Lok Sabha Question No. 4452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Global Road Infratech Summit and Expo
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4452

ANSWERED ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2025

## GLOBAL ROAD INFRATECH SUMMIT AND EXPO

4452.         SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)      the  details  of  total  number  of  road  accidents  witnessed  and deaths reported and number of persons injured seriously due to such accidents during each of the last two years and the current year;
- (b)      whether  two days Global Road Infratech Summit and Expo was organized  in  the  capital  by  the  Government  recently  and  if  so,  the details thereof along with the theme of the said expo;
- (c)    whether it is true that road accidents contribute three percent of economic loss to GDP and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)    whether the Government aims to reduce road accidents rates by fifty percent by 2030; and
- (e)      if  so,  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to implement improved road safety measures and develop strategies to bolster  road  safety  by  adopting  newer  technologies  and  sustainable recyclable construction materials?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)      Government  publishes  annual  report  'Road  Accidents  in  India', based on data received from States/UTs. As per the report for the year, 2022, number of road accidents, fatalities and injuries on all category of roads in the country from calendar year 2020 to 2022  is given in the table below :-

| Year           | Number of Road Accidents Number of road accident fatalities   | Number of Road Accidents Number of road accident fatalities   | Number of road accident injuries   |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 2020* 3,72,181 | 2020* 3,72,181                                                | 1,38,383                                                      | 3,46,747                           |
| 2021*          | 2021*                                                         | 1,53,972                                                      | 3,84,448                           |
| 2022           | 2022                                                          | 1,68,491                                                      | 4,43,366                           |

* - Covid affected year

- (b)      Global  Road  Infra  Summit  &  Expo  (2025)  was  organized  by International Road Federation (IRF), a Private Entity, during 6th to 7th March, 2025 at New Delhi for road safety.
- (c)    As per report 'Study on Socio-Economic cost of Road Accidents in  India'  by  Delhi  Integrated  Multi-modal  Transit  System  (DIMTS)  in association with Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme  (TRIPP)  of  IIT  Delhi,  the  socio-economic  costs  of  road crashes in the country is around 3.14% of Nation's GDP.

(d)  India  is  committed  to  reduce  number  of  road  traffic  deaths  and

- injuries to 50% by 2030.
- (e)  Government  in  the  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  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  for  road  safety  in  the  country  as  detailed  at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4452 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2025 ASKED BY  SHRI  SUDHEER  GUPTA,  SHRI  CHAVAN  RAVINDRA  VASANTRAO AND SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE REGARDING GLOBAL ROAD INFRATECH SUMMIT AND EXPO.

Details of various initiatives taken by the  Government  for road safety : -

- (1)        Education:
- i.        Administers  Road  Safety  Advocacy  Scheme  to provide  financial assistance  to  various  agencies  for  raising  awareness  about  road safety and for administering road safety programs.
- ii.      Observance  of  National  Road  Safety  Month/Week  every  year  for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
- iii.     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 :
6. 2.1.    Road engineering:
- i.      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.
- ii.      High  priority  is  accorded  to  identification  and  rectification  of black spots /accident spots on NHs.
- iii.    Road Safety Officer (RSO) has been designated at each Regional Office  of  road  owning  agencies  under  the  Ministry  to  look  after  RSA and other road safety related works.
- iv.     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.
- v.      Issued  guidelines  for  the  provision  of  signages  on  Expressways and  National Highways  to  offer improved  visibility and  intuitive guidance to the drivers.
- vi.       Provisions  have been made in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for failure to comply with standards for the road design, construction and maintenance, as prescribed by the Central Government from time to time.

## 2.2    Vehicle engineering:

Various initiatives were undertaken to make vehicles safer, including the following:-

- i.       Mandatory provision of an airbag for the passenger seated on the front seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.
- ii.        Prescribed norms related to safety measures for children below four  years  of  age,  riding  or  being  carried  on  a  motor  cycle.  It  also specifies use of a safety harness, crash helmet and restricts speed to 40kmph.
- iii. Mandatory  provisions  for  fitment  of  following  listed  safety technologies: -

For M1 category vehicles:

- Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) for driver and co-driver.
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- Manual Override for central locking system
-  Over speed warning system.

For all M and N category vehicles:

- 
- Reverse Parking Alert System
- iv.        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.     Mandated  speed  limiting  function/speed  limiting  device  in  all transport vehicles, except for two wheelers, three wheelers, quadricycles, fire tenders, ambulances and police vehicles.
- vi.     Published  the  rules  for  recognition,  regulation  and  control  of Automated  Testing  Stations,  which  define  the  procedure  for  fitness testing  of  vehicles  through  automated  equipment  and  the  procedure for  grant  of  fitness  certificate  by  ATSs.  The  rules  have  been  further amended on 31.10.2022 and 14.03.2024.
- vii.   Formulated the Vehicle Scrapping Policy based on incentives/disincentives and for creating an ecosystem to phase out old, unfit and polluting vehicles.
- viii. Formulated  a Scheme  to  set up one model  Inspection  & Certification  Centre  in  each  State/UT  with  Central  assistance  for testing the fitness of vehicles through an automated system.
- ix.  Published rules regarding the Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP) to introduce the concept of safety rating of passenger cars and empower consumers to take informed decisions.
- x.  Published rules regarding prescribed level playing field in the area of manufacturing  of buses  by  Original  Equipment  Manufacturers (OEMs) and Bus Body Builders.
- xi.   Mandated  vehicles,  manufactured  on  or  after  1st  October,  2025, shall be fitted with an air-conditioning system for the cabin of vehicles of N2 (goods vehicle with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes but  not  exceeding  12.0  tonnes)  and  N3  (goods  vehicle  with  gross vehicle weight exceeding 12.0 tonnes) category.
- xii. Published  rules for revision of standards  for Safety Belt, Restraint Systems and Safety Belt Reminder to provide provisions for applicability  of  revised  standards  for  safety  belt  assemblies,  safety belt  anchorages  and  the  installation  of  Safety  Belts  and  Restraint Systems, in Motor vehicles of category M,N and L7 w.e.f. 01st April, 2025. Further, the vehicles of category M1, manufactured on and after the 1st April 2025, shall meet the requirement of safety belt reminder for all front facing rear seats as per AIS-145-2018.

## (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.         Issued rules for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety.  The  rules  specify  the  detailed  provisions  for  placement  of electronic enforcement devices on high risk & high density corridors on National Highways, State Highways and critical junctions in  cities having a population of more than one million in the country and cities under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).

iii.     On 10th June, 2024, the Government has issued an advisory to all the  States  and  Union  territories  on  technological  interventions  for ensuring compliance with Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. (4)        Emergency care: i.   Published rules for the protection of Good Samaritan, who in good faith, voluntarily and without expectation of any reward or compensation  renders  emergency  medical  or  non-medical  care  or assistance at the scene of an accident to the victim or transports such victim to the hospital. ii.   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 corridors of National Highways. iv.  Government in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways along with National Health Authority (NHA), has implemented a pilot program for providing cashless treatment to victims of road accidents in Chandigarh,Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Puducherry and Assam.

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