Lok Sabha Question No. 251 (STARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK  SABHA**

**STARRED  QUESTION NO. 251**

ANSWERED  ON 6 TH AUGUST, 2015

**ROAD ACCIDENTS**

* 251.  SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) whether incidents of the road accidents are on the rise due to non adherence of the traffic norms by the road users including drivers and if so, the details thereof indicating the number of persons killed in road accidents during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government proposes to introduce any insurance cover/ compensation to next of kin of accident victims, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to introduce certain safety procedures mandatory during driving of the vehicles and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of the report submitted by the Committee on Road Safety and the action taken thereon; and

(e) whether the Government also proposes to bring amendments in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 in view of the increasing incidents of rash and negligent driving and if so, the details thereof and

the time by which the Act is likely to be amended?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

**STATEMENT** **REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 251 ANSWERED ON  06.08.2015  ASKED BY   SHRI ARVIND SAWANT AND KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS.**

(a)  Road accidents are caused due to the complex interaction of a number of factors. These include driver’s fault, mechanical defects in the vehicles, fault of pedestrians, bad road, bad weather, increase in vehicular population, increase in population, heterogeneous traffic etc. It may not be possible to pin point any one reason for road accidents.  The State/UT-wise number of accidents, persons killed during last four years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 (latest available) is enclosed at Annexure-I

(b) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is working on a proposal to replace  the “Motor Vehicles Act, 1988” with a new Bill namely “The Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2015” which inter alia proposes  enhanced compensation through third party insurance and also envisages the creation of a “Crash Fund” for the purpose.

(c) The Road Transport and Safety Bill 2015 envisages the use of modern technology for improving the safety of both in - vehicle road user and the pedestrians and other vulnerable road users.

(d) The Committee on Road Safety, constituted in pursuance of order of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, submits its report to the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India which issues necessary orders/guidelines to all States/UTs from time to time.

(e)	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is working on a proposal to replace the “Motor Vehicles Act, 1988” with a new Bill namely “The Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2015” covering entire gamut of road safety issues including rash and negligent driving.

**Annexure-I.**

**ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 251 ANSWERED ON  06.08.2015  ASKED BY   SHRI ARVIND SAWANT AND KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS.**

| **S.No**   | **States/UTs**            | **2010**             |                           | **2011**             |                           | **2012**             |                           | **2013**             |                           |
|------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|            |                           | **No. of Accidents** | **No. of persons killed** | **No. of Accidents** | **No. of persons killed** | **No. of Accidents** | **No. of persons killed** | **No. of Accidents** | **No. of persons killed** |
| 1          | 2                         | 3                    | 4                         | 6                    | 7                         | 9                    | 10                        | 12                   | 13                        |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh            | 44599                | 15,684                    | 44165                | 15,165                    | 42524                | 14,964                    | 43482                | 14,171                    |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh         | 293                  | 148                       | 263                  | 126                       | 251                  | 138                       | 308                  | 143                       |
| 3          | Assam                     | 5828                 | 2,256                     | 6569                 | 2,342                     | 6535                 | 2,291                     | 7211                 | 2,441                     |
| 4          | Bihar                     | 11033                | 5,137                     | 10673                | 5,090                     | 10320                | 5,056                     | 10200                | 5,061                     |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh              | 13664                | 2,956                     | 14108                | 2,983                     | 13511                | 3,167                     | 13657                | 3,477                     |
| 6          | Goa                       | 4572                 | 327                       | 4560                 | 333                       | 4312                 | 292                       | 4294                 | 266                       |
| 7          | Gujarat                   | 30114                | 7,506                     | 30205                | 8,008                     | 27949                | 7,817                     | 25391                | 7,613                     |
| 8          | Haryana                   | 11195                | 4,719                     | 11128                | 4,762                     | 10065                | 4,446                     | 10482                | 4,517                     |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh          | 3069                 | 1,102                     | 3099                 | 1,072                     | 2899                 | 1,109                     | 2981                 | 1,054                     |
| 10         | Jammu & Kashmir           | 6134                 | 1,045                     | 6655                 | 1,116                     | 6709                 | 1,165                     | 6457                 | 990                       |
| 11         | Jharkhand                 | 5521                 | 2,540                     | 5451                 | 2,572                     | 5711                 | 2,818                     | 5569                 | 2,706                     |
| 12         | Karnataka                 | 46250                | 9,590                     | 44731                | 8,971                     | 44448                | 9,448                     | 44020                | 10,046                    |
| 13         | Kerala                    | 35082                | 3,950                     | 35216                | 4,145                     | 36174                | 4,286                     | 35215                | 4,258                     |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh            | 50023                | 8,085                     | 49406                | 7,869                     | 51210                | 8,175                     | 51810                | 8,588                     |
| 15         | Maharashtra               | 71289                | 12,340                    | 68438                | 13,057                    | 66316                | 13,333                    | 63019                | 13,029                    |
| 16         | Manipur                   | 602                  | 154                       | 692                  | 158                       | 771                  | 158                       | 671                  | 165                       |
| 17         | Meghalaya                 | 474                  | 163                       | 599                  | 212                       | 483                  | 219                       | 525                  | 130                       |
| 18         | Mizoram                   | 125                  | 82                        | 97                   | 81                        | 110                  | 77                        | 114                  | 97                        |
| 19         | Nagaland                  | 35                   | 40                        | 39                   | 25                        | 42                   | 56                        | 71                   | 30                        |
| 20         | Odisha                    | 9413                 | 3,837                     | 9398                 | 3,802                     | 9285                 | 3,701                     | 9680                 | 4,062                     |
| 21         | Punjab                    | 5507                 | 3,542                     | 6513                 | 4,931                     | 6341                 | 4,820                     | 6323                 | 4,588                     |
| 22         | Rajasthan                 | 24302                | 9,163                     | 23245                | 9,232                     | 22969                | 9,528                     | 23592                | 9,724                     |
| 23         | Sikkim                    | 186                  | 71                        | 406                  | 106                       | 158                  | 55                        | 244                  | 68                        |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu                | 64996                | 15,409                    | 65873                | 15,422                    | 67757                | 16,175                    | 66238                | 15,563                    |
| 25         | Tripura                   | 901                  | 231                       | 834                  | 245                       | 888                  | 272                       | 818                  | 226                       |
| 26         | Uttarakhand               | 1493                 | 931                       | 1508                 | 937                       | 1472                 | 844                       | 1297                 | 766                       |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh             | 28362                | 15,175                    | 29285                | 21,512                    | 29972                | 16,149                    | 30615                | 16,004                    |
| 28         | West Bengal               | 14888                | 5,680                     | 14945                | 5,664                     | 12290                | 5,397                     | 12414                | 5,504                     |
| 29         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 285                  | 27                        | 234                  | 17                        | 236                  | 25                        | 200                  | 40                        |
| 30         | Chandigarh                | 456                  | 138                       | 437                  | 136                       | 419                  | 136                       | 410                  | 117                       |
| 31         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 96                   | 62                        | 103                  | 63                        | 85                   | 53                        | 91                   | 49                        |
| 32         | Daman & Diu               | 48                   | 31                        | 50                   | 33                        | 50                   | 29                        | 59                   | 31                        |
| 33         | Delhi                     | 7260                 | 2,153                     | 7281                 | 2,065                     | 6937                 | 1,866                     | 7566                 | 1,820                     |
| 34         | Lakshadweep               | 4                    | 0                         | 0                    | 0                         | 3                    | 0                         | 1                    | 0                         |
| 35         | Puducherry                | 1529                 | 239                       | 1480                 | 233                       | 1181                 | 193                       | 1451                 | 228                       |
|            | Total                     | 499628               | 1,34,513                  | 497686               | 1,42,485                  | 490383               | 1,38,258                  | 486476               | 1,37,572                  |
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