                                                  |
| 4                                                                      | Bihar                                                                  | 9,600                                                                  | 10,007                                                                 | 8,639                                                                  | 9,553                                                                  | 10,801                                                                 |
| 5                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                           | 13,864                                                                 | 13,899                                                                 | 11,656                                                                 | 12,375                                                                 | 13,279                                                                 |
| 6                                                                      | Goa                                                                    | 3,709                                                                  | 3,440                                                                  | 2,375                                                                  | 2,849                                                                  | 3,011                                                                  |
| 7                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                | 18,769                                                                 | 17,046                                                                 | 13,398                                                                 | 15,186                                                                 | 15,751                                                                 |
| 8                                                                      | Haryana                                                                | 11,238                                                                 | 10,944                                                                 | 9,431                                                                  | 9,933                                                                  | 10,429                                                                 |
| 9                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                       | 3,110                                                                  | 2,873                                                                  | 2,239                                                                  | 2,404                                                                  | 2,597                                                                  |
| 10                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                              | 5,394                                                                  | 5,217                                                                  | 4,405                                                                  | 4,728                                                                  | 5,175                                                                  |
| 11                                                                     | Karnataka                                                              | 41,707                                                                 | 40,658                                                                 | 34,178                                                                 | 34,647                                                                 | 39,762                                                                 |
| 12                                                                     | Kerala                                                                 | 40,181                                                                 | 41,111                                                                 | 27,877                                                                 | 33,296                                                                 | 43,910                                                                 |
| 13                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                         | 51,397                                                                 | 50,669                                                                 | 45,266                                                                 | 48,877                                                                 | 54,432                                                                 |
| 14                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                            | 35,717                                                                 | 32,925                                                                 | 24,971                                                                 | 29,477                                                                 | 33,383                                                                 |
| 15                                                                     | Manipur                                                                | 601                                                                    | 672                                                                    | 432                                                                    | 366                                                                    | 508                                                                    |
| 16                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                              | 399                                                                    | 482                                                                    | 214                                                                    | 245                                                                    | 246                                                                    |
| 17                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                | 53                                                                     | 62                                                                     | 53                                                                     | 69                                                                     | 133                                                                    |
| 18                                                                     | Nagaland                                                               | 430                                                                    | 358                                                                    | 500                                                                    | 746                                                                    | 489                                                                    |
| 19                                                                     | Odisha                                                                 | 11,262                                                                 | 11,064                                                                 | 9,817                                                                  | 10,983                                                                 | 11,663                                                                 |
| 20                                                                     | Punjab                                                                 | 6,428                                                                  | 6,348                                                                  | 5,203                                                                  | 5,871                                                                  | 6,138                                                                  |
| 21                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                              | 21,743                                                                 | 23,480                                                                 | 19,114                                                                 | 20,951                                                                 | 23,614                                                                 |
| 22                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                 | 180                                                                    | 162                                                                    | 138                                                                    | 155                                                                    | 211                                                                    |
| 23                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                             | 67,279                                                                 | 62,685                                                                 | 49,844                                                                 | 55,682                                                                 | 64,105                                                                 |
| 24                                                                     | Telangana                                                              | 22,230                                                                 | 21,570                                                                 | 19,172                                                                 | 21,315                                                                 | 21,619                                                                 |
| 25                                                                     | Tripura                                                                | 552                                                                    | 655                                                                    | 466                                                                    | 479                                                                    | 575                                                                    |
| 26                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                            | 1,468                                                                  | 1,352                                                                  | 1,041                                                                  | 1,405                                                                  | 1,674                                                                  |
| 27                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                          | 42,568                                                                 | 42,572                                                                 | 34,243                                                                 | 37,729                                                                 | 41,746                                                                 |
| 28                                                                     | West Bengal                                                            | 12,705                                                                 | 12,658                                                                 | 10,863                                                                 | 11,937                                                                 | 13,686                                                                 |
| 29                                                                     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                              | 254                                                                    | 230                                                                    | 141                                                                    | 115                                                                    | 141                                                                    |
| 30                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                             | 316                                                                    | 305                                                                    | 159                                                                    | 208                                                                    | 237                                                                    |
| 31                                                                     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli *                                                 | 80                                                                     | 68                                                                     | 100                                                                    | 140                                                                    | 196                                                                    |
| 32                                                                     | Daman & Diu                                                            | 76                                                                     | 69                                                                     |                                                                        |                                                                        |                                                                        |
| 33                                                                     | Delhi                                                                  | 6,515                                                                  | 5,610                                                                  | 4,178                                                                  | 4,720                                                                  | 5,652                                                                  |
| 34                                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir $                                                      | 5,978                                                                  | 5,796                                                                  | 4,860                                                                  | 5,452                                                                  | 6,092                                                                  |
| 35                                                                     | Ladakh                                                                 |                                                                        |                                                                        |                                                                        | 236                                                                    | 374                                                                    |
| 36                                                                     | Lakshadweep                                                            | 3                                                                      | 1                                                                      | 1                                                                      | 4                                                                      | 3                                                                      |
| 37                                                                     | Puducherry                                                             | 1,597                                                                  | 1,392                                                                  | 969                                                                    | 1,049                                                                  | 1,181                                                                  |
| Total (All India) 4,70,4034,56,9593,72,1814,12,432 4,61,312            | Total (All India) 4,70,4034,56,9593,72,1814,12,432 4,61,312            | Total (All India) 4,70,4034,56,9593,72,1814,12,432 4,61,312            | Total (All India) 4,70,4034,56,9593,72,1814,12,432 4,61,312            | Total (All India) 4,70,4034,56,9593,72,1814,12,432 4,61,312            | Total (All India) 4,70,4034,56,9593,72,1814,12,432 4,61,312            | Total (All India) 4,70,4034,56,9593,72,1814,12,432 4,61,312            |

Note: * Includes data of Daman & Diu for the Year 2020 to 2022. $ Includes data of Ladakh for the Year 2018 to 2020 .

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