Lok Sabha Question No. 251 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Integrated Road Accident Database
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Sudhakar Singh

## be pleased to state:

- (a)       the  current  status  of  implementation  of  the  Integrated  Road  Accident Database (IRAD) system across the country and the number of the States who have fully adopted this system; (b) the number of road accidents reported through IRAD since its implementation, along with the measures taken to analyze and address the identified causes, State-wise; (c) the steps taken/being taken to ensure the timely creation of accident IDs under  IRAD  to  provide  prompt  assistance  and  compensation  to  accident victims; and the  manner  in  which  the  Government  is  using  data  from  IRAD  to improvements
- (d) formulate policies for reducing road accidents and the observed in accident-prone areas as a result thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d)   A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 251 ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## INTEGRATED ROAD ACCIDENT DATABASE

*251. SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *251 FOR ANSWER ON 12.12.2024, ASKED BY SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH REGARDING INTEGRATED ROAD ACCIDENT DATABASE.

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- (a)  and (b)  The Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) system has been rolled  out  in  all  the  States/  UTs.  State-wise  dates  of  roll  out  and  number  of road  accidents  reported  by  the  States/UTs  on  the  system  till  09  December, 2024 is given at Annexure. A total of 14,10,590 number of road accidents have been reported on the System till-date since the roll-out of iRAD system. The accident details along with inspection/certification request are forwarded by Police  Department  to  concerned  stakeholder  departments  i.e.  Transport, Health and Roads/ Highways.

Based  on  findings/outcomes  of  inspection  by  the  concerned  Department, various road safety measures such as effective implementation of enforcement measures including placement of electronic enforcement devices, rectification and improvement of roads/ highways infrastructure etc. are implemented.

- (c)     The  Government  has  assigned  the  development  and  implementation  of iRAD to National Informatics Centre (NIC). State Rollout Managers (SRMs) and District Rollout Managers (DRMs) have been deployed under iRAD for training, awareness and proper usage of the application by various stakeholders like Police,  Transport,  Highways  and  Health  across  the  States.  These  initiatives are  taken  to  train  and  sensitize  the  field  officers  for  timely  creation  of accident IDs and capture the accident details on the accident spots.

The  Government  has  implemented  pilot  program  for  providing  cashless treatment  to  road  accident  victims.  iRAD  system  has  been  integrated  with Transaction Management System (TMS) of National Health Authority (NHA)  for smooth implementation of the program.

- (d)    Whilst the data flow in iRAD is recent (approximately 2 years), some of the steps/ policy decisions taken to ensure reduction in road accidents though integrated planning and coordinated implementation are as under:
-  The iRAD has been integrated with PM Gati Shakti. The integration helps to  identify  accident-prone  areas  in  planning  and  design  stage  so  that adequate safety measures may be finalized in the design and development of new highway projects.
-  Government vide circular dated 27.02.2024 has issued directions to road owning agencies including States/UTs for immediate short term rectification measures on the accident spots recorded on iRAD System.  The progress of same is monitored on regular basis. Out of total 86,515 highway road inspection requests raised by Police to the Roadowning agencies, 64376 (74%) requests have been inspected and report uploaded on the system.
-  The accident data is analyzed using grid analysis to identify top accident locations  based  on  no.  of  accidents,  no.  of  persons  involved,  etc.  for planning interventions accordingly. Moreover, transition matrix has also been built in to analyse the accident trends between two time periods.
-  iRAD  is  also  helpful  for  conducting  impact  assessment  of  various rectification measures undertaken. Impact assessment of 4816 rectified blackspots was  carried out for determining the efficacy of road engineering measures in reducing crashes and fatalities. It was observed that there is approximately 85% positive impact (reduction in crashes and fatalities where spot has been rectified).
-  iRAD  is  also  used  for  identification  of  corridors  of  continuous  5  km length, where no road accident fatalities have occurred.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  and  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 251 FOR ANSWER ON 12.12.2024 ASKED BY SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH REGARDING INTEGRATED ROAD ACCIDENT DATABASE.

State-wise  date  of  roll  out  of  iRAD  system  and  number  of  Road  Accidents reported on the System (as on 9/12/2024)

|   S. No | State                                    | Roll out date   | Number of Accidents   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                        | 27.12.2021      | 368                   |
|       2 | ANDHRA PRADESH                           | 01.03.2022      | 51,174                |
|       3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        | 21.02.2022      | 393                   |
|       4 | ASSAM                                    | 20.06.2022      | 27,214                |
|       5 | BIHAR                                    | 13.01.2022      | 31,474                |
|       6 | CHANDIGARH                               | 22.04.2022      | 2,996                 |
|       7 | CHHATTISGARH                             | 01.08.2021      | 38,480                |
|       8 | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 30.08.2022      | 395                   |
|       9 | DELHI                                    | 28.03.2022      | 17,016                |
|      10 | GOA                                      | 13.10.2021      | 8,147                 |
|      11 | GUJARAT                                  | 01.05.2022      | 51,064                |
|      12 | HARYANA                                  | 02.01.2022      | 30,115                |
|      13 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                         | 17.11.2022      | 4,902                 |
|      14 | JAMMU & KASHMIR                          | 20.06.2022      | 13,710                |
|      15 | JHARKHAND                                | 01.06.2022      | 10,780                |
|      16 | KARNATAKA                                | 15.02.2021      | 142,770               |
|      17 | KERALA                                   | 15.11.2021      | 136,816               |
|      18 | LADAKH                                   | 27.04.2022      | 697                   |

| 19    | LAKSHADWEEP    | 11.01.2022   | 10        |
|-------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
| 20    | MADHYA PRADESH | 19.02.2021   | 181,479   |
| 21    | MAHARASHTRA    | 15.02.2021   | 117,872   |
| 22    | MANIPUR        | 28.01.2022   | 1,010     |
| 23    | MEGHALAYA      | 12.10.2021   | 563       |
| 24    | MIZORAM        | 15.09.2021   | 457       |
| 25    | NAGALAND       | 05.04.2022   | 554       |
| 26    | ODISHA         | 15.08.2021   | 27,005    |
| 27    | PUDUCHERRY     | 04.10.2021   | 4,286     |
| 28    | PUNJAB         | 01.04.2022   | 1,800     |
| 29    | RAJASTHAN      | 15.02.2021   | 86,255    |
| 30    | SIKKIM         | 31.01.2022   | 488       |
| 31    | TAMIL NADU     | 15.02.2021   | 197,097   |
| 32    | TELANGANA      | 09.08.2021   | 46,282    |
| 33    | TRIPURA        | 15.02.2022   | 1,702     |
| 34    | UTTARAKHAND    | 22.01.2022   | 4,337     |
| 35    | UTTAR PRADESH  | 15.02.2021   | 150,107   |
| 36    | WEST BENGAL    | 28.11.2022   | 20,775    |
| Total |                |              | 14,10,590 |

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