Lok Sabha Question No. 717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Deaths in Road Accidents in Maharashtra
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether approximately 1.78 lakh lives are lost every year in road accidents in  the  country  and  that  nearly  60%  of  these  fatalities occur among individuals aged 18 to 34 years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of road accidents and fatalities attributed to potholes during  the  last  three  years,  year-wise  and  State-wise  including figures from Maharashtra;
- (c) the  total  number  of  road  accident  deaths  in  Maharashtra  during the  last  three  years,  disaggregated  by  age  group,  gender  and cause including those due to poor road conditions and potholes;
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  identify  and  eliminate accident-prone  spots  and  pothole-ridden  stretches  on  National Highways and other major roads, particularly in urban and semiurban areas of Maharashtra; and
- (e) whether Government proposes to launch any special road safety campaigns, enforcement drives, or youth-focused  awareness programmes  to  reduce  road  accidents  and  fatalities  among  the 18-34 age group/youngsters and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)       Government  in  the  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways publishes report on 'Road Accidents in India' based on data received from  States/  UTs.  The  said  report  has  been  published  up  to  the  year 2022.  As  per  the  report,  total  number  of  road  accident  fatalities

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 717 ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JULY, 2025

## DEATHS IN ROAD ACCIDENTS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 717.  SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

occurred  in  the  country  on  all  category  of  roads  from  calendar  year 2020 to 2022 are as under: -

| Year Total No. of Road Accidents Fatalities   | Year Total No. of Road Accidents Fatalities   |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 2020*                                         | 1,38,383                                      |
| 2021*                                         | 1,53,972                                      |
| 2022                                          | 1,68,491                                      |

## * - Covid affected Year.

As per the report, Year-wise Road Accident Fatalities for Age group 18 to 35 years are 47.4%, 46.3% and 45.1% for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively.

- (b)      As  per  data  received  from  the  States/UTs,  road  accidents  are multi-causal  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. State-wise and yearwise  number  of  Road  Accidents  and  Fatalities  in  the  country  on  all categories  of  roads  including  State  roads  and  Urban  roads  with Municipalities attributed to potholes during the calendar year 2020 to 2022 is annexed at Annexure - I.
- (c)      The  total  number  of  Road  Accident  Fatalities  in  Maharashtra, classified  according  to  Age  &  Gender  and  Traffic  Rule  Violation including  through  potholes,  are  at  Annexure  -  II  and  Annexure  -  III, respectively.
- (d)      In  so  far  as  National  Highways  (NHs)  are  concerned,  works  are carried  out  as  per  standards,  guidelines,  manual,  code  of  practice  of Indian  Roads  Congress  as  well  as  specifications  for  Road  and  Bridge Works.  Necessary  road  safety  measures  are  taken  during  design, construction,  operation  and  maintenance  stages.  Further,  Guidelines have been issued by IRC for regular safety audit of all NHs at design, construction, operational stage of  NH projects as well as on existing NHs for ensuring road safety. Road construction for other categories of roads  is  undertaken  by  States/UTs.  The  rectification  measures  are taken on the basis of road safety audits.

High  priority  is  given  for  identification  and  rectification  of  blackspots/accident spots. Government takes immediate short-term measures  on  such  black-spots  like  road  markings,  signages,  crash barriers, road studs, delineators, closure of  unauthorized  median openings,  traffic  calming  measures,  etc.  Long-term  measures  like improvement of road geometrics, junction improvements, spot widening of carriageway, construction of underpasses/overpasses, etc. are also taken on black spots as permanent rectification measures as per site

requirements. (e)     The Government in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken various initiatives to engage youth for road safety campaigns and  awareness  programs  during  the  National  Road  Safety  Month through  activities  preformed  on  mygov.in,  MYBharat  portal  etc.  every year.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  717  ANSWERED  ON  24TH  JULY,  2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL AND ORS. REGARDING DEATHS IN ROAD ACCIDENTS IN MAHARASHTRA

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| State/UT                  | Accidents   | Accidents   | Accidents   | Fatalities   | Fatalities   | Fatalities   |
|---------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Year                      | 2020        | 2021        | 2022        | 2020         | 2021         | 2022         |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 13          | 25          | 20          | 8            | 13           | 15           |
| Assam                     | 194         | 187         | 319         | 57           | 55           | 117          |
| Bihar                     | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            |
| Chhattisgarh              | 5           | 15          | 40          | 1            | 4            | 7            |
| Goa                       | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            |
| Gujarat                   | 6           | 8           | 0           | 6            | 5            | 0            |
| Haryana                   | 183         | 102         | 130         | 69           | 38           | 47           |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 0           | 20          | 2           | 0            | 11           | 2            |
| Jharkhand                 | 129         | 97          | 56          | 79           | 77           | 34           |
| Karnataka                 | 36          | 67          | 55          | 7            | 16           | 19           |
| Kerala                    | 25          | 16          | 25          | 2            | 6            | 1            |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 439         | 711         | 759         | 96           | 220          | 199          |
| Maharashtra               | 61          | 33          | 4           | 39           | 14           | 4            |
| Manipur                   | 2           | 6           | 5           | 1            | 0            | 3            |
| Meghalaya                 | 0           | 0           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 0            |
| Mizoram                   | 1           | 0           | 2           | 1            | 0            | 2            |
| Nagaland                  | 57          | 15          | 12          | 2            | 3            | 1            |
| Orissa                    | 174         | 213         | 158         | 80           | 93           | 69           |
| Punjab                    | 102         | 114         | 84          | 78           | 77           | 60           |
| Rajasthan                 | 120         | 69          | 98          | 50           | 23           | 51           |
| Sikkim                    | 0           | 0           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 0            |
| Tamil Nadu                | 385         | 459         | 446         | 46           | 109          | 107          |
| Telangana                 | 58          | 87          | 153         | 36           | 29           | 40           |
| Tripura                   | 0           | 0           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 1            |
| Uttarakhand               | 4           | 0           | 0           | 1            | 0            | 0            |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 1447        | 1254        | 1986        | 759          | 649          | 1030         |
| West Bengal               | 63          | 64          | 44          | 39           | 28           | 34           |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            |
| Chandigarh                | 0           | 0           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 1            |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 1           | 2           | 7           | 1            | 2            | 4            |
| Daman & Diu               | -           | -           |             | 0            | -            |              |
| Delhi                     | 55          | 56          | 28          | 13           | 9            | 7            |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 4           | 4           | 7           | 0            | 0            | 0            |
| Ladakh                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | -            | 0            | 0            |
| Lakshadweep               | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            |
| Puducherry                | 0           | 1           | 2           | 0            | 0            | 1            |
| Total                     | 3564        | 3625        | 4446        | 1471         | 1481         | 1856         |

Annexure-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  717  ANSWERED  ON  24TH  JULY,  2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL AND ORS. REGARDING DEATHS IN ROAD ACCIDENTS IN MAHARASHTRA

| Total number of Road Accidents Fatalities in Maharashtra classified according to of Age and Gender   | Total number of Road Accidents Fatalities in Maharashtra classified according to of Age and Gender   | Total number of Road Accidents Fatalities in Maharashtra classified according to of Age and Gender   | Total number of Road Accidents Fatalities in Maharashtra classified according to of Age and Gender   | Total number of Road Accidents Fatalities in Maharashtra classified according to of Age and Gender   | Total number of Road Accidents Fatalities in Maharashtra classified according to of Age and Gender   | Total number of Road Accidents Fatalities in Maharashtra classified according to of Age and Gender   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year/Age group                                                                                       | 2020                                                                                                 | 2020                                                                                                 | 2021                                                                                                 | 2021                                                                                                 | 2022                                                                                                 | 2022                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                      | Male                                                                                                 | Female                                                                                               | Male                                                                                                 | Female                                                                                               | Male                                                                                                 | Female                                                                                               |
| Less than 18 years                                                                                   | 205                                                                                                  | 63                                                                                                   | 314                                                                                                  | 59                                                                                                   | 370                                                                                                  | 84                                                                                                   |
| 18-25 Years                                                                                          | 1553                                                                                                 | 116                                                                                                  | 2255                                                                                                 | 151                                                                                                  | 2497                                                                                                 | 260                                                                                                  |
| 25-35 Years                                                                                          | 2979                                                                                                 | 302                                                                                                  | 3414                                                                                                 | 333                                                                                                  | 3898                                                                                                 | 388                                                                                                  |
| 35-45 Years                                                                                          | 3114                                                                                                 | 356                                                                                                  | 3246                                                                                                 | 392                                                                                                  | 3584                                                                                                 | 409                                                                                                  |
| 45-60 Years                                                                                          | 1954                                                                                                 | 281                                                                                                  | 2287                                                                                                 | 295                                                                                                  | 2440                                                                                                 | 345                                                                                                  |
| 60 and Above                                                                                         | 464                                                                                                  | 112                                                                                                  | 495                                                                                                  | 127                                                                                                  | 614                                                                                                  | 130                                                                                                  |
| Age not known                                                                                        | 64                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                    | 149                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                   | 189                                                                                                  | 16                                                                                                   |
| Total                                                                                                | 10333                                                                                                | 1236                                                                                                 | 12160                                                                                                | 1368                                                                                                 | 13592                                                                                                | 1632                                                                                                 |

Annexure-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  717  ANSWERED  ON  24TH  JULY,  2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL AND ORS. REGARDING DEATHS IN ROAD ACCIDENTS IN MAHARASHTRA

| Number of Road Accidents Fatalities in Maharashtra according to Traffic Rule Violation including through potholes   |   Number of Road Accidents Fatalities in Maharashtra according to Traffic Rule Violation including through potholes |   Number of Road Accidents Fatalities in Maharashtra according to Traffic Rule Violation including through potholes |   Number of Road Accidents Fatalities in Maharashtra according to Traffic Rule Violation including through potholes |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Violation Type                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                2020 |                                                                                                                2021 |                                                                                                                2022 |
| Over-Speeding                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                9152 |                                                                                                                9829 |                                                                                                               11493 |
| Drunken Driving / Alcohol & Drug Use                                                                                |                                                                                                                  45 |                                                                                                                  94 |                                                                                                                 133 |
| Driving on Wrong Side                                                                                               |                                                                                                                 489 |                                                                                                                 376 |                                                                                                                 730 |
| Jumping Red Light                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   0 |                                                                                                                   0 |                                                                                                                  32 |
| Use of Mobile Phone                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                   3 |                                                                                                                   2 |                                                                                                                  27 |
| Others                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                1880 |                                                                                                                3227 |                                                                                                                2809 |
| Total                                                                                                               |                                                                                                               11569 |                                                                                                               13528 |                                                                                                               15224 |

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