Lok Sabha Question No. 58 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Data on Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Adv Dean Kuriakose

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of road accidents reported in the country during the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the total number of deaths caused due to such road accidents, State-wise; and
- (c) the break-up of the data on deaths caused due to such accidents, age group-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c)   A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 58 ANSWERED ON 06 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## DATA ON ROAD ACCIDENTS

## *58. ADV DEAN KURIAKOSE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *58  FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.02.2025 ASKED  BY  ADV  DEAN  KURIAKOSE  REGARDING  DATA  ON  ROAD ACCIDENTS.

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- (a)  and  (b)    The  Central  Government  publishes  annual  report  'Road Accidents in India', based on data received from States/UTs. Based on the  reports  for  the  previous  years,  State/UT-wise  details  of  total number of road accidents and fatalities on all category of roads in the country from calendar year 2018 to 2022 is given as Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

The  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.

- (c)  The age group-wise number of fatalities due to road crashes from calendar year 2021 to 2022 is as under:

| Age Group          | Year 2021   | Year 2022   |
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|
| Less than 18 years | 7,764       | 9,528       |
| 18 - 25 years      | 31,750      | 33,350      |
| 25 - 35 years      | 39,646      | 42,671      |
| 35-45 years        | 32,741      | 36,051      |
| 45- 60 years       | 26,085      | 28,407      |
| 60 Years and above | 11,739      | 13,636      |
| Age not known      | 4,247       | 4,848       |
| Total              | 1,53,972    | 1,68,491    |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  58 FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.02.2025  ASKED  BY  ADV DEAN KURIAKOSE REGARDING DATA ON 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   |
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| 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) 4,70,403 4,56,9593,72,1814,12,4324,61,312            | Total (All India) 4,70,403 4,56,9593,72,1814,12,4324,61,312            | Total (All India) 4,70,403 4,56,9593,72,1814,12,4324,61,312            | Total (All India) 4,70,403 4,56,9593,72,1814,12,4324,61,312            | Total (All India) 4,70,403 4,56,9593,72,1814,12,4324,61,312            | Total (All India) 4,70,403 4,56,9593,72,1814,12,4324,61,312            | Total (All India) 4,70,403 4,56,9593,72,1814,12,4324,61,312            |

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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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  58 FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.02.2025  ASKED  BY  ADV DEAN KURIAKOSE REGARDING DATA ON ROAD ACCIDENTS.

| State-wise details of fatalities for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   | State-wise details of fatalities for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   | State-wise details of fatalities for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   | State-wise details of fatalities for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   | State-wise details of fatalities for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   | State-wise details of fatalities for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   | State-wise details of fatalities for the Calendar Year 2018-2022   |
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| S. No.                                                             | States/UTs                                                         | 2018                                                               | 2019                                                               | 2020                                                               | 2021                                                               | 2022                                                               |
| 1                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                     | 7,556                                                              | 7,984                                                              | 7,039                                                              | 8,186                                                              | 8,293                                                              |
| 2                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                  | 175                                                                | 127                                                                | 73                                                                 | 157                                                                | 148                                                                |
| 3                                                                  | Assam                                                              | 2,966                                                              | 3,208                                                              | 2,629                                                              | 3,036                                                              | 2,994                                                              |
| 4                                                                  | Bihar                                                              | 6,729                                                              | 7,205                                                              | 6,699                                                              | 7,660                                                              | 8,898                                                              |
| 5                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                       | 4,592                                                              | 5,003                                                              | 4,606                                                              | 5,371                                                              | 5,834                                                              |
| 6                                                                  | Goa                                                                | 262                                                                | 297                                                                | 223                                                                | 226                                                                | 271                                                                |
| 7                                                                  | Gujarat                                                            | 7,996                                                              | 7,390                                                              | 6,170                                                              | 7,452                                                              | 7,618                                                              |
| 8                                                                  | Haryana                                                            | 5,118                                                              | 5,057                                                              | 4,507                                                              | 4,706                                                              | 4,915                                                              |
| 9                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                   | 1,208                                                              | 1,146                                                              | 893                                                                | 1,052                                                              | 1,032                                                              |
| 10                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                          | 3,542                                                              | 3,801                                                              | 3,044                                                              | 3,513                                                              | 3,898                                                              |
| 11                                                                 | Karnataka                                                          | 10,990                                                             | 10,958                                                             | 9,760                                                              | 10,038                                                             | 11,702                                                             |
| 12                                                                 | Kerala                                                             | 4,303                                                              | 4,440                                                              | 2,979                                                              | 3,429                                                              | 4,317                                                              |
| 13                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                     | 10,706                                                             | 11,249                                                             | 11,141                                                             | 12,057                                                             | 13,427                                                             |
| 14                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                        | 13,261                                                             | 12,788                                                             | 11,569                                                             | 13,528                                                             | 15,224                                                             |
| 15                                                                 | Manipur                                                            | 134                                                                | 156                                                                | 127                                                                | 110                                                                | 127                                                                |
| 16                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                          | 182                                                                | 179                                                                | 144                                                                | 187                                                                | 162                                                                |
| 17                                                                 | Mizoram                                                            | 45                                                                 | 48                                                                 | 42                                                                 | 56                                                                 | 113                                                                |
| 18                                                                 | Nagaland                                                           | 39                                                                 | 26                                                                 | 53                                                                 | 55                                                                 | 73                                                                 |
| 19                                                                 | Odisha                                                             | 5,315                                                              | 5,333                                                              | 4,738                                                              | 5,081                                                              | 5,467                                                              |
| 20                                                                 | Punjab                                                             | 4,740                                                              | 4,525                                                              | 3,898                                                              | 4,589                                                              | 4,756                                                              |
| 21                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                          | 10,320                                                             | 10,563                                                             | 9,250                                                              | 10,043                                                             | 11,104                                                             |
| 22                                                                 | Sikkim                                                             | 85                                                                 | 73                                                                 | 47                                                                 | 56                                                                 | 92                                                                 |
| 23                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                         | 18,392                                                             | 18,129                                                             | 14,527                                                             | 15,384                                                             | 17,884                                                             |
| 24                                                                 | Telangana                                                          | 6,603                                                              | 6,964                                                              | 6,882                                                              | 7,557                                                              | 7,559                                                              |
| 25                                                                 | Tripura                                                            | 213                                                                | 239                                                                | 192                                                                | 194                                                                | 241                                                                |
| 26                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                        | 1,047                                                              | 867                                                                | 674                                                                | 820                                                                | 1,042                                                              |
| 27                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                      | 22,256                                                             | 22,655                                                             | 19,149                                                             | 21,227                                                             | 22,595                                                             |
| 28                                                                 | West Bengal                                                        | 5,711                                                              | 5,767                                                              | 5,128                                                              | 5,800                                                              | 6,002                                                              |
| 29                                                                 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                          | 19                                                                 | 20                                                                 | 14                                                                 | 20                                                                 | 19                                                                 |
| 30                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                         | 98                                                                 | 104                                                                | 53                                                                 | 96                                                                 | 83                                                                 |
| 31                                                                 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli *                                             | 54                                                                 | 49                                                                 | 64                                                                 | 76                                                                 | 90                                                                 |
| 32                                                                 | Daman & Diu                                                        | 35                                                                 | 28                                                                 |                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                                    |
| 33                                                                 | Delhi                                                              | 1,690                                                              | 1,463                                                              | 1,196                                                              | 1,239                                                              | 1,461                                                              |
| 34                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir $                                                  | 984                                                                | 996                                                                | 728                                                                | 774                                                                | 805                                                                |
| 35                                                                 | Ladakh                                                             |                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                                    | 56                                                                 | 62                                                                 |
| 36                                                                 | Lakshadweep                                                        | 1                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 1                                                                  | 2                                                                  |
| 37                                                                 | Puducherry                                                         | 226                                                                | 147                                                                | 145                                                                | 140                                                                | 181                                                                |
| Total (all India) 1,57,5931,58,9841,38,3831,53,9721,68,491         | Total (all India) 1,57,5931,58,9841,38,3831,53,9721,68,491         | Total (all India) 1,57,5931,58,9841,38,3831,53,9721,68,491         | Total (all India) 1,57,5931,58,9841,38,3831,53,9721,68,491         | Total (all India) 1,57,5931,58,9841,38,3831,53,9721,68,491         | Total (all India) 1,57,5931,58,9841,38,3831,53,9721,68,491         | Total (all India) 1,57,5931,58,9841,38,3831,53,9721,68,491         |

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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