Lok Sabha Question No. 626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Amendment in Motor Vehicle Act
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA, SANJAY JAISWAL, NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE, R. PARTHIPAN, KIRRON KHER, PRATHAP SIMHA, MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY, NITYANAND RAI, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE, KRISTAPPA NIMMALA, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, LAKHAN LAL SAHU, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 626**

ANSWERED  ON 23 RD JULY, 2015

**AMENDMENT IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACT**

626.  SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

SHRI NANA PATOLE:

SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY:

SHRI NITYANAND RAI:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

SHRI NIMMALA KRISTAPPA:

SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  the details of road accidents including people killed/injured on various national State highways and other roads during the last three years and the current year, state-wise;

(b) whether the Government has any plan to introduce a National Accident Relief Policy for prompt relief and free trauma care;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the details of quantum of compensation paid to the victims of road traffic accidents during the last three years and the current year;

(d) whether the Government proposes to amend Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 in view of road accidents; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) States/ UT wise details of number of road accidents, persons killed and injured on National Highways(including Expressways), State Highways and other roads for the last three calendar years and current year (2010 to 2013) are annexed.

(b) to (e)  Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has drafted a new Road Transport and Safety Bill to replace the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.  Under the new Bill, provisions have been made for introducing the prompt relief to road accident victims. The Road Transport and Safety Bill envisages  inter-alia to utilize  technological intervention and information technology based systems to ensure efficient and safe transport systems in the country.

Annexure

| **ANNEXURE**  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 626 ANSWERED ON 23.7.2015 ASKED BY SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA, DR. SANJAY JAISWAL, SHSRI NANA PATOLE, SHSRI R. PARTHIPAN, SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER, SHSRI PRATHAP SIMHA, DR. MAHENDRA NANTH PANDEY, SHRI NITYANAND RAI, SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV, SHRI RAJAN VICHARE, SHRI NIMMALA KRISTAPPA, SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU, SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN AND JSHRI RAJESHBHAI CHOUDASAMA REGARDING AMENDMENT IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACT.   |                           |                      |                           |          |                            |          |                      |                           |          |          |          |                      |                           |          |          |                            |          |                      |        |                           |          |                            |          |    |
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| **State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents, killed and injured during 2010 to 2013**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                           |                      |                           |          |                            |          |                      |                           |          |          |          |                      |                           |          |          |                            |          |                      |        |                           |          |                            |          |    |
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| **Sl. No.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | **States/UTs**            | **2010**             |                           |          |                            |          | **2011**             |                           |          |          |          | **2012**             |                           |          |          |                            |          | **2013**             |        |                           |          |                            |          |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                           | **No. of Accidents** | **No. of persons killed** |          | **No. of persons injured** |          | **No. of Accidents** | **No. of persons killed** |          |          |          | **No. of Accidents** | **No. of persons killed** |          |          | **No. of persons injured** |          | **No. of Accidents** |        | **No. of persons killed** |          | **No. of persons injured** |          |    |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2                         | 3                    | 4                         | 4        | 5                          | 5        | 6                    | 7                         | 7        | 8        | 8        | 9                    | 10                        | 10       | 10       | 11                         | 11       | 12                   | 12     | 13                        | 13       | 14                         | 14       |    |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh            | 44599                | 15,684                    | 15,684   | 53,928                     | 53,928   | 44165                | 15,165                    | 15,165   | 55,583   | 55,583   | 42524                | 14,964                    | 14,964   | 14,964   | 51,552                     | 51,552   | 43482                | 43482  | 14,171                    | 14,171   | 49,970                     | 49,970   |    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh         | 293                  | 148                       | 148      | 491                        | 491      | 263                  | 126                       | 126      | 438      | 438      | 251                  | 138                       | 138      | 138      | 399                        | 399      | 308                  | 308    | 143                       | 143      | 405                        | 405      |    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Assam                     | 5828                 | 2,256                     | 2,256    | 7,579                      | 7,579    | 6569                 | 2,342                     | 2,342    | 6,505    | 6,505    | 6535                 | 2,291                     | 2,291    | 2,291    | 6,709                      | 6,709    | 7211                 | 7211   | 2,441                     | 2,441    | 6,609                      | 6,609    |    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                     | 11033                | 5,137                     | 5,137    | 8,106                      | 8,106    | 10673                | 5,090                     | 5,090    | 7,083    | 7,083    | 10320                | 5,056                     | 5,056    | 5,056    | 7,142                      | 7,142    | 10200                | 10200  | 5,061                     | 5,061    | 7,086                      | 7,086    |    |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh              | 13664                | 2,956                     | 2,956    | 13,599                     | 13,599   | 14108                | 2,983                     | 2,983    | 13,929   | 13,929   | 13511                | 3,167                     | 3,167    | 3,167    | 13,517                     | 13,517   | 13657                | 13657  | 3,477                     | 3,477    | 12,503                     | 12,503   |    |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Goa                       | 4572                 | 327                       | 327      | 2,709                      | 2,709    | 4560                 | 333                       | 333      | 2,318    | 2,318    | 4312                 | 292                       | 292      | 292      | 2,086                      | 2,086    | 4294                 | 4294   | 266                       | 266      | 1,928                      | 1,928    |    |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                   | 30114                | 7,506                     | 7,506    | 32,449                     | 32,449   | 30205                | 8,008                     | 8,008    | 29,744   | 29,744   | 27949                | 7,817                     | 7,817    | 7,817    | 27,650                     | 27,650   | 25391                | 25391  | 7,613                     | 7,613    | 24,836                     | 24,836   |    |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Haryana                   | 11195                | 4,719                     | 4,719    | 9,905                      | 9,905    | 11128                | 4,762                     | 4,762    | 9,727    | 9,727    | 10065                | 4,446                     | 4,446    | 4,446    | 9,452                      | 9,452    | 10482                | 10482  | 4,517                     | 4,517    | 9,143                      | 9,143    |    |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh          | 3069                 | 1,102                     | 1,102    | 5,325                      | 5,325    | 3099                 | 1,072                     | 1,072    | 5,462    | 5,462    | 2899                 | 1,109                     | 1,109    | 1,109    | 5,248                      | 5,248    | 2981                 | 2981   | 1,054                     | 1,054    | 5,081                      | 5,081    |    |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir           | 6134                 | 1,045                     | 1,045    | 8,726                      | 8,726    | 6655                 | 1,116                     | 1,116    | 10,012   | 10,012   | 6709                 | 1,165                     | 1,165    | 1,165    | 9,755                      | 9,755    | 6457                 | 6457   | 990                       | 990      | 8,681                      | 8,681    |    |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                 | 5521                 | 2,540                     | 2,540    | 4,872                      | 4,872    | 5451                 | 2,572                     | 2,572    | 4,811    | 4,811    | 5711                 | 2,818                     | 2,818    | 2,818    | 4,974                      | 4,974    | 5569                 | 5569   | 2,706                     | 2,706    | 4,356                      | 4,356    |    |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                 | 46250                | 9,590                     | 9,590    | 61,774                     | 61,774   | 44731                | 8,971                     | 8,971    | 59,591   | 59,591   | 44448                | 9,448                     | 9,448    | 9,448    | 58,659                     | 58,659   | 44020                | 44020  | 10,046                    | 10,046   | 56,781                     | 56,781   |    |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Kerala                    | 35082                | 3,950                     | 3,950    | 41,473                     | 41,473   | 35216                | 4,145                     | 4,145    | 41,379   | 41,379   | 36174                | 4,286                     | 4,286    | 4,286    | 41,915                     | 41,915   | 35215                | 35215  | 4,258                     | 4,258    | 40,346                     | 40,346   |    |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh            | 50023                | 8,085                     | 8,085    | 56,897                     | 56,897   | 49406                | 7,869                     | 7,869    | 55,545   | 55,545   | 51210                | 8,175                     | 8,175    | 8,175    | 55,994                     | 55,994   | 51810                | 51810  | 8,588                     | 8,588    | 55,731                     | 55,731   |    |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra               | 71289                | 12,340                    | 12,340   | 46,985                     | 46,985   | 68438                | 13,057                    | 13,057   | 45,628   | 45,628   | 66316                | 13,333                    | 13,333   | 13,333   | 43,847                     | 43,847   | 63019                | 63019  | 13,029                    | 13,029   | 41,972                     | 41,972   |    |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Manipur                   | 602                  | 154                       | 154      | 1,132                      | 1,132    | 692                  | 158                       | 158      | 1,118    | 1,118    | 771                  | 158                       | 158      | 158      | 1,391                      | 1,391    | 671                  | 671    | 165                       | 165      | 1,175                      | 1,175    |    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                 | 474                  | 163                       | 163      | 461                        | 461      | 599                  | 212                       | 212      | 591      | 591      | 483                  | 219                       | 219      | 219      | 322                        | 322      | 525                  | 525    | 130                       | 130      | 412                        | 412      |    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Mizoram                   | 125                  | 82                        | 82       | 252                        | 252      | 97                   | 81                        | 81       | 215      | 215      | 110                  | 77                        | 77       | 77       | 172                        | 172      | 114                  | 114    | 97                        | 97       | 264                        | 264      |    |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Nagaland                  | 35                   | 40                        | 40       | 121                        | 121      | 39                   | 25                        | 25       | 107      | 107      | 42                   | 56                        | 56       | 56       | 49                         | 49       | 71                   | 71     | 30                        | 30       | 65                         | 65       |    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Odisha                    | 9413                 | 3,837                     | 3,837    | 11,399                     | 11,399   | 9398                 | 3,802                     | 3,802    | 11,248   | 11,248   | 9285                 | 3,701                     | 3,701    | 3,701    | 10,715                     | 10,715   | 9680                 | 9680   | 4,062                     | 4,062    | 11,254                     | 11,254   |    |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Punjab                    | 5507                 | 3,542                     | 3,542    | 4,071                      | 4,071    | 6513                 | 4,931                     | 4,931    | 4,081    | 4,081    | 6341                 | 4,820                     | 4,820    | 4,820    | 3,997                      | 3,997    | 6323                 | 6323   | 4,588                     | 4,588    | 4,383                      | 4,383    |    |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                 | 24302                | 9,163                     | 9,163    | 31,033                     | 31,033   | 23245                | 9,232                     | 9,232    | 28,666   | 28,666   | 22969                | 9,528                     | 9,528    | 9,528    | 28,135                     | 28,135   | 23592                | 23592  | 9,724                     | 9,724    | 27,424                     | 27,424   |    |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Sikkim                    | 186                  | 71                        | 71       | 399                        | 399      | 406                  | 106                       | 106      | 321      | 321      | 158                  | 55                        | 55       | 55       | 336                        | 336      | 244                  | 244    | 68                        | 68       | 409                        | 409      |    |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                | 64996                | 15,409                    | 15,409   | 75,445                     | 75,445   | 65873                | 15,422                    | 15,422   | 74,245   | 74,245   | 67757                | 16,175                    | 16,175   | 16,175   | 78,348                     | 78,348   | 66238                | 66238  | 15,563                    | 15,563   | 75,681                     | 75,681   |    |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Tripura                   | 901                  | 231                       | 231      | 1,269                      | 1,269    | 834                  | 245                       | 245      | 1,030    | 1,030    | 888                  | 272                       | 272      | 272      | 1,237                      | 1,237    | 818                  | 818    | 226                       | 226      | 1,277                      | 1,277    |    |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand               | 1493                 | 931                       | 931      | 1,656                      | 1,656    | 1508                 | 937                       | 937      | 1,712    | 1,712    | 1472                 | 844                       | 844      | 844      | 1,577                      | 1,577    | 1297                 | 1297   | 766                       | 766      | 1,503                      | 1,503    |    |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh             | 28362                | 15,175                    | 15,175   | 20,113                     | 20,113   | 29285                | 21,512                    | 21,512   | 15,513   | 15,513   | 29972                | 16,149                    | 16,149   | 16,149   | 22,155                     | 22,155   | 30615                | 30615  | 16,004                    | 16,004   | 23,024                     | 23,024   |    |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | West Bengal               | 14888                | 5,680                     | 5,680    | 15,760                     | 15,760   | 14945                | 5,664                     | 5,664    | 14,962   | 14,962   | 12290                | 5,397                     | 5,397    | 5,397    | 13,773                     | 13,773   | 12414                | 12414  | 5,504                     | 5,504    | 13,182                     | 13,182   |    |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 285                  | 27                        | 27       | 373                        | 373      | 234                  | 17                        | 17       | 298      | 298      | 236                  | 25                        | 25       | 25       | 288                        | 288      | 200                  | 200    | 40                        | 40       | 233                        | 233      |    |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Chandigarh                | 456                  | 138                       | 138      | 415                        | 415      | 437                  | 136                       | 136      | 370      | 370      | 419                  | 136                       | 136      | 136      | 347                        | 347      | 410                  | 410    | 117                       | 117      | 335                        | 335      |    |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 96                   | 62                        | 62       | 134                        | 134      | 103                  | 63                        | 63       | 210      | 210      | 85                   | 53                        | 53       | 53       | 122                        | 122      | 91                   | 91     | 49                        | 49       | 104                        | 104      |    |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Daman & Diu               | 48                   | 31                        | 31       | 43                         | 43       | 50                   | 33                        | 33       | 37       | 37       | 50                   | 29                        | 29       | 29       | 39                         | 39       | 59                   | 59     | 31                        | 31       | 75                         | 75       |    |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Delhi                     | 7260                 | 2,153                     | 2,153    | 7,108                      | 7,108    | 7281                 | 2,065                     | 2,065    | 7,226    | 7,226    | 6937                 | 1,866                     | 1,866    | 1,866    | 6,633                      | 6,633    | 7566                 | 7566   | 1,820                     | 1,820    | 7,098                      | 7,098    |    |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Lakshadweep               | 4                    | 0                         | 0        | 5                          | 5        | 0                    | 0                         | 0        | 0        | 0        | 3                    | 0                         | 0        | 0        | 3                          | 3        | 1                    | 1      | 0                         | 0        | 2                          | 2        |    |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Puducherry                | 1529                 | 239                       | 239      | 1,505                      | 1,505    | 1480                 | 233                       | 233      | 1,689    | 1,689    | 1181                 | 193                       | 193      | 193      | 1,129                      | 1,129    | 1451                 | 1451   | 228                       | 228      | 1,565                      | 1,565    |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total                     | 499628               | 1,34,513                  | 1,34,513 | 5,27,512                   | 5,27,512 | 497686               | 1,42,485                  | 1,42,485 | 5,11,394 | 5,11,394 | 490383               | 1,38,258                  | 1,38,258 | 1,38,258 | 5,09,667                   | 5,09,667 | 486476               | 486476 | 1,37,572                  | 1,37,572 | 4,94,893                   | 4,94,893 |    |
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