Lok Sabha Question No. 394 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Road Accidents on National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  accidents  and  fatalities  reported  on  National Highways (NHs) since 2014 in the country, year and State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  number of cases where the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was held liable for accidents and fatalities during the said period, year-wise; and
- (c)  the  details  of  compensation  paid  out  by  NHAI  for  such  accidents and fatalities since 2014, year-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

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

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 394

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2026

## ROAD ACCIDENTS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

- *394. SHRI JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *394  FOR  ANSWER  ON  19.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS.

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- (a) and (b)    The Government publishes report on 'Road Accidents in India' based on data received from States/ UTs. As per the data, road accidents are multi-causal phenomenon and are the result of interplay of  various  factors.  These  can  broadly  be  categorized  into  (i)  human error, (ii) road condition/environment and (iii) vehicular condition.

State - Wise details of total number of Road Accidents and Fatalities on National Highways during calendar year 2014 to 2024 are annexed as per Annexure - I and II respectively.

- (c) As per section 161  of Motor  Vehicles Act, 1988, Central Government  is  required  to  provide  compensation  in  respect  of  the death of, or grievous hurt to, persons resulting from hit and run motor accidents.  Accordingly,  the  Compensation  to  Victims  of  Hit  and  Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022 has been notified by Central Government and has been implemented vide GSR 163 (E) Compensation  to  Hit  and  Run  Motor  Accidents,  Scheme  2022  with effect from 01.04.2022. The implementation of the Scheme is done by the States/UTs.

Under this Scheme, a fixed sum of Rs. 2 lakh 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.  The  compensation  is  required  to  be  provided  to  the claimants as per a time-bound procedure defined under the Scheme. The Claims Enquiry Officer (to be appointed by the concerned State/UT Government as per Notification GSR 163(E)) is required to convey his decision  within  1  month  of  receipt  of  claim,  after  which  the  Claims Settlement  Officer  is  provided  with  15  days  to  sanction  the  claims. Subsequently, the transfer of compensation amount is to be processed by General Insurance Council (GIC) within a period of 15 days.

As  per  information  received  from  General  Insurance  Council  (GIC), details  of  Compensation  paid  under  Compensation  to  Victims  of  Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022 in respect of road accidents occurred on all categories of roads (including NHs) for the Financial Year 2022-23 to 25-26 (as on 28.02.26) is given in the table below : -

| Financial Year      |   Compensation paid (Rupees in Crores) |
|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2022-23             |                                   1.78 |
| 2023-24             |                                  50.76 |
| 2024-25             |                                  84.14 |
| 2025-26 (Till Dec.) |                                 125.98 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  and  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  394  ANSWERED  ON  19TH  MARCH, 2026 ASKED BY SHRI JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

| Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Road Accidents on National Highways   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                                | States/UTs                                            | 201 4                                                 | 201 5                                                 | 201 6                                                 | 201 7                                                 | 201 8                                                 | 201 9                                                 | 202 0                                                 | 202 1                                                 | 202 2                                                 | 202 3                                                 | 2024                                                  |
| 1                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                        | 879 9                                                 | 847 7                                                 | 817 1                                                 | 854 4                                                 | 812 2                                                 | 768 2                                                 | 716 7                                                 | 824 1                                                 | 865 0                                                 | 827 6                                                 | 8258                                                  |
| 2                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                     | 88                                                    | 113                                                   | 95                                                    | 88                                                    | 89                                                    | 95                                                    | 67                                                    | 147                                                   | 131                                                   | 156                                                   | 145                                                   |
| 3                                                     | Assam                                                 | 363 9                                                 | 335 3                                                 | 347 8                                                 | 327 4                                                 | 396 3                                                 | 398 8                                                 | 296 3                                                 | 340 8                                                 | 324 4                                                 | 342 7                                                 | 3766                                                  |
| 4                                                     | Bihar                                                 | 370 8                                                 | 322 7                                                 | 313 8                                                 | 388 3                                                 | 401 6                                                 | 452 6                                                 | 410 1                                                 | 434 9                                                 | 460 1                                                 | 492 5                                                 | 4681                                                  |
| 5                                                     | Chhattisgar h                                         | 333 0                                                 | 405 8                                                 | 404 2                                                 | 370 1                                                 | 399 5                                                 | 381 1                                                 | 346 3                                                 | 361 0                                                 | 411 5                                                 | 414 4                                                 | 4156                                                  |
| 6                                                     | Goa                                                   | 168 7                                                 | 178 4                                                 | 143 8                                                 | 147 0                                                 | 142 5                                                 | 124 4                                                 | 787                                                   | 111 6                                                 | 125 9                                                 | 112 5                                                 | 920                                                   |
| 7                                                     | Gujarat                                               | 503 8                                                 | 489 7                                                 | 461 7                                                 | 433 3                                                 | 399 7                                                 | 351 1                                                 | 323 4                                                 | 340 6                                                 | 353 6                                                 | 360 7                                                 | 3519                                                  |
| 8                                                     | Haryana                                               | 329 0                                                 | 350 9                                                 | 381 8                                                 | 378 5                                                 | 435 8                                                 | 344 2                                                 | 303 9                                                 | 317 4                                                 | 372 7                                                 | 364 2                                                 | 3844                                                  |
| 9                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                      | 124 2                                                 | 121 1                                                 | 147 5                                                 | 146 0                                                 | 145 5                                                 | 139 6                                                 | 104 5                                                 | 117 9                                                 | 125 8                                                 | 107 4                                                 | 1018                                                  |
| 10                                                    | Jharkhand                                             | 136 8                                                 | 200 7                                                 | 193 5                                                 | 182 8                                                 | 161 6                                                 | 207 4                                                 | 177 2                                                 | 189 0                                                 | 212 5                                                 | 199 4                                                 | 2039                                                  |
| 11                                                    | Karnataka                                             | 138 27                                                | 127 05                                                | 149 33                                                | 142 17                                                | 136 38                                                | 133 63                                                | 112 30                                                | 114 62                                                | 133 84                                                | 142 70                                                | 1420 8                                                |
| 12                                                    | Kerala                                                | 900 6                                                 | 944 2                                                 | 920 9                                                 | 899 3                                                 | 916 1                                                 | 945 9                                                 | 659 4                                                 | 804 8                                                 | 176 27                                                | 106 40                                                | 9757                                                  |
| 13                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                        | 127 26                                                | 119 88                                                | 107 09                                                | 111 50                                                | 996 7                                                 | 104 40                                                | 986 6                                                 | 110 30                                                | 138 60                                                | 145 61                                                | 1393 7                                                |
| 14                                                    | Maharashtr a                                          | 107 88                                                | 108 39                                                | 103 64                                                | 923 7                                                 | 935 5                                                 | 836 0                                                 | 650 1                                                 | 750 1                                                 | 941 7                                                 | 108 81                                                | 1128 5                                                |
| 15                                                    | Manipur                                               | 431                                                   | 404                                                   | 325                                                   | 372                                                   | 329                                                   | 395                                                   | 273                                                   | 236                                                   | 313                                                   | 272                                                   | 210                                                   |
| 16                                                    | Meghalaya                                             | 270                                                   | 322                                                   | 338                                                   | 338                                                   | 118                                                   | 325                                                   | 128                                                   | 153                                                   | 157                                                   | 114                                                   | 135                                                   |
| 17                                                    | Mizoram                                               | 55                                                    | 29                                                    | 46                                                    | 38                                                    | 23                                                    | 21                                                    | 25                                                    | 29                                                    | 77                                                    | 57                                                    | 69                                                    |
| 18                                                    | Nagaland                                              | 164                                                   | 34                                                    | 57                                                    | 341                                                   | 244                                                   | 235                                                   | 309                                                   | 488                                                   | 304                                                   | 201                                                   | 86                                                    |
| 19                                                    | Odisha                                                | 388 0                                                 | 448 0                                                 | 421 4                                                 | 448 7                                                 | 420 7                                                 | 414 8                                                 | 367 3                                                 | 408 7                                                 | 431 7                                                 | 458 7                                                 | 4555                                                  |
| 20                                                    | Punjab                                                | 179 1                                                 | 209 2                                                 | 211 4                                                 | 253 3                                                 | 282 1                                                 | 242 3                                                 | 203 2                                                 | 228 8                                                 | 229 3                                                 | 238 8                                                 | 1912                                                  |
| 21                                                    | Rajasthan                                             | 699 1                                                 | 682 1                                                 | 656 7                                                 | 685 1                                                 | 672 6                                                 | 688 3                                                 | 576 4                                                 | 642 4                                                 | 709 3                                                 | 717 9                                                 | 7174                                                  |
| 22                                                    | Sikkim                                                | 105                                                   | 117                                                   | 90                                                    | 83                                                    | 64                                                    | 59                                                    | 37                                                    | 73                                                    | 74                                                    | 83                                                    | 56                                                    |
| 23                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                            | 201 09                                                | 219 02                                                | 225 73                                                | 223 57                                                | 229 61                                                | 214 89                                                | 183 72                                                | 168 69                                                | 189 72                                                | 205 82                                                | 2067 2                                                |
| 24                                                    | Telangana                                             | 494 5                                                 | 564 9                                                 | 616 6                                                 | 621 1                                                 | 648 7                                                 | 735 2                                                 | 682 0                                                 | 721 4                                                 | 750 5                                                 | 810 3                                                 | 8599                                                  |

| 25    | Tripura                   | 230     | 230     | 203     | 221     | 188     | 248     | 184     | 199     | 241     | 255     | 242     |
|-------|---------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 26    | Uttarakhan d              | 669     | 728     | 842     | 908     | 816     | 662     | 524     | 711     | 827     | 840     | 828     |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh             | 111 57  | 138 02  | 130 78  | 143 33  | 161 98  | 161 81  | 136 95  | 145 40  | 149 90  | 151 84  | 1711 3  |
| 28    | West Bengal*              | 489 5   | 428 8   | 446 8   | 417 7   | 407 1   | 354 7   | 335 4   | 382 1   | 399 3   | 384 1   | 4172    |
| 29    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 69      | 96      | 90      | 60      | 93      | 71      | 42      | 41      | 43      | 39      | 52      |
| 30    | Chandigarh                | 36      | 45      | 47      | 33      | 46      | 36      | 15      | 29      | 29      | 11      | 13      |
| 31    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 14      | 3       | 2       |
| 32    | Daman & Diu#              | 0       | 6       | 0       | 9       | 0       | 0       |         |         |         |         |         |
| 33    | Delhi                     | 976     | 897     | 723     | 755     | 783     | 857     | 460     | 457     | 799     | 745     | 593     |
| 34    | Jammu & Kashmir           | 204 0   | 195 3   | 212 2   | 213 9   | 211 8   | 208 1   | 151 2   | 189 9   | 237 8   | 234 2   | 2120    |
| 35    | Ladakh                    | NA      | NA      | NA      | NA      | NA      | NA      | NA      | 119     | 196     | 132     | 191     |
| 36    | Lakshadwe ep              | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 37    | Puducherry                | 554     | 763     | 874     | 937     | 771     | 653     | 567     | 587     | 448     | 497     | 631     |
| Total | Total                     | 137 903 | 142 268 | 142 359 | 143 146 | 144 221 | 141 057 | 119 615 | 128 825 | 151 997 | 150 177 | 1509 58 |

NA: Not Applicable Note: 1. #Data of Daman & Diu is included in Dadra & Nagar Haveli from 2020 onwards 2. 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. 3.  *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

Annexure - II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  and  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  394  ANSWERED  ON  19TH  MARCH, 2026 ASKED BY SHRI JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

| Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   | Total Number of Fatalities in Road Accidents on National Highways   |
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| Sl . N                                                              | States/UTs                                                          | 201 4                                                               | 201 5                                                               | 201 6                                                               | 201 7                                                               | 201 8                                                               | 201 9                                                               | 202 0                                                               | 202 1                                                               | 202 2                                                               | 202 3                                                               | 202 4                                                               |
| 1                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 297 0                                                               | 323 5                                                               | 300 6                                                               | 289 8                                                               | 292 9                                                               | 311 4                                                               | 285 8                                                               | 360 2                                                               | 379 3                                                               | 380 6                                                               | 401 4                                                               |
| 2                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                   | 52                                                                  | 49                                                                  | 58                                                                  | 41                                                                  | 56                                                                  | 54                                                                  | 32                                                                  | 87                                                                  | 73                                                                  | 88                                                                  | 96                                                                  |
| 3                                                                   | Assam                                                               | 139 2                                                               | 142 7                                                               | 129 5                                                               | 146 4                                                               | 154 1                                                               | 169 0                                                               | 132 2                                                               | 157 4                                                               | 142 8                                                               | 156 4                                                               | 172 2                                                               |
| 4                                                                   | Bihar                                                               | 201 3                                                               | 200 2                                                               | 201 4                                                               | 254 0                                                               | 305 1                                                               | 343 6                                                               | 328 5                                                               | 351 7                                                               | 395 3                                                               | 407 8                                                               | 401 2                                                               |
| 5                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                        | 111 8                                                               | 120 1                                                               | 118 1                                                               | 115 2                                                               | 138 4                                                               | 142 1                                                               | 139 0                                                               | 166 3                                                               | 188 5                                                               | 191 0                                                               | 195 2                                                               |
| 6                                                                   | Goa                                                                 | 108                                                                 | 132 213                                                             | 113 214                                                             | 118                                                                 | 104                                                                 | 107                                                                 | 61                                                                  | 83                                                                  | 127                                                                 | 102                                                                 | 108                                                                 |
| 7                                                                   | Gujarat                                                             | 214 9                                                               | 6                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 214 5                                                               | 217 1                                                               | 189 8                                                               | 179 7                                                               | 207 7                                                               | 210 9                                                               | 223 3                                                               | 219 2                                                               |
| 8                                                                   | Haryana                                                             | 170 4                                                               | 175 9                                                               | 184 5                                                               | 199 0                                                               | 208 8                                                               | 190 1                                                               | 166 3                                                               | 176 6                                                               | 203 8                                                               | 203 3                                                               | 205 2                                                               |
| 9                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                    | 389                                                                 | 369                                                                 | 478                                                                 | 528                                                                 | 470                                                                 | 487                                                                 | 314                                                                 | 425                                                                 | 443                                                                 | 365                                                                 | 312                                                                 |
| 1 0                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                           | 669                                                                 | 132 5                                                               | 122 2                                                               | 125 0                                                               | 112 2                                                               | 155 4                                                               | 124 1                                                               | 149 6                                                               | 169 9                                                               | 167 2                                                               | 168 6                                                               |
| 1 1                                                                 | Karnataka                                                           | 425 6                                                               | 365 7                                                               | 411 6                                                               | 379 2                                                               | 398 6                                                               | 384 2                                                               | 333 0                                                               | 348 7                                                               | 416 4                                                               | 438 3                                                               | 427 8                                                               |
| 1 2                                                                 | Kerala                                                              | 126 1                                                               | 136 8                                                               | 126 3                                                               | 130 9                                                               | 124 8                                                               | 125 9                                                               | 887                                                                 | 975                                                                 | 119 7                                                               | 105 6                                                               | 940                                                                 |
| 1 3                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 239 5                                                               | 228 7                                                               | 256 4                                                               | 252 1                                                               | 260 1                                                               | 290 4                                                               | 302 2                                                               | 338 9                                                               | 402 5                                                               | 447 6                                                               | 464 4                                                               |
| 1 4                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                         | 357 7                                                               | 378 9                                                               | 388 7                                                               | 363 7                                                               | 408 8                                                               | 379 9                                                               | 352 8                                                               | 408 0                                                               | 492 3                                                               | 578 0                                                               | 581 2                                                               |
| 1 5                                                                 | Manipur                                                             | 100                                                                 | 94                                                                  | 46                                                                  | 97                                                                  | 88                                                                  | 111                                                                 | 90                                                                  | 77                                                                  | 74                                                                  | 51                                                                  | 49                                                                  |
| 1 6                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                           | 93                                                                  | 89                                                                  | 108                                                                 | 111                                                                 | 73                                                                  | 89                                                                  | 81                                                                  | 112                                                                 | 98                                                                  | 78                                                                  | 102                                                                 |
| 1 7                                                                 | Mizoram                                                             | 40                                                                  | 20                                                                  | 45                                                                  | 29                                                                  | 15                                                                  | 19                                                                  | 20                                                                  | 23                                                                  | 72                                                                  | 47                                                                  | 66                                                                  |
| 1 8                                                                 | Nagaland                                                            | 35                                                                  | 10                                                                  | 35                                                                  | 27                                                                  | 12                                                                  | 18                                                                  | 29                                                                  | 25                                                                  | 55                                                                  | 60                                                                  | 37                                                                  |
| 1 9                                                                 | Odisha                                                              | 164 1                                                               | 179 5                                                               | 181 2                                                               | 212 3                                                               | 199 9                                                               | 200 0                                                               | 178 1                                                               | 193 3                                                               | 204 3                                                               | 218 0                                                               | 235 8                                                               |
| 2 0                                                                 | Punjab                                                              | 148 2                                                               | 153 8                                                               | 149 5                                                               | 189 1                                                               | 208 5                                                               | 169 3                                                               | 149 2                                                               | 195 0                                                               | 188 1                                                               | 189 5                                                               | 156 2                                                               |
| 2 1                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                           | 359 8                                                               | 370 9                                                               | 373 7                                                               | 406 6                                                               | 387 4                                                               | 387 0                                                               | 332 0                                                               | 382 9                                                               | 415 6                                                               | 417 2                                                               | 428 5                                                               |
| 2                                                                   | Sikkim                                                              | 33                                                                  | 37                                                                  | 39                                                                  | 30                                                                  | 31                                                                  | 29                                                                  | 14                                                                  | 23                                                                  | 27                                                                  | 24                                                                  | 24                                                                  |
| 2 3                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                          | 534 4                                                               | 575 2                                                               | 625 5                                                               | 649 6                                                               | 675 6                                                               | 666 1                                                               | 545 4                                                               | 526 3                                                               | 597 8                                                               | 625 8                                                               | 637 6                                                               |

| 2 4                | Telangana                 | 189 5   | 210 3   | 217 3   | 195 4   | 206 4   | 249 1   | 262 0   | 273 5   | 301 0   | 305 8   | 306 6   |
|--------------------|---------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 2 5                | Tripura                   | 74      | 50      | 68      | 70      | 77      | 106     | 78      | 94      | 105     | 129     | 114     |
| 2 6                | Uttarakhand               | 479     | 464     | 503     | 584     | 631     | 428     | 365     | 430     | 545     | 564     | 543     |
| 2 7                | Uttar Pradesh             | 582 7   | 777 3   | 746 9   | 794 6   | 881 8   | 883 0   | 785 9   | 850 6   | 847 9   | 844 6   | 956 0   |
| 2 8                | West Bengal*              | 215 2   | 224 3   | 230 4   | 214 6   | 215 0   | 201 2   | 182 6   | 217 7   | 201 7   | 195 7   | 211 3   |
| 2 9                | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 7       | 4       | 7       | 7       | 8       | 7       | 8       | 5       | 11      | 6       | 14      |
| 3 0                | Chandigarh                | 21      | 19      | 24      | 16      | 16      | 13      | 6       | 21      | 9       | 4       | 3       |
| 3 1 Dadra & Haveli | Nagar                     | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 9       | 2       | 1       |
| 3 Daman &          | Diu#                      | 0       | 5       | 0       | 5       | 0       | 0       | -       | -       | -       | -       | -       |
| 3 3                | Delhi                     | 253     | 260     | 238     | 267     | 263     | 278     | 149     | 201     | 252     | 230     | 258     |
| 3 4                | Jammu & Kashmir           | 452     | 357     | 403     | 409     | 400     | 384     | 258     | 268     | 259     | 294     | 271     |
| 3 5                | Ladakh                    | NA      | NA      | NA      | NA      | NA      | NA      | NA      | 27      | 30      | 37      | 45      |
| 3 6                | Lakshadweep               | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 3 7                | Puducherry                | 70      | 146     | 131     | 137     | 111     | 82      | 71      | 87      | 71      | 74      | 105     |
| Total              | Total                     | 476 49  | 512 04  | 520 75  | 537 96  | 563 10  | 565 87  | 502 51  | 560 07  | 610 38  | 631 12  | 647 72  |

NA: Not Applicable Note: 1. #Data of Daman & Diu is included in Dadra & Nagar Haveli from 2020 onwards 2. 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. 3. *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 eDAR data of the State for the year 2024

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