Lok Sabha Question No. 2242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Funds Allocation for Road Safety Mechanism
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, P.P. CHAUDHARY, DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2242

ANSWERED ON 10 TH   MARCH 2016

## FUNDS ALLOCATION FOR ROAD SAFETY  MECHANISM

2242.   SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state: सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (a) the number of road accidents that have taken place in the country during each of the last three years and the current year along with the number of persons died therein, State-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  laid  down  any  system  to  grant  funds  to  the  State Governments to strengthen the road safety;
- (c) if so, the details of funds allocated during the said period, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to allocate more funds to the States registering higher number of accidents; and
- (e) if so, the details and status thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) State/UT-wise  details  of  total  number  of  road  accidents  and  persons  killed  in  road accidents during the years 2011 to 2014 are given at Annexure I and II respectively.
- (b) to (e) Allocation of funds for development of National Highways including road safety are made to States / Union Territories and different agencies (National Highway Authority of India, Border Road Organization, National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, etc).  A sanction ceiling of Rs 500 Crore for rectification of identified road accident black spots on National Highways during the year 2015-16 has been earmarked for the entire country under NH (O).   No separate state-wise distribution of this amount was made.  The sanction of proposals is decided to be regulated for all states on first come first served basis. No  separate  allocation  is  made  for  Road  safety.  Besides,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  & Highways  also  provides  grants  -  in  -  aid  to  the  States  or  agency  authorized  by  States  for setting  up  of  Institute  of  Driving  Training  and  Research  (IDTR)  and  Inspection  and Certification (I&C) Centre. The details of fund released for setting up of IDTR and I & C Centre during 2012 - 13 to 2015 - 16 (upto 29.02.2016) is at Annexure III.

## Annexure I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2242 ANSWERED ON 10.3.2016 ASKED BY SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA,  SHRI  P.P.  CHAUDHARY,  SHRI  DILIPKUMAR  MANSUKHLAL  GANDHI AND  SHRI  CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI  REGARDING FUNDS  ALLOCATION FOR ROAD SAFETY MECHANISM.

Total Number of Road Accidents in India: 2011 to 2014

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               | State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents during   | State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents during   | State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents during   |   State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents during |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               | 2011                                                  | 2012                                                  | 2013                                                  |                                                  2014 |
| 1         | 2                        | 3                                                     | 4                                                     | 5                                                     |                                                     6 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 44165                                                 | 42524                                                 | 43482                                                 |                                                 24440 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 263                                                   | 251                                                   | 308                                                   |                                                   205 |
| 3         | Assam                    | 6569                                                  | 6535                                                  | 7211                                                  |                                                  7144 |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 10673                                                 | 10320                                                 | 10200                                                 |                                                  9556 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             | 14108                                                 | 13511                                                 | 13657                                                 |                                                 13821 |
| 6         | Goa                      | 4560                                                  | 4312                                                  | 4294                                                  |                                                  4229 |
| 7         | Gujarat                  | 30205                                                 | 27949                                                 | 25391                                                 |                                                 23712 |
| 8         | Haryana                  | 11128                                                 | 10065                                                 | 10482                                                 |                                                 10676 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         | 3099                                                  | 2899                                                  | 2981                                                  |                                                  3058 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 6655                                                  | 6709                                                  | 6457                                                  |                                                  5861 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                | 5451                                                  | 5711                                                  | 5569                                                  |                                                  5201 |
| 12        | Karnataka                | 44731                                                 | 44448                                                 | 44020                                                 |                                                 43713 |
| 13        | Kerala                   | 35216                                                 | 36174                                                 | 35215                                                 |                                                 36282 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           | 49406                                                 | 51210                                                 | 51810                                                 |                                                 53472 |
| 15        | Maharashtra              | 68438                                                 | 66316                                                 | 63019                                                 |                                                 61627 |
| 16        | Manipur                  | 692                                                   | 771                                                   | 671                                                   |                                                   743 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                | 599                                                   | 483                                                   | 525                                                   |                                                   542 |
| 18        | Mizoram                  | 97                                                    | 110                                                   | 114                                                   |                                                   132 |
| 19        | Nagaland                 | 39                                                    | 42                                                    | 71                                                    |                                                   305 |
| 20        | Odisha                   | 9398                                                  | 9285                                                  | 9680                                                  |                                                  9648 |
| 21        | Punjab                   | 6513                                                  | 6341                                                  | 6323                                                  |                                                  6391 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                | 23245                                                 | 22969                                                 | 23592                                                 |                                                 24628 |
| 23        | Sikkim                   | 406                                                   | 158                                                   | 244                                                   |                                                   203 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               | 65873                                                 | 67757                                                 | 66238                                                 |                                                 67250 |
| 25        | Telangana                | NA                                                    | NA                                                    | NA                                                    |                                                 20078 |
| 26        | Tripura                  | 834                                                   | 888                                                   | 818                                                   |                                                   716 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand              | 1508                                                  | 1472                                                  | 1297                                                  |                                                  1410 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh            | 29285                                                 | 29972                                                 | 30615                                                 |                                                 31034 |
| 29        | West Bengal              | 14945                                                 | 12290                                                 | 12414                                                 |                                                 12875 |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 234                                                   | 236                                                   | 200                                                   |                                                   218 |
| 31        | Chandigarh               | 437                                                   | 419                                                   | 410                                                   |                                                   369 |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 103                                                   | 85                                                    | 91                                                    |                                                    87 |
| 33        | Daman &Diu               | 50                                                    | 50                                                    | 59                                                    |                                                    39 |
| 34        | Delhi                    | 7281                                                  | 6937                                                  | 7566                                                  |                                                  8623 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              | 0                                                     | 3                                                     | 1                                                     |                                                     1 |
| 36        | Puducherry               | 1480                                                  | 1181                                                  | 1451                                                  |                                                  1111 |
|           | Total                    | 497686                                                | 490383                                                | 486476                                                |                                                489400 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2242 ANSWERED ON 10.3.2016 ASKED BY SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA,  SHRI  P.P.  CHAUDHARY,  SHRI  DILIPKUMAR  MANSUKHLAL  GANDHI AND  SHRI  CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI  REGARDING FUNDS  ALLOCATION FOR ROAD SAFETY MECHANISM.

| Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents in India: 2011 to 2014   | Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents in India: 2011 to 2014   | Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents in India: 2011 to 2014   | Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents in India: 2011 to 2014   | Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents in India: 2011 to 2014   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                   | States/UTs                                                                | State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents during     | State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents during     | State/UT-Wise Total Number of Persons Killed in Road Accidents during     |
|                                                                           |                                                                           | 2011                                                                      | 2012 2013                                                                 | 2014                                                                      |
| 1                                                                         | 2                                                                         | 3 4                                                                       | 5                                                                         | 6                                                                         |
| 1                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                            | 15165                                                                     | 14964 14171                                                               | 7908                                                                      |
| 2                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 126 138                                                                   | 143                                                                       | 119                                                                       |
| 3                                                                         | Assam                                                                     | 2342 2291                                                                 | 2441                                                                      | 2522                                                                      |
| 4                                                                         | Bihar                                                                     | 5090 5056                                                                 | 5061                                                                      | 4913                                                                      |
| 5                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                              | 2983 3167                                                                 | 3477                                                                      | 4022                                                                      |
| 6                                                                         | Goa                                                                       | 333 292                                                                   | 266                                                                       | 290                                                                       |
| 7                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                   | 8008 7817                                                                 | 7613                                                                      | 7955                                                                      |
| 8                                                                         | Haryana                                                                   | 4762 4446                                                                 | 4517                                                                      | 4483                                                                      |
| 9                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                          | 1072 1109                                                                 | 1054                                                                      | 1199                                                                      |
| 10                                                                        | Jammu &Kashmir                                                            | 1116 1165                                                                 | 990                                                                       | 992                                                                       |
| 11                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                 | 2572 2818                                                                 | 2706                                                                      | 2628                                                                      |
| 12                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                 | 8971 9448                                                                 | 10046                                                                     | 10452                                                                     |
| 13                                                                        | Kerala                                                                    | 4145                                                                      | 4286 4258                                                                 | 4049                                                                      |
| 14                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                            | 7869 8175                                                                 | 8588                                                                      | 8569                                                                      |
| 15                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                               | 13057 13333                                                               | 13029                                                                     | 12803                                                                     |
| 16                                                                        | Manipur                                                                   | 158 158                                                                   | 165                                                                       | 168                                                                       |
| 17                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                 | 212 219                                                                   | 130                                                                       | 141                                                                       |
| 18                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                   | 81 77                                                                     | 97                                                                        | 103                                                                       |
| 19                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                  | 25 56                                                                     | 30                                                                        | 81                                                                        |
| 20                                                                        | Odisha                                                                    | 3802 3701                                                                 | 4062                                                                      | 3931                                                                      |
| 21                                                                        | Punjab                                                                    | 4931                                                                      | 4820 4588                                                                 | 4621                                                                      |
| 22                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                 | 9232 9528                                                                 | 9724                                                                      | 10289                                                                     |
| 23                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                    | 106 55                                                                    | 68                                                                        | 59                                                                        |
| 24                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                | 15422                                                                     | 16175 15563                                                               | 15190                                                                     |
| 25                                                                        | Telangana                                                                 | NA                                                                        | NA NA                                                                     | 6906                                                                      |
| 26                                                                        | Tripura                                                                   | 245 272                                                                   | 226                                                                       | 188                                                                       |
| 27                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                               | 937                                                                       | 844 766                                                                   | 878                                                                       |
| 28                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                             | 21512 16149                                                               | 16004                                                                     | 16287                                                                     |
| 29                                                                        | West Bengal                                                               | 5664 5397                                                                 | 5504                                                                      | 5875                                                                      |
| 30                                                                        | Andaman& Nicobar Islands                                                  | 17 25                                                                     | 40                                                                        | 23                                                                        |
| 31                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                | 136 136                                                                   | 117                                                                       | 131                                                                       |
| 32                                                                        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                       | 63                                                                        | 53 49                                                                     | 59                                                                        |
| 33                                                                        | Daman &Diu                                                                | 33                                                                        | 29 31                                                                     | 15                                                                        |
| 34                                                                        | Delhi                                                                     | 2065                                                                      | 1866 1820                                                                 | 1671                                                                      |
| 35                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                               | 0                                                                         | 0 0                                                                       | 0                                                                         |
| 36                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                | 233                                                                       | 193 228                                                                   | 151                                                                       |
|                                                                           | Total                                                                     | 142485 138258                                                             | 137572                                                                    | 139671                                                                    |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2242 ANSWERED ON 10.3.2016 ASKED BY SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA,  SHRI  P.P.  CHAUDHARY,  SHRI  DILIPKUMAR  MANSUKHLAL  GANDHI AND  SHRI  CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI  REGARDING FUNDS  ALLOCATION FOR ROAD SAFETY MECHANISM.

## Details of funds released to the States during 2012 -13 to 2015 -16 (upto 29.02.2016) to the States for setting up of Institute of Driving and Training Research (IDTR).

| S. No.   | Name of State    | Fund released (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund released (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund released (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund released (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|          |                  | 2012 - 13                      | 2013 - 14                      | 2014 - 15                      | 2015-16*                       |
| 1.       | Bihar            | 0                              | 0                              | 5.00                           | 0                              |
| 2        | Himachal Pradesh | 0                              | 0                              | 5.00                           | 0                              |
| 3        | Kerala           | 1.28                           | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh   | 5.25                           | 0                              | 0.97                           | 0.07                           |
| 5        | Maharashtra      | 7.00                           | 4.65                           | 0                              | 0.78                           |
| 6        | Rajasthan        | 5.00                           | 5.00                           | 0                              | 0                              |
| 7        | Tripura          | 0                              | 1.50                           | 0                              | 5.00                           |
| 8        | Uttar Pradesh    | 0                              | 0                              | 1.5                            | 0                              |

*upto 29.02.2016

Details of funds released to the States during 2012 -13 to 2015 -16 (upto 29.02.2016) to the States of  agencies  authorized  by  the  States  for  setting  up  of  Inspection  and  Certification  (I  &  C) Centre.

| S. No   | Name of State   | Fund allocated (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund allocated (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund allocated (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund allocated (Rs. in Crore)   |
|---------|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         |                 | 2012-13                         | 2013-14                         | 2014-15                         | 2015-16*                        |
| 1       | Delhi           | 0                               | 2.50                            | 0.80                            | 0                               |
| 2       | Gujarat         | 0                               | 0                               | 2.50                            | 0                               |
| 3       | Haryana         | 0                               | 4.50                            | 0                               | 0.80                            |
| 4       | Karnataka       | 1.40                            | 0.85                            | 4.60                            | Nil                             |
| 5       | Maharashtra     | 0                               | 3.85                            | 2.00                            | 0.29                            |
| 6       | Madhya Pradesh  | 1.90                            | 0                               | 1.71                            | 0                               |
| 7       | Rajasthan       | 2.40                            | 2.95                            | 1.94                            | Nil                             |
| 8       | Telangana       | 1.50                            | 0                               | 0                               | 2.50                            |
| 9       | Uttar Pradesh   | Nil                             | Nil                             | 1.50                            | 2.50                            |
| 10      | West Bengal     | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 1.06                            |

*upto 29.02.2016

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