Lok Sabha Question No. 1216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Road Accident Fatality Rate
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding the road accident fatality rate in the country during the last ten years including current year, year and State-wise;
- (b) the details regarding the Government's road safety programme and the manner in which it would reduce the road accident fatality rate;
- (c) whether  any  compensation  is  being  provided  to  victims  or  their families of road accidents; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  compensation  paid  to  the  victims  and  their families so far, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)     As per the data received from police department of all States/UTs, details of road accident fatality rate (Number of person killed per 10,000 vehicles)  in  the  country  for  the  year  2011-2020  is  annexed  as  per Annexure.
- (b)      Ministry  has  formulated  a  multi-pronged  strategy  to  address  the issue of road safety based on Education, Engineering (both of roads and vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care. Accordingly, various initiatives have been taken by the Ministry as detailed below: -
- (1)        Education:
- i.        To  create  effective  public  awareness  about  road  safety,  Ministry undertakes  various  publicity  measures  and  awareness  campaigns through  social  media,  electronic  media  and  print  media.  Further, Ministry  administers  a  scheme  to  provide  financial  assistance  to various agencies towards Road Safety Advocacy.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1216 ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2023

## ROAD ACCIDENT FATALITY RATE

## 1216. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- ii.       Observance  of  National  Road  Safety  Month/Week  every  year  for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
- iii.    A Certification Course for Road Safety Auditor has been mandated for technical officers of all road owning agencies under the Ministry up to the level of Superintending Engineer or equivalent.
- iv.    To impart driving training, Ministry administers a scheme for setting up  of  Institutes  of  Driving  Training  &  Research  (IDTRs),  Regional Driving Training Centres (RDTCs) and Driving Training Centres (DTCs) at state/district level across the Country.
- (2)    Engineering (both of Roads and vehicles)
5. 2.1.    Road engineering:
- i.      Road safety has been made an integral part of road design at planning stage.
- ii.       Road  Safety  Audit  (RSA)  of  all  National  Highways (NHs) has been made mandatory through third party auditors/ experts at all stages i.e. design, construction, operation and maintenance etc.
- iii.    High priority is accorded to identification and rectification of black spots /accident spots on NHs.
- iv.      Road  Safety  Officer  (RSO)  has  been  designated  at  each  Regional Office of road owning agencies under the Ministry to look after RSA, blackspot rectification and other road safety related works.
- v.       130  stretches of NH have been identified for developing as Model Safe Roads under the Ministry.
- vi.      85  project  stretches of NH have been identified for developing as Model Safe Construction Zone under the Ministry.
- vii.   Ministry administers the electronic Detailed Accident Report (e-DAR) Project to establish a central repository for reporting, management and analysis of road accidents data across the Country.
- viii.  Ministry and IRC have issued various codes and guidelines, time to time, to implement various road safety measures so as to minimize accidents on National Highways.
- ix.    Ministry  vide  letter  dated  20.07.2023 has issued guidelines for the provision  of  signages  on  Expressways  and  National  Highways  by incorporating  best  practices  and  International  standards  to  offer improved visibility and intuitive guidance to the drivers. The guidelines are designed to offer drivers clear and concise guidance, warnings, notices, and regulatory information, facilitating a seamless and safe journey on the roads.
15. 2.2    Vehicle engineering:
- i.        Ministry  has  notified  the  mandatory  provision of  an airbag for the passenger seated on the front seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.
- ii.     Ministry, vide notification dated 15th February, 2022 has prescribed norms related to safety measures for children below four years of age, riding or being carried on a motor cycle. Further, it specifies use of a safety harness, crash helmet and restricts speed to 40kmph.
- iii.    Ministry has notified the mandatory fitment of following listed safety technologies from 01st July 2019.

For M1 category vehicles:

- a. Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) for driver and co-driver.
- b. Manual Override for central locking system
- c. Over speed warning system.
4. For all M and N category vehicles:
- a. Reverse Parking Alert System
- iv.    Ministry has mandated Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for certain classes of L [Motor vehicle with less than four wheels and includes a Quadricycle], M [Motor vehicles with at least four wheels used for carrying passengers] and N [Motor vehicles with at least four wheels used for carrying goods which may also carry persons in addition to goods, subject to conditions stipulated in BIS standards] categories.
- v.      Ministry  has  mandated  approval  of  vehicles  for  protection  of occupants in the event of an Offset Frontal Collision, for requirements for  behavior  of  steering  mechanism  of  the  vehicle  in  a  Head-on collision, Protection of Occupants in the event of Lateral Collision and for approval of vehicles with regard to protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle.
- vi.   Ministry has mandated speed limiting function/speed limiting device in  all  transport  vehicles,  except  for  two  wheelers,  three  wheelers, quadricycles, fire tenders, ambulances and police vehicles.
- vii.   Ministry  has  mandated  compliance  of  the  fully  built  buses  (with  a seating  capacity  of  22  passengers  or  above,  excluding  driver), manufactured on and after 1st April 2019, with the requirements of Fire Detection, Alarm and Suppression system. Further, compliance of type III buses of category M3 and school buses with fire alarm and protection system in occupant compartment has also been mandated from 1 st  October, 2023.
- viii. Ministry has prescribed the format in which vehicle manufacturers issue the Road Worthiness Certification for registering motor vehicles.
- ix.  Ministry administers a Scheme for setting up one model Inspection & Certification  Centre  in  each  State/UT  with  Central  assistance  for testing the fitness of vehicles through an automated system.
- x.    Ministry vide Notification GSR 652 (E) dt 23 rd  September 2021 and its amendment vide GSR 797 (E) dt 31 st  October 2022 published the rules for recognition, regulation, and control of Automated  Testing Stations.  These  rules  define  the  procedure  for  fitness  testing  of vehicles through automated equipment and the procedure for grant of fitness  certificate  by  ATSs.  These  rules  came  into  effect  on  25 th September 2021.
- xi.   Ministry vide Notification  GSR 653 (E) dt 23 rd  September 2021 and its amendment  vide  GSR  695  (E)  dt  13 th   September  2022  published the  Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021  for  establishment  of  Registered  Vehicles Scrapping  Facility  (RVSF).  These  rules  for  RVSF  prescribe  the procedure for setting up and operation of such facilities.
- xii.   Ministry  has  formulated  the  Vehicle  Scrapping  Policy  based  on incentives/dis-incentives and for creating an ecosystem to phase out older, unfit polluting vehicles.
- (3)        Enforcement:
- i.      The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 as stands implemented provides for strict penalties for ensuring compliance and enhancing deterrence for violation of traffic rules and strict enforcement through use of technology.
- ii.    Ministry has issued notification G.S.R. 575(E) dated 11th August, 2021 for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety. The rules specify the detailed provisions for placement of electronic enforcement devices (speed camera, closed-circuit television camera,  speed  gun,  body  wearable  camera,  dashboard  camera, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), weigh in machine (WIM) and any such other technology specified by the State Government).
- (4)        Emergency care:
- i. Ministry has published rules vide GSR 594(E) dated 29 th  September, 2020  for  the  protection  of  Good  Samaritan,  who  in  good  faith, voluntarily and without expectation of any reward or compensation renders emergency medical or nonmedical care or assistance at the
20. scene of an accident to the victim or transports such victim to the hospital.
- ii.      Ministry  vide  notification dated 25th February, 2022 has enhanced compensation  of  victims  of  Hit  and  Run  motor  accidents  (from Rs.12,500 to Rs.50,000 for grievous hurt and from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 2,00,000 for death).
- iii. The National Highways Authority of India has made provisions for ambulances with paramedical staff/Emergency Medical Technician/Nurse at toll plazas on the completed corridor of National Highways.
23. (c) & (d)     Enabling provisions relating to payment of compensation to victims of road accidents and their families have been given in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 under section 161 (Special provisions as to compensation  in  case  of  hit  and  run  motor  accident)  and  section  164 (Payment of compensation in case of death or grievous hurt).

Ministry  vide  notification  dated  25 th  February,  2022  has  enhanced compensation to victims of Hit and Run motor accidents (from Rs. 12,500 to Rs. 50,000 for grievous hurt and from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 2,00,000 for death).

Further, Ministry has issued notification dated 25 th  February, 2022 mandating the procedure for detailed investigation of road accidents, the Detailed Accident Report (DAR) and its reporting, along with timelines for different stakeholders and for faster settlements of claims by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT). Claims are filed at Motor Accident Claims Tribunals at State Level. No centralized details with respect to compensation cases is available with the Ministry.

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Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1216 ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2023 ASKED BY  SHRI  NATARAJAN  P.R.  REGARDING  ROAD  ACCIDENT  FATALITY RATE.

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| S. No                                                                                     | States/UTs                                                                                | 2011                                                                                      | 2012                                                                                      | 2013                                                                                      | 2014                                                                                      | 2015                                                                                      | 2016                                                                                      | 2017                                                                                      | 2018                                                                                      | 2019                                                                                      | 2020                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                            | 14.9                                                                                      | 12.0                                                                                      | 11.2                                                                                      | 11.3                                                                                      | 10.5                                                                                      | 9.8                                                                                       | 8.4                                                                                       | 7.0                                                                                       | 6.7                                                                                       | 5.4                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                         | 8.7                                                                                       | 9.1                                                                                       | 9.5                                                                                       | 7.9                                                                                       | 8.4                                                                                       | 5.6                                                                                       | 6.1                                                                                       | 8.3                                                                                       | 5.5                                                                                       | 3.2                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                     | 14.8                                                                                      | 12.7                                                                                      | 13.0                                                                                      | 11.4                                                                                      | 9.6                                                                                       | 9.1                                                                                       | 9.2                                                                                       | 8.6                                                                                       | 8.1                                                                                       | 6                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                     | 19.0                                                                                      | 16.2                                                                                      | 14.0                                                                                      | 11.8                                                                                      | 11.3                                                                                      | 8.9                                                                                       | 8.9                                                                                       | 9.1                                                                                       | 8.4                                                                                       | 6.8                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                              | 10.8                                                                                      | 10.2                                                                                      | 10.1                                                                                      | 10.4                                                                                      | 9.5                                                                                       | 8.1                                                                                       | 7.9                                                                                       | 7.9                                                                                       | 7.8                                                                                       | 6.6                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                       | 4.2                                                                                       | 3.4                                                                                       | 2.8                                                                                       | 2.9                                                                                       | 2.9                                                                                       | 2.9                                                                                       | 2.6                                                                                       | 2.0                                                                                       | 2.1                                                                                       | 1.5                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                   | 6.2                                                                                       | 5.4                                                                                       | 4.8                                                                                       | 4.7                                                                                       | 4.3                                                                                       | 4.0                                                                                       | 3.3                                                                                       | 3.4                                                                                       | 2.9                                                                                       | 2.3                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                   | 8.9                                                                                       | 7.4                                                                                       | 6.8                                                                                       | 6.2                                                                                       | 6.2                                                                                       | 5.8                                                                                       | 5.5                                                                                       | 6.6                                                                                       | 5.9                                                                                       | 5.2                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                          | 17.2                                                                                      | 15.1                                                                                      | 12.0                                                                                      | 12.3                                                                                      | 10.2                                                                                      | 10.8                                                                                      | 8.9                                                                                       | 8.1                                                                                       | 7.0                                                                                       | 5.2                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                        | J & K                                                                                     | 12.0                                                                                      | 12.7                                                                                      | 9.7                                                                                       | 8.8                                                                                       | 7.4                                                                                       | 7.0                                                                                       | 6.1                                                                                       | 5.9                                                                                       | 5.4                                                                                       | 3.7                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                 | 8.3                                                                                       | 8.9                                                                                       | 8.1                                                                                       | 15.3                                                                                      | 14.0                                                                                      | 12.2                                                                                      | 9.6                                                                                       | 8.8                                                                                       | 8.3                                                                                       | 6                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                 | 9.0                                                                                       | 8.7                                                                                       | 8.3                                                                                       | 7.8                                                                                       | 7.3                                                                                       | 6.8                                                                                       | 5.9                                                                                       | 5.7                                                                                       | 5.2                                                                                       | 3.7                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                    | 6.8                                                                                       | 6.2                                                                                       | 5.4                                                                                       | 4.6                                                                                       | 4.3                                                                                       | 4.2                                                                                       | 3.7                                                                                       | 3.5                                                                                       | 3.3                                                                                       | 2.1                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                            | 10.7                                                                                      | 10.0                                                                                      | 9.8                                                                                       | 8.8                                                                                       | 8.4                                                                                       | 8.7                                                                                       | 7.7                                                                                       | 8.1                                                                                       | 8.5                                                                                       | 6.2                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                               | 7.5                                                                                       | 6.9                                                                                       | 6.1                                                                                       | 5.5                                                                                       | 5.2                                                                                       | 4.6                                                                                       | 4.1                                                                                       | 4.0                                                                                       | 3.6                                                                                       | 3.1                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                   | 7.7                                                                                       | 7.4                                                                                       | 5.6                                                                                       | 4.3                                                                                       | 4.5                                                                                       | 2.6                                                                                       | 4.0                                                                                       | 4.4                                                                                       | 4.3                                                                                       | 3.5                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                 | 12.1                                                                                      | 11.1                                                                                      | 5.9                                                                                       | 5.7                                                                                       | 6.9                                                                                       | 2.7                                                                                       | 3.1                                                                                       | 5.5                                                                                       | 4.9                                                                                       | 3.9                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                   | 8.7                                                                                       | 7.6                                                                                       | 8.0                                                                                       | 7.5                                                                                       | 4.8                                                                                       | 4.1                                                                                       | 3.2                                                                                       | 2.2                                                                                       | 2.1                                                                                       | 1.6                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                                  | 0.9                                                                                       | 1.9                                                                                       | 1.0                                                                                       | 2.5                                                                                       | 0.9                                                                                       | 1.2                                                                                       | 1.0                                                                                       | 0.9                                                                                       | 0.5                                                                                       | 1                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                    | 11.4                                                                                      | 9.8                                                                                       | 9.6                                                                                       | 8.4                                                                                       | 8.2                                                                                       | 7.7                                                                                       | 7.3                                                                                       | 7.2                                                                                       | 6.4                                                                                       | 5.2                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                    | 9.3                                                                                       | 7.7                                                                                       | 6.5                                                                                       | 7.4                                                                                       | 7.8                                                                                       | 5.6                                                                                       | 4.5                                                                                       | 4.9                                                                                       | 4.3                                                                                       | 3.4                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                 | 11.6                                                                                      | 10.6                                                                                      | 9.7                                                                                       | 9.2                                                                                       | 8.5                                                                                       | 7.7                                                                                       | 7.0                                                                                       | 6.3                                                                                       | 6.0                                                                                       | 4.8                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                                    | 27.3                                                                                      | 12.7                                                                                      | 18.7                                                                                      | 14.9                                                                                      | 16.2                                                                                      | 17.3                                                                                      | 14.4                                                                                      | 13.9                                                                                      | 10.2                                                                                      | 8.7                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                | 9.9                                                                                       | 9.3                                                                                       | 8.1                                                                                       | 7.3                                                                                       | 6.9                                                                                       | 7.1                                                                                       | 6.2                                                                                       | 4.4                                                                                       | 3.5                                                                                       | 2.5                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                 | NA                                                                                        | NA                                                                                        | NA                                                                                        | 9.8                                                                                       | 9.1                                                                                       | 8.3                                                                                       | 6.7                                                                                       | 6.0                                                                                       | 5.7                                                                                       | 5.3                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                   | 13.1                                                                                      | 13.3                                                                                      | 9.2                                                                                       | 7.3                                                                                       | 5.6                                                                                       | 5.4                                                                                       | 4.2                                                                                       | 4.9                                                                                       | 4.8                                                                                       | 3.5                                                                                       |
|                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 14.0                                                                                      | 12.3                                                                                      | 8.7                                                                                       |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 7.7                                                                                       | 7.6                                                                                       | 6.9                                                                                       | 4.5                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                             | 16.2                                                                                      | 10.5                                                                                      | 9.4                                                                                       | 8.5                                                                                       | 8.2                                                                                       | 8.1                                                                                       |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 5.5                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                               | 17.4                                                                                      |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 8.4                                                                                       | 10.1                                                                                      | 7.7                                                                                       | 6.7                                                                                       | 5.6                                                                                       |                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                        | A & N Islands                                                                             | 2.5                                                                                       | 3.2                                                                                       | 4.7                                                                                       | 2.5                                                                                       | 2.2                                                                                       | 1.5                                                                                       | 1.7                                                                                       | 1.4                                                                                       | 1.4                                                                                       | 0.9                                                                                       |
| 31 32                                                                                     | Chandigarh D & N Haveli                                                                   | 1.3 8.3                                                                                   | 1.3 6.3                                                                                   | 1.1 5.2                                                                                   | 2.1 5.7                                                                                   | 1.9 3.8                                                                                   | 1.8 4.4                                                                                   | 1.2 3.9                                                                                   | 1.0 4.6                                                                                   | 1.0 4.0                                                                                   | 0.5 2.4                                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                        | Daman & Diu                                                                               | 4.3                                                                                       | 3.4                                                                                       | 3.4                                                                                       | 1.6                                                                                       | 4.2                                                                                       | 3.6                                                                                       | 3.1                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       |                                                                                           |
|                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 2.9                                                                                       |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 2.0                                                                                       | 1.8                                                                                       |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 1.3                                                                                       | 1                                                                                         |
| 34 35                                                                                     | Delhi Lakshadweep                                                                         | 0.0                                                                                       | 2.5 0.0                                                                                   | 2.3 0.0                                                                                   | 0.0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       | 1.6 0.6                                                                                   | 1.5 0.0                                                                                   | 1.6 0.6                                                                                   | 0.0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         |
| 36                                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                                | 3.5 10.0                                                                                  | 2.6 8.7                                                                                   | 3.3                                                                                       | 2.0                                                                                       | 2.9                                                                                       | 2.8                                                                                       | 2.5                                                                                       | 2.3                                                                                       | 1.4 5.1                                                                                   | 1.3                                                                                       |
|                                                                                           | Total                                                                                     |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 7.6                                                                                       | 7.3                                                                                       | 7.0                                                                                       | 6.6                                                                                       | 5.8                                                                                       | 5.5                                                                                       |                                                                                           | 4                                                                                         |

Note: NA: Not Available.