Lok Sabha Question No. 1453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Road Accidents and Safety
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ms Sayani Ghosh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1453 ANSWERED ON 13 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## ROAD ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY

## 1453. MS SAYANI GHOSH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)     the  total  number  of  cases  of  road  accidents and people died in them across the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  established  the  National  Road Safety  Board  to  oversee  the  issues  related  to  road  safety  and evolve effective strategies for implementation of the Road Safety Policy, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the pilot project has been initiated by the Government to provide  cashless  treatment  to  the  victims  of  road  accidents,  if so, the findings thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)      As  per  data  received  from  States  and  UTs,  the  total  number  of road  accidents  and  road  accident  fatalities  on  all  category  of  roads including State Highways, major District Roads & National Highways in the country during the calendar year 2022 were 4,61,312 and 1,68,491 respectively.
- (b)     Section  215B  of  the  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  provides  for constitution  of  National  Road  Safety  Board  to  render  advice  to  the Central Government or State Government, as the case may be, on all

aspects  pertaining  to  road  safety  and  traffic  management  including, but not limited to,

- (i)     the  standards  of  design,  weight,  construction,  manufacturing process,  operation  and  maintenance  of  motor  vehicles  and  of safety equipment;
- (ii)  the registration and licensing of motor vehicles;
- (iii) the formulation of standards for road safety, road infrastructure and control of traffic;
- (iv)          the  facilitation  of  safe  and  sustainable  utilisation  of  road transport ecosystem;
- (v)        the promotion of new vehicle technology;
- (vi)       the safety of vulnerable road users;
- (vii)      programmes for educating and sensitising drivers and other road users; and
- (viii)       such  other  functions  as  may  be prescribed by the Central Government from time to time.

Government  has  notified  constitution  of  the  National  Road  Safety Board along with Rules thereof on 3rd September, 2021.

- (c)    The pilot implementation of cashless treatment for road accident victims has been operational in the State/UTs of Assam, Chandigarh, Punjab,  Uttarakhand,  Haryana  and  Puducherry.  Based  on  the  pilot implementation, the following key points have emerged :
-  Operational readiness of States/UTs prior to launch of nationwide scheme,  to  acclimatize  the  field  officials  with  its  operative details,
-  mechanism  to  inform  victims,  Good  Samaritans,  police,  etc., about empanelled hospital nearest to the accident spot,
-  IEC  activities  to  sensitise  the  general  public  on  the  Scheme contours.
- 
- Empanelment of additional hospitals.

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