Lok Sabha Question No. 5344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Accidents due to Deficiencies in Road Construction
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5344 ANSWERED ON 03 RD  APRIL, 2025

## ACCIDENTS DUE TO DEFICIENCIES IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION

5344.         SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM: DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE: SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)    the number of accidents that occurred due to deficiencies in road infrastructure in various States of the country particularly in Maharashtra during the last three years and the number of people who died and those who were injured;
- (b)     whether  there  is  any  provision  in  the  Motor  Vehicles  Act  to ensure strict compliance with road design, construction and maintenance standards;
- (c)    whether the Government has notified any such standards to be followed for National Highways and other roads; and
- (d)    if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)     The   Government  publishes  report  on  'Road  Accidents  in  India' based on data received from States/ UTs.  As per data received from the States/UTs, road accidents are multi-causal phenomenon and are the  result  of  an  interplay  of  various  factors.  These  can  broadly  be categorized  into  (i)  human  error,  (ii)  road  condition/environment  and (iii) vehicular condition.  As per the report for the year, 2022, number of road accidents, fatalities and injuries on all categories of roads in

the country and Maharashtra State from calendar year 2020 to 2022 is given in the table below :-

| Year   | Total Number of road accidents   | Total Number of road accidents   | Total Number of road accident fatalities   | Total Number of road accident fatalities   | Total Number of road accident injuries   | Total Number of road accident injuries   |
|--------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|        | All India                        | Maharashtra State                | All India                                  | Maharashtra State                          | All India                                | Maharashtra State                        |
| 2020*  | 3,72,181                         | 24,971                           | 1,38,383                                   | 11,569                                     | 3,46,747                                 | 19,914                                   |
| 2021*  | 4,12,432                         | 29,477                           | 1,53,972                                   | 13,528                                     | 3,84,448                                 | 23,071                                   |
| 2022   | 4,61,312                         | 33,383                           | 1,68,491                                   | 15,224                                     | 4,43,366                                 | 27,239                                   |

## * - Covid affected year .

(b)    Sub-section (1) of Section 198A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 provides for any designated authority, contractor, consultant or concessionaire responsible for the design or construction or maintenance of the safety standards of the road to follow such design, construction and maintenance standards, as may be prescribed by the

Government from time to time. (c) and (d)   Indian Roads Congress (IRC) formulates Standards, Guidelines,  Manuals,  etc.  for  all  aspects  of  highway  building  and maintenance,  including  road  safety.  Government  also  issues  policy circulars  on  road  safety  engineering  issues  pertaining  to  National Highways  (NHs).  Such  Standards,  Guidelines,  Manuals  of  IRC  and policy circulars are applicable on all NHs.

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