Lok Sabha Question No. 889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Railway Accidents
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Abhishek Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 889 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## RAILWAY ACCIDENTS

889. SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the zone-wise data on the number of railway accidents and casualties in 2023;
- (b) whether the families of  those  who  died  during  these  accidents  have been compensated; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 889 BY SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.02.2024    REGARDING    RAILWAY ACCIDENTS

(a)  to  (c):  During  the  period  2022-2023,  a  total  of  48  consequential train accidents took place over Indian Railways. Zone-wise details of the  consequential  accidents  along  with  the  casualties  are  given below:

| Railways           | 2022-23          | 2022-23    | 2022-23    |
|--------------------|------------------|------------|------------|
|                    | No. of accidents | Casualties | Casualties |
|                    |                  | Deaths     | Injured    |
| Central            | 8                | 1          | 2          |
| Eastern            | 2                | 0          | 0          |
| East Central       | 6                | 0          | 0          |
| East Coast         | 5                | 3          | 4          |
| North Central      | 4                | 2          | 0          |
| North Eastern      | 1                | 0          | 0          |
| Northeast Frontier | 0                | 0          | 0          |
| North Western      | 2                | 0          | 70         |
| Northern           | 6                | 0          | 4          |
| South Central      | 3                | 0          | 0          |
| South Eastern      | 3                | 0          | 0          |
| South East Central | 5                | 2          | 1          |
| South Western      | 0                | 0          | 0          |
| Southern           | 0                | 0          | 0          |
| West Central       | 0                | 0          | 0          |
| Western            | 3                | 0          | 0          |
| Konkan             | 0                | 0          | 0          |
| Metro Kolkata      | 0                | 0          | 0          |
| Total              | 48               | 8          | 81         |

The amount of compensation paid to the families  of  those who died due  to  railway  accidents  in  2022-2023  is  Rs  26,35,477  (Twenty  six lakhs  thirty  five  thousand  four  hundred  seventy  seven  rupees  only). The  amount  of  compensation  paid  in  a  year  is  not  related  to  the accidents/casualties  in  that  year.  The  amount  of  compensation  paid depends upon the number of cases which are finalized and payment made  in  a  particular  year  irrespective  of  the  year(s)  in  which  the accident took place.

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