Lok Sabha Question No. 6419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Hit and Run Cases
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-6419 ANSWERED ON- 02nd APRIL, 2026

## HIT AND RUN CASES

6419. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government maintains any data of hit and run cases occurred in the country, if so, the details thereof during the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the number of cases wherein compensation has been paid;
- (c) the details of non-payment of compensation to victims by general insurance  companies  in  hundred  hit  and  run  cases  in  the  Banka
- district of Bihar, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any inquiry into the cases of delay in the payment of compensation by insurance companies and if so, the findings of the inquiry and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  steps  are  being  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government  to  provide  speedy compensation  to  the  victims  and  to prevent such incidents in future?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to  (e)   The  Government  publishes  report  on  'Road  Accidents  in India'  based  on  data  received  from  States/UTs.  As  per  the  data, State/UT-wise details of Hit and Run road accidents classified

according to type of collision during the calendar year 2020 to 2024 is attached as Annexure-A.

Government  vide  G.S.R.  163(E)  dated  the  25th  February,  2022  has notified the Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022 to provide compensation in respect of the death of, or grievous hurt to, persons resulting from hit and run motor accidents. The scheme is being implemented with effect from 1st of April, 2022. As per the scheme, a fixed sum of Rs.2 lakhs is to be provided in case of  death,  and  a  fixed  sum  of  Rs.50,000  is  to  be  provided  in  case  of grievous hurt.

As per the scheme, the applicant shall submit an application seeking compensation along with prescribed documents to the Claims Enquiry Officer of the Sub-Division or Taluka in which the accident took place. The Claims Enquiry Officer  is  required  to  convey  his  decision  within one  month  of  receipt  of  claim,  after  which  the  Claims  Settlement Officer  is  provided  with  fifteen  days  to  sanction  the  claims  and forward  the  sanction  order  to  General  Insurance  Council.  General Insurance Council shall make the e-payment to the bank account as provided by the claimant within a period of fifteen days. Data of hit and run cases from 01st April, 2022 onwards are annexed as Annexure-B.

Ministry vide GSR 153(E) dated 02.03.2026 has amended the Compensation  to  Victims  of  Hit  and  Run  Motor  Accidents  Scheme, 2022, with a view to further streamline and strengthening its implementation.

Under Paragraph 13 of the Scheme, District Road Safety Committee is empowered to evaluate the implementation of the Scheme and take corrective steps, wherever necessary. Similarly, under Paragraph 13A of the Scheme, State Road Safety Council may take similar steps for the  implementation  of  the  scheme  in  the  concerned  State  or  Union territory.

Letters have been issued to address the delays in settlement of claims under  the  Compensation  to  Victims  of  Hit-and-Run  Motor  Accidents Scheme, 2022 and directed stakeholders to ensure strict compliance with statutory and procedural requirements and active engagement of officials  of  insurance  companies  in  each  District  to  assist  the  Claim Settlement  Officer  in  settlement  of  claims,  uploading  of  complete documents, and reduction of pendency at the district level.

## ANNEXURE-A

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6419 FOR ANSWER ON 02nd April 2026  ASKED  BY  SHRI  GIRIDHARI  YADAV  REGARDING  HIT  AND  RUN CASES

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| Accidents due to Type of Collision as "Hit and Run"   | Accidents due to Type of Collision as "Hit and Run"   |   Accidents due to Type of Collision as "Hit and Run" | Accidents due to Type of Collision as "Hit and Run"   | Accidents due to Type of Collision as "Hit and Run"   | Accidents due to Type of Collision as "Hit and Run"   | Accidents due to Type of Collision as "Hit and Run"   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                  | States/UTs                                            |                                                  2020 | 2021                                                  | Hit & Run 2022                                        | 2023                                                  | 2024(P)                                               |
| 1                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                        |                                                  1196 | 1796                                                  | 1560                                                  | 1340                                                  | 1308                                                  |
| 2                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                     |                                                     7 | 5                                                     | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 3                                                     | Assam                                                 |                                                  1235 | 1393                                                  | 1163                                                  | 1045                                                  | 925                                                   |
| 4                                                     | Bihar                                                 |                                                   774 | 1257                                                  | 2903                                                  | 3817                                                  | 5759                                                  |
| 5                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                          |                                                  1539 | 1553                                                  | 1487                                                  | 1494                                                  | 1544                                                  |
| 6                                                     | Goa                                                   |                                                    36 | 34                                                    | 35                                                    | 20                                                    | 11                                                    |
| 7                                                     | Gujarat                                               |                                                  1552 | 1720                                                  | 2209                                                  | 2214                                                  | 1902                                                  |
| 8                                                     | Haryana                                               |                                                  2386 | 2644                                                  | 2590                                                  | 1750                                                  | 1809                                                  |
| 9                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                      |                                                   411 | 182                                                   | 218                                                   | 237                                                   | 313                                                   |
| 10                                                    | Jharkhand                                             |                                                   800 | 953                                                   | 990                                                   | 1073                                                  | 1304                                                  |
| 11                                                    | Karnataka                                             |                                                  2193 | 1958                                                  | 3017                                                  | 2737                                                  | 2284                                                  |
| 12                                                    | Kerala                                                |                                                  1118 | 1847                                                  | 1953                                                  | 1278                                                  | 958                                                   |
| 13                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                        |                                                 11550 | 9690                                                  | 12250                                                 | 14093                                                 | 12453                                                 |
| 14                                                    | Maharashtra                                           |                                                  6049 | 7974                                                  | 8768                                                  | 8987                                                  | 6485                                                  |
| 15                                                    | Manipur                                               |                                                    20 | 24                                                    | 88                                                    | 23                                                    | 22                                                    |
| 16                                                    | Meghalaya                                             |                                                    47 | 45                                                    | 39                                                    | 38                                                    | 41                                                    |
| 17                                                    | Mizoram                                               |                                                    11 | 14                                                    | 11                                                    | 11                                                    | 13                                                    |
| 18                                                    | Nagaland                                              |                                                    29 | 38                                                    | 24                                                    | 34                                                    | 5                                                     |
| 19                                                    | Odisha                                                |                                                  1737 | 1866                                                  | 2109                                                  | 2357                                                  | 2493                                                  |
| 20                                                    | Punjab                                                |                                                  1238 | 1102                                                  | 1563                                                  | 1826                                                  | 1954                                                  |
| 21                                                    | Rajasthan                                             |                                                  4650 | 5052                                                  | 5618                                                  | 5560                                                  | 3379                                                  |
| 22                                                    | Sikkim                                                |                                                    13 | 23                                                    | 11                                                    | 18                                                    | 4                                                     |
| 23                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                            |                                                  3829 | 3704 2065                                             | 4774 2099                                             | 5498 2126                                             | 5799                                                  |
| 24                                                    | Telangana                                             |                                                  2041 |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       | 2408                                                  |

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| 25    | Tripura                              | 149   |   126 |   171 |   137 |   110 |
|-------|--------------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| 26    | Uttarakhand                          | 115   |   163 |   223 |   222 |   245 |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh                        | 5823  |  6770 |  7585 |  6867 | 11209 |
| 28    | West Bengal                          | 1180  |  1204 |  1314 |  1251 |  1447 |
| 29    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            | 16    |    12 |    10 |    22 |     9 |
| 30    | Chandigarh                           | 31    |    49 |    18 |    16 |    22 |
| 31    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 30    |    52 |    68 |    66 |    35 |
| 32    | Delhi                                | 1445  |  1592 |  1772 |  1751 |  1575 |
| 33    | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 337   |   469 |   730 |   807 |   682 |
| 34    | Ladakh                               | NA    |     3 |     5 |    13 |     8 |
| 35    | Lakshadweep                          | 0     |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| 36    | Puducherry                           | 36    |    36 |    10 |    55 |    69 |
| Total | Total                                | 53623 | 57415 | 67387 | 68783 | 68584 |

- Note: 1. NA: Not applicable 2. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal and Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2020. 3. Data for 2024 is Provisional

4.figures of West Bengal for the year 2024 are re-casted based on the pattern of the data furnished by the State Police Department for the year 2023 and the aggregate e-DAR data of the State for the year 2024 5.  Data  have  been  reconciled  for  West  Bengal  for  the  calendar  year 2015 to 2017, 2019 & 2020 and Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2017 to 2020.

ANNEXURE-B

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6419 FOR ANSWER ON 02nd April 2026  ASKED  BY  SHRI  GIRIDHARI  YADAV  REGARDING  HIT  AND  RUN CASES.

|                    |                    |              |                    |              | 2024-2025          | 2024-2025    | 2025-2026 (As on 28.02.2 026)   | 2025-2026 (As on 28.02.2 026)   |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| State / UT         | Claims Regist ered | Clai ms Paid | Claims Regist ered | Claim s Paid | Claims Regist ered | Claim s Paid | Claims Regist ered              | Claims Paid                     |
| Andhra Prades h    | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 583                | 171          | 765                             | 851                             |
| Arunachal Prad esh | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 347                             | 0                               |
| Assam              | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 13                 | 5            | 16                              | 9                               |
| Bihar              | 1                  | 0            | 2774               | 2047         | 3959               | 2912         | 2,811                           | 2872                            |
| Chhattisgarh       | 0                  | 0            | 3                  | 1            | 102                | 53           | 488                             | 315                             |
| Goa                | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 0                               | 0                               |
| Gujarat            | 1                  | 0            | 18                 | 11           | 678                | 350          | 819                             | 720                             |
| Haryana            | 0                  | 0            | 2                  | 1            | 42                 | 24           | 515                             | 168                             |
| Himachal Prad esh  | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 12                 | 9            | 21                              | 13                              |
| Jharkhand          | 190                | 88           | 399                | 432          | 433                | 312          | 790                             | 563                             |
| Karnataka          | 0                  | 0            | 11                 | 3            | 193                | 130          | 463                             | 385                             |
| Kerala             | 0                  | 0            | 1                  | 1            | 57                 | 24           | 107                             | 99                              |
| Madhya Prades h    | 1                  | 0            | 73                 | 34           | 231                | 133          | 929                             | 425                             |
| Maharashtra        | 2                  | 1            | 21                 | 10           | 47                 | 49           | 135                             | 58                              |
| Manipur            | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 1                  | 2            | 15                              | 11                              |
| Meghalaya          | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 7                               | 1                               |
| Mizoram            | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 2                               | 1                               |
| Nagaland           | 0                  | 0            | 2                  | 0            | 1                  | 1            | 0                               | 0                               |
| Odisha             | 0                  | 0            | 0                  | 0            | 52                 | 35           | 59                              | 57                              |
| Punjab             | 0                  | 0            | 1                  | 1            | 53                 | 27           | 107                             | 65                              |
| Rajasthan          | 8                  | 5            | 35                 | 24           | 121                | 80           | 395                             | 230                             |

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| Sikkim                                    | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0        | 0    | 0        | 0    | 0          |
|-------------------------------------------|-----|---------|------|----------|------|----------|------|------------|
| Tamil Nadu                                | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0        | 149  | 73       | 418  | 208        |
| Telangana                                 | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0        | 45   | 10       | 261  | 150        |
| Tripura                                   | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0        | 0    | 0        | 4    | 4          |
| Uttar Pradesh                             | 1   | 1       | 54   | 5        | 164  | 104      | 219  | 106        |
| Uttarakhand                               | 0   | 0       | 9    | 0        | 41   | 24       | 66   | 19         |
| West Bengal                               | 1   | 0       | 6    | 1        | 5    | 9        | 41   | 9          |
| Andaman and Nicobar Island s              | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0        | 0    | 0        | 0    | 0          |
| Chandigarh                                | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0        | 0    | 0        | 0    | 0          |
| Dadra and Nag ar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0        | 1    | 1        | 6    | 2          |
| Delhi                                     | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0        | 1    | 1        | 0    | 0          |
| Jammu and Kashmir                         | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0        | 0    | 0        | 5    | 1          |
| Ladakh                                    | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0        | 0    | 0        | 0    | 0          |
| Lakshadweep                               | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0        | 0    | 0        | 0    | 0          |
| Puducherry                                | 0   | 0       | 4    | 0        | 3    | 4        | 2    | 6          |
| TOTAL CLAIMS                              | 205 | 95      | 3413 | 2571     | 6987 | 4543     | 9813 | 7348       |
| TOTAL AMOUN T PAID                        |     | 1.78 Cr |      | 50.76 Cr |      | 84.14 Cr |      | 125.9 8 Cr |

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