Lok Sabha Question No. 544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Road Safety in Rajasthan
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Mahima Kumari Mewar

be pleased to state:

- (a)       whether  the  Government  takes  special  initiatives  for  road safety in road construction;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  of  the  road  safety  measures implemented  in  the  country  during  the  last  five  years  including Rajasthan; and
- (c)     the number of fatalities in road accidents during the last five years, State-wise including Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) In so far as National Highways (NHs) are concerned, works are carried out as per standards, guidelines, manual, code of practice of Indian  Roads  Congress  as  well  as  specifications  for  Road  and Bridge  Works.  Necessary  road  safety  measures  are  taken  during design,  construction,  operation  and  maintenance  stages.  Further, Guidelines have been issued for regular safety audit of all NHs at design, construction, pre-opening stage of NH projects as well as on

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 544

ANSWERED ON 06 TH  February, 2025

## ROAD SAFETY IN RAJASTHAN

544. SMT. MAHIMA KUMARI MEWAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- existing NHs for ensuring road safety. Road construction for other categories  of  roads  including  State  Highways  is  undertaken  by States/UTs.
- (b) Government  in  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  is primarily  responsible  for  development,  operation  and  maintenance of National Highways (NHs). Certain locations on NHs are identified as black spots based on occurrence of certain number of accidents involving  fatalities  and  grievous  injuries.  Government  has  taken steps for immediate short-term measures on such black spots like road  markings,  signages,  crash  barriers,  road  studs,  delineators, closure of unauthorized median openings, traffic calming measures, etc.  Long-term  measures  like  improvement  of  road  geometrics, junction improvements, spot widening of carriageway, construction of underpasses/overpasses, etc. are also taken on such black spots as per site investigations as permanent rectification measures.
- (c) Details are at Annexure.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  544  FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.02.2025 ASKED  BY  SMT.  MAHIMA  KUMARI  MEWAR  REGARDING  ROAD SAFETY IN RAJASTHAN

| State-wise number of Fatalities in India from 2018 to 2022   | State-wise number of Fatalities in India from 2018 to 2022   | State-wise number of Fatalities in India from 2018 to 2022   | State-wise number of Fatalities in India from 2018 to 2022   | State-wise number of Fatalities in India from 2018 to 2022   | State-wise number of Fatalities in India from 2018 to 2022   | State-wise number of Fatalities in India from 2018 to 2022   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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 &                                                    | 19                                                           | 20                                                           | 14                                                           | 20                                                           | 19                                                           |

|                            | Nicobar Islands            |       |          |                   |          |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|----------|-------------------|----------|
| 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                         | J & K 984                  | 996   | 728      | 774               | 805      |
| 35                         | Ladakh NA                  | NA    | NA       | 56                | 62       |
| 36                         | Lakshadweep 1              | 0     | 0        | 1                 | 2        |
| 37                         | Puducherry                 | 226   | 147      | 145 140           | 181      |
| Total (all India) 1,57,593 | Total (all India) 1,57,593 |       | 1,58,984 | 1,38,383 1,53,972 | 1,68,491 |

## Note: J&K Includes Ladakh from 2017 to 2020 * Dadra & Nagar Haveli Includes Daman & Diu Data

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