Lok Sabha Question No. 1087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Expansion of Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Eswarasamy K

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  new  projects planned for double laning and expansion of existing highways and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated,  sanctioned  and  released  for National Highway (NH) projects, year and State-wise, particularly in
- Tamil Nadu;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  road  safety  audits  for NH stretches across the country, particularly in Tamil Nadu and if so, the findings thereof; and
- (d)  the  number  of  accidents  and  fatalities  reported  on  NHs  during 2023, 2024 and the first half of 2025, year and State-wise and the steps being taken to curb the rising number of road accidents?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)      The Government in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). Development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. Works on NHs, including capacity

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1087

ANSWERED ON 05 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## EXPANSION OF HIGHWAYS

1087.

SHRI ESWARASAMY K:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

augmentation  to  two  /  four  / six /  eight  lane  standards,  are accordingly  taken  up  based  on  the  traffic  density,  connectivity requirement, condition of the road and synergy with PM GatiShakti National  Master  Plan  (NMP).   At  present,  1,231  NHs  projects  in about 27,597 km  costing about ₹7.72  Lakh Crore are under construction in the country.

- (b) State /  Union  Territory  (UT)  -  wise  and  year  -  wise  details  of funds allocated and expenditure incurred towards development and maintenance of NHs during the last  three  years  and  current  year, including for the State of Tamil Nadu, are at Annexure-I.
- (c) All  NHs  works,  including  for  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu,  are carried out as per standards, guidelines, manual, code of practice of Indian  Roads  Congress  as  well  as  specifications  for  Road  and Bridge Works. Necessary road safety measures, including provision of crash barriers, signage boards, Foot Over Bridges, etc. are taken up during design, construction, operation and maintenance stages.

Road Safety Audit (RSA) of all NHs is a continuous process and has  been  made  mandatory  at  all  stages  i.e.  design,  construction, pre-opening  stage  of  NH  projects  as  well  as  during  operation  and maintenance stage on existing NHs for ensuring road safety. Based on findings of such audits, necessary remedial measures are taken in a time-bound manner.

- (d) State  /  UT  -  wise  details  of  the  number  of  accidents  and fatalities reported on NHs during each of the last three years are at Annexure-II.

Government has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to address  the  issue  of  road  safety  based  on  Education,  Engineering (both  of  roads  and  vehicles),  Enforcement  and  Emergency  Care. Details of various initiatives taken to address road safety issues are at Annexure-III.

In order to reduce the fatality of accident victims, Government has  taken  up  scheme  for  Cashless  Treatment  of  Road  Accident Victims and is presently implemented on pilot basis across 6 States /  UTs,  namely,  Chandigarh,  Assam,  Punjab,  Uttarakhand,  Haryana and Puducherry for acclimatization of field officials as per the legal mandate of Section 162 of  Motor Vehicles  Act,  1988.  Government has planned its pan India launch. The Scheme  is aimed  at strengthening  the  emergency  care  ecosystem  to  provide  timely treatment  to  road  accident  victims  and  prevent  loss  of  precious lives.

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 1087 ANSWERED  ON  05.02.2026 ASKED  BY  SHRI  ESWARASAMY  K  REGARDING  EXPANSION  OF HIGHWAYS

State  /  UT  -  wise  and  year  -  wise  details  of  funds  allocated  and expenditure incurred towards development and maintenance of NHs during the last three years and current year, including for the State of Tamil Nadu: -

|         |                           | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore         | Amount in ₹ Crore         |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sr. No. | State/UT                  | 2022-23             | 2022-23             | 2023-24             | 2023-24             | 2024-25             | 2024-25             | 2025-26 (Till 31.12.2025) | 2025-26 (Till 31.12.2025) |
|         |                           | Alloc.              | Expd.               | Alloc.              | Expd.               | Alloc.              | Expd.               | Alloc.                    | Expd.                     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh            | 6,957               | 6,957               | 11,440              | 11,440              | 11,777              | 11,756              | 9,863                     | 8,686                     |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 3,140               | 3,140               | 2,649               | 2,649               | 3,972               | 3,599               | 3,115                     | 2,168                     |
| 3       | Assam                     | 4,557               | 4,557               | 9,137               | 9,137               | 7,209               | 7,207               | 3,870                     | 3,663                     |
| 4       | Bihar                     | 9,347               | 9,347               | 10,749              | 10,749              | 8,840               | 8,840               | 5,634                     | 5,057                     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh              | 2,468               | 2,468               | 4,255               | 4,255               | 2,392               | 2,280               | 771                       | 414                       |
| 6       | Goa                       | 673                 | 673                 | 620                 | 620                 | 851                 | 651                 | 722                       | 388                       |
| 7       | Gujarat                   | 9,831               | 9,831               | 10,900              | 10,900              | 8,262               | 8,091               | 6,417                     | 5,772                     |
| 8       | Haryana                   | 3,924               | 3,924               | 6,062               | 6,062               | 4,391               | 4,344               | 1,891                     | 1,870                     |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh          | 4,534               | 4,534               | 5,175               | 5,175               | 3,998               | 3,994               | 2,595                     | 2,383                     |
| 10      | Jharkhand                 | 3,127               | 3,127               | 4,599               | 4,599               | 5,334               | 5,169               | 3,133                     | 2,811                     |
| 11      | Karnataka                 | 6,763               | 6,763               | 12,695              | 12,695              | 11,147              | 10,819              | 8,461                     | 7,654                     |
| 12      | Kerala                    | 3,994               | 3,994               | 10,419              | 10,419              | 5,100               | 5,082               | 2,427                     | 2,370                     |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh            | 6,210               | 6,210               | 7,447               | 7,447               | 7,819               | 7,799               | 7,827                     | 7,123                     |
| 14      | Maharashtra               | 18,355              | 18,355              | 19,867              | 19,867              | 18,697              | 18,512              | 15,385                    | 13,330                    |
| 15      | Manipur                   | 2,737               | 2,737               | 2,598               | 2,598               | 2,018               | 2,011               | 1,167                     | 796                       |
| 16      | Meghalaya                 | 684                 | 684                 | 1,803               | 1,803               | 1,835               | 1,697               | 959                       | 745                       |
| 17      | Mizoram                   | 3,218               | 3,218               | 2,189               | 2,189               | 2,114               | 2,091               | 900                       | 886                       |
| 18      | Nagaland                  | 1,666               | 1,666               | 1,414               | 1,414               | 1,681               | 1,600               | 939                       | 774                       |
| 19      | Odisha                    | 4,643               | 4,643               | 5,948               | 5,948               | 6,121               | 5,786               | 4,449                     | 3,784                     |
| 20      | Punjab                    | 10,093              | 10,093              | 12,419              | 12,419              | 8,137               | 7,898               | 5,210                     | 5,076                     |
| 21      | Rajasthan                 | 9,719               | 9,719               | 8,874               | 8,874               | 6,330               | 6,301               | 3,782                     | 3,248                     |
| 22      | Sikkim                    | 1,008               | 1,008               | 684                 | 684                 | 473                 | 441                 | 318                       | 211                       |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu                | 8,230               | 8,230               | 9,925               | 9,925               | 9,077               | 9,068               | 6,485                     | 5,808                     |
| 24      | Telangana                 | 3,622               | 3,622               | 6,117               | 6,117               | 7,564               | 7,496               | 5,085                     | 4,213                     |
| 25      | Tripura                   | 1,156               | 1,156               | 1,546               | 1,546               | 778                 | 767                 | 471                       | 466                       |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh             | 21,453              | 21,453              | 28,114              | 28,114              | 20,682              | 20,665              | 19,676                    | 17,514                    |
| 27      | Uttarakhand               | 3,219               | 3,219               | 4,545               | 4,545               | 3,996               | 3,835               | 2,913                     | 2,588                     |
| 28      | West Bengal               | 3,053               | 3,053               | 3,543               | 3,543               | 2,241               | 2,240               | 3,788                     | 3,308                     |
| 29      |                           |                     |                     | 96                  |                     |                     |                     |                           |                           |
|         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 143                 | 143                 |                     | 96                  | 204                 | 204                 | 113                       | 113                       |
| 30      | Chandigarh                | 1                   | 1                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 1                         | 0                         |

| Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore    | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore         | Amount in ₹ Crore         |
|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sr. No.             | State/UT             | 2022-23             | 2022-23             | 2023-24             | 2023-24             | 2024-25             | 2024-25             | 2025-26 (Till 31.12.2025) | 2025-26 (Till 31.12.2025) |
|                     |                      | Alloc.              | Expd.               | Alloc.              | Expd.               | Alloc.              | Expd.               | Alloc.                    | Expd.                     |
| 31                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 26                  | 26                  | 2                   | 2                   | 100                 | 46                  | 180                       | 54                        |
| 32                  | Daman & Diu          | 26                  | 26                  | 2                   | 2                   | 100                 | 46                  | 180                       | 54                        |
| 33                  | Delhi / Headquarters | 7,164               | 7,164               | 3,223               | 3,223               | 2,840               | 2,840               | 862                       | 859                       |
| 34                  | Jammu & Kashmir      | 7,370               | 7,370               | 10,528              | 10,528              | 10,331              | 10,204              | 5,749                     | 5,441                     |
| 35                  | Ladakh               | 574                 | 574                 | 658                 | 658                 | 794                 | 768                 | 256                       | 225                       |
| 36                  | Puducherry           | 61                  | 61                  | 35                  | 35                  | 29                  | 23                  | 7                         | 0                         |

Alloc. - Allocation; Expd. - Expenditure

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 1087 ANSWERED  ON  05.02.2026 ASKED  BY  SHRI  ESWARASAMY  K  REGARDING  EXPANSION  OF HIGHWAYS

State / UT - wise details of the number of accidents and fatalities reported on NHs during each of the last three years: -

| State/UT - wise Details of Accidents (Nos.) & Fatalities (Nos.) on NHs                                                                                      | State/UT - wise Details of Accidents (Nos.) & Fatalities (Nos.) on NHs                                                                                      | State/UT - wise Details of Accidents (Nos.) & Fatalities (Nos.) on NHs                                                                                      | State/UT - wise Details of Accidents (Nos.) & Fatalities (Nos.) on NHs                                                                                      | State/UT - wise Details of Accidents (Nos.) & Fatalities (Nos.) on NHs                                                                                      | State/UT - wise Details of Accidents (Nos.) & Fatalities (Nos.) on NHs                                                                                      | State/UT - wise Details of Accidents (Nos.) & Fatalities (Nos.) on NHs                                                                                      | State/UT - wise Details of Accidents (Nos.) & Fatalities (Nos.) on NHs                                                                                      |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                                                                      | State / UT                                                                                                                                                  | 2023                                                                                                                                                        | 2023                                                                                                                                                        | 2024                                                                                                                                                        | 2024                                                                                                                                                        | 2025                                                                                                                                                        | 2025                                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                             | Accidents                                                                                                                                                   | Fatalities                                                                                                                                                  | Accidents                                                                                                                                                   | Fatalities                                                                                                                                                  | Accidents                                                                                                                                                   | Fatalities                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 8,276                                                                                                                                                       | 3,806                                                                                                                                                       | 8258                                                                                                                                                        | 4014                                                                                                                                                        | 8011                                                                                                                                                        | 4105                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 156                                                                                                                                                         | 88                                                                                                                                                          | 145                                                                                                                                                         | 96                                                                                                                                                          | 67                                                                                                                                                          | 37                                                                                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                                                                                       | 3,427                                                                                                                                                       | 1,564                                                                                                                                                       | 3766                                                                                                                                                        | 1722                                                                                                                                                        | 6306                                                                                                                                                        | 1602                                                                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                                                                                       | 4,925                                                                                                                                                       | 4,078                                                                                                                                                       | 4681                                                                                                                                                        | 4012                                                                                                                                                        | 4320                                                                                                                                                        | 3837                                                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                | 4,144                                                                                                                                                       | 1,910                                                                                                                                                       | 4156                                                                                                                                                        | 1952                                                                                                                                                        | 2728                                                                                                                                                        | 1347                                                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                                                                                         | 1,125                                                                                                                                                       | 102                                                                                                                                                         | 920                                                                                                                                                         | 108                                                                                                                                                         | 829                                                                                                                                                         | 106                                                                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                     | 3,607                                                                                                                                                       | 2,233                                                                                                                                                       | 3519                                                                                                                                                        | 2192                                                                                                                                                        | 3944                                                                                                                                                        | 2380                                                                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                                                                                     | 3,642                                                                                                                                                       | 2,033                                                                                                                                                       | 3844                                                                                                                                                        | 2052                                                                                                                                                        | 4641                                                                                                                                                        | 1885                                                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                            | 1,074                                                                                                                                                       | 365                                                                                                                                                         | 1018                                                                                                                                                        | 312                                                                                                                                                         | 893                                                                                                                                                         | 291                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                   | 1,994                                                                                                                                                       | 1,672                                                                                                                                                       | 2039                                                                                                                                                        | 1686                                                                                                                                                        | 2056                                                                                                                                                        | 1783                                                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                   | 14,270                                                                                                                                                      | 4,383                                                                                                                                                       | 14208                                                                                                                                                       | 4278                                                                                                                                                        | 13537                                                                                                                                                       | 3993                                                                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                                                                                      | 10,640                                                                                                                                                      | 1,056                                                                                                                                                       | 9757                                                                                                                                                        | 940                                                                                                                                                         | 9195                                                                                                                                                        | 907                                                                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 14,561                                                                                                                                                      | 4,476                                                                                                                                                       | 13937                                                                                                                                                       | 4644                                                                                                                                                        | 7788                                                                                                                                                        | 2882                                                                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                 | 10,881                                                                                                                                                      | 5,780                                                                                                                                                       | 11285                                                                                                                                                       | 5812                                                                                                                                                        | 9592                                                                                                                                                        | 5718                                                                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                                                                                     | 272                                                                                                                                                         | 51                                                                                                                                                          | 210                                                                                                                                                         | 49                                                                                                                                                          | 196                                                                                                                                                         | 56                                                                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                   | 114                                                                                                                                                         | 78                                                                                                                                                          | 135                                                                                                                                                         | 102                                                                                                                                                         | 108                                                                                                                                                         | 69                                                                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                     | 57                                                                                                                                                          | 47                                                                                                                                                          | 69                                                                                                                                                          | 66                                                                                                                                                          | 42                                                                                                                                                          | 24                                                                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                    | 201                                                                                                                                                         | 60                                                                                                                                                          | 86                                                                                                                                                          | 37                                                                                                                                                          | 53                                                                                                                                                          | 14                                                                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                                                                                      | 4,587                                                                                                                                                       | 2,180                                                                                                                                                       | 4555                                                                                                                                                        | 2358                                                                                                                                                        | 3398                                                                                                                                                        | 1974                                                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                                                                                      | 2,388                                                                                                                                                       | 1,895                                                                                                                                                       | 1912                                                                                                                                                        | 1562                                                                                                                                                        | 1111                                                                                                                                                        | 858                                                                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                   | 7,179                                                                                                                                                       | 4,172                                                                                                                                                       | 7174                                                                                                                                                        | 4285                                                                                                                                                        | 6686                                                                                                                                                        | 4255                                                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                      | 83                                                                                                                                                          | 24                                                                                                                                                          | 56                                                                                                                                                          | 24                                                                                                                                                          | 53                                                                                                                                                          | 21                                                                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                  | 20,582                                                                                                                                                      | 6,258                                                                                                                                                       | 20672                                                                                                                                                       | 6376                                                                                                                                                        | 21122                                                                                                                                                       | 6156                                                                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                                                                                   | 8,103                                                                                                                                                       | 3,058                                                                                                                                                       | 8599                                                                                                                                                        | 3066                                                                                                                                                        | 8395                                                                                                                                                        | 2652                                                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                                                                                     | 255                                                                                                                                                         | 129                                                                                                                                                         | 242                                                                                                                                                         | 114                                                                                                                                                         | 174                                                                                                                                                         | 95                                                                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                 | 840                                                                                                                                                         | 564                                                                                                                                                         | 828                                                                                                                                                         | 543                                                                                                                                                         | 875                                                                                                                                                         | 605                                                                                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                               | 15,184                                                                                                                                                      | 8,446                                                                                                                                                       | 17113                                                                                                                                                       | 9560                                                                                                                                                        | 10842                                                                                                                                                       | 6973                                                                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                 | 3,841                                                                                                                                                       | 1,957                                                                                                                                                       | 4172                                                                                                                                                        | 2113                                                                                                                                                        | 4027                                                                                                                                                        | 2043                                                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                                                                          | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                   | 39                                                                                                                                                          | 6                                                                                                                                                           | 52                                                                                                                                                          | 14                                                                                                                                                          | 85                                                                                                                                                          | 10                                                                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                           | 13                                                                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                                           | 12                                                                                                                                                          | 6                                                                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                                                                          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                                           | 15                                                                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                                                                           |
| 32                                                                                                                                                          | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                             | 733                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                                                                                       | 745                                                                                                                                                         | 230                                                                                                                                                         | 593                                                                                                                                                         | 258                                                                                                                                                         | 1827                                                                                                                                                        | 260                                                                                                                                                         |
| 34                                                                                                                                                          | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                             | 2,342                                                                                                                                                       | 294                                                                                                                                                         | 2,120                                                                                                                                                       | 271                                                                                                                                                         | 181                                                                                                                                                         | 416                                                                                                                                                         |
| 35                                                                                                                                                          | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                      | 132                                                                                                                                                         | 37                                                                                                                                                          | 191                                                                                                                                                         | 45                                                                                                                                                          | 8011                                                                                                                                                        | 35                                                                                                                                                          |
| 36                                                                                                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                  | 497                                                                                                                                                         | 74                                                                                                                                                          | 631                                                                                                                                                         | 105                                                                                                                                                         | 465                                                                                                                                                         | 79                                                                                                                                                          |
| Total 150,177 63,112 150,958 64,772 1,34,307 57,482 Figures for calendar year 2024 onwards based on latest eDAR (Electronic Detailed Accident Report) data. | Total 150,177 63,112 150,958 64,772 1,34,307 57,482 Figures for calendar year 2024 onwards based on latest eDAR (Electronic Detailed Accident Report) data. | Total 150,177 63,112 150,958 64,772 1,34,307 57,482 Figures for calendar year 2024 onwards based on latest eDAR (Electronic Detailed Accident Report) data. | Total 150,177 63,112 150,958 64,772 1,34,307 57,482 Figures for calendar year 2024 onwards based on latest eDAR (Electronic Detailed Accident Report) data. | Total 150,177 63,112 150,958 64,772 1,34,307 57,482 Figures for calendar year 2024 onwards based on latest eDAR (Electronic Detailed Accident Report) data. | Total 150,177 63,112 150,958 64,772 1,34,307 57,482 Figures for calendar year 2024 onwards based on latest eDAR (Electronic Detailed Accident Report) data. | Total 150,177 63,112 150,958 64,772 1,34,307 57,482 Figures for calendar year 2024 onwards based on latest eDAR (Electronic Detailed Accident Report) data. | Total 150,177 63,112 150,958 64,772 1,34,307 57,482 Figures for calendar year 2024 onwards based on latest eDAR (Electronic Detailed Accident Report) data. |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 1087 ANSWERED  ON  05.02.2026 ASKED  BY  SHRI  ESWARASAMY  K  REGARDING  EXPANSION  OF HIGHWAYS

## Details of various initiatives taken to address road safety issues: (1)        Education:

- i. Administers  a  scheme  for  setting  up  of  Institutes  of  Driving Training & Research (IDTRs), Regional Driving Training Centres (RDTCs)  and  Driving Training Centres (DTCs) at state/district level across the Country. Recently revised scheme guidelines have been issued, incorporating enhanced financial  assistance  and  streamlined  eligibility  criteria  for establishing Driving Training Institutes. Additionally, incentives  have  been  introduced  for  setting  up  Automated Testing  Stations  (ATS)  in  conjunction  with  Driving  Training Institutes (DTIs) under the Training-Testing Cluster approach.
- ii. Administers Road Safety Advocacy Scheme for raising awareness about road safety and for administering road safety programs.
- iii. Observance  of  National  Road  Safety  Month  every  year  for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
- (2)     Engineering:

## 2.1.    Road engineering:

- i. Road  Safety  Audit  (RSA)  of  all  National  Highways  (NHs)  has been made mandatory through third party auditors/ experts at all stages i.e. design, construction, operation and maintenance etc.
- ii. High priority is accorded to identification and rectification of black spots /accident spots on NHs.
- iii. Road  Safety  Officer  (RSO)  has  been  designated  at  each Regional Office of road owning agencies to look after RSA and other road safety related works.
- iv. Administers  the  electronic  Detailed  Accident  Report  (e-DAR)

Project to establish a central repository for reporting, management and analysis of road accidents data across the country.

- on improved
- v. Issued guidelines for the provision of signages Expressways and National Highways to offer visibility and intuitive guidance to the driver.
- vi. Provisions have been made in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for failure to comply with standards for the road design, construction  and  maintenance,  as  prescribed  by  the  Central Government from time to time.
- 2.2    Vehicle Engineering:

Various initiatives were undertaken to make vehicles including the following:- safer,

- i. Mandatory provision of an airbag for the passenger seated on the front seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.
- ii. Prescribed  norms  related  to  safety  measures  for  children below  four  years  of  age,  riding  or  being  carried  on  a  motor cycle. It also specifies use of a safety harness, crash helmet and restricts speed to 40 kmph.
- iii. Mandatory  provisions  for  fitment  of  following  listed  safety technologies: -

For M1 category vehicles:

- a.
- Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) for driver and co-driver.
- b.
- c.
- Manual Override for central locking system
- Over speed warning system.

For all M and N category vehicles:

- a.
- Reverse Parking Alert System
- iv. Mandated Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for certain classes of L [Motor vehicle with less than four wheels and includes a Quadricycle], M [Motor vehicles with at least four wheels used for  carrying  passengers]  and  N  [Motor  vehicles  with  at  least four  wheels  used  for  carrying  goods  which  may  also  carry persons in addition to goods, subject to conditions stipulated
- in BIS standards] categories.
- v. Mandated speed limiting  function/speed  limiting  device  in  all transport  vehicles,  except  for  two  wheelers,  three  wheelers, quadricycles, fire tenders, ambulances and police vehicles.
- vi. Published the rules  for  recognition,  regulation  and  control  of Automated  Testing  Stations,  which  define  the  procedure  for fitness testing of vehicles through automated equipment and the  procedure  for  grant  of  fitness  certificate  by  ATSs.  The rules have been further amended on 31.10.2022 and 14.03.2024.
- vii. Formulated the Vehicle Scrapping Policy based on incentives/dis-incentives  and  for  creating  an  ecosystem  to phase out old, unfit and polluting vehicles.
- viii. Formulated  a  Scheme  to  set  up  one  model  Inspection  & Certification Centre in each State/UT with Central assistance for  testing  the  fitness  of  vehicles  through  an  automated system.
- ix. Published  rules  regarding  the  Bharat  New  Car  Assessment Program (BNCAP) to introduce the concept of safety rating of passenger  cars  and  empower  consumers  to  take  informed decisions.
- x. Published rules regarding prescribed level playing field in the area of manufacturing of buses by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Bus Body Builder
- xi. Mandated  vehicles,  manufactured  on  or  after  1 st   October, 2025,  shall  be  fitted  with  an  air-conditioning  system  for  the cabin  of  vehicles  of  N2  (goods  vehicle  with  gross  vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12.0 tonnes) and  N3  (goods  vehicle  with  gross  vehicle  weight  exceeding 12.0 tonnes) category.
- xii. Published  rules  for  revision  of  standards  for  Safety  Belt, Restraint Systems and Safety Belt Reminder to provide provisions for applicability of revised standards for safety belt assemblies,  safety  belt  anchorages  and  the  installation  of Safety  Belts  and  Restraint  Systems,  in  Motor  vehicles  of category  M,  N  and  L7  w.e.f.  01 st   April,  2025.  Further,  the
- vehicles  of  category  M1,  manufactured  on  and  after  the  1 st April 2025, shall meet the requirement of safety belt reminder for all front facing rear seats as per AIS-145-2018.
- xiii. Published  rules  for  Active  safety  features  in  Medium  and Heavy  Duty vehicles, which provide for Braking  System including  Anti-lock  Braking,  Endurance  Braking  System  Test for  M2,  M3,  N1,  N2,  N3  and  Quadricycle  (effective  for  new models from 1 st  January, 2027 and for existing models from 1 st October,  2027),  and  Advanced  Driver  Assistance  Systems (ADAS) including Vehicle Stability Function (VSF), Lane Departure  Warning  System  (LDWS),  Driver  Drowsiness  and Attention  Warning  Systems,  Blind  Spot  Information  Systems and  Moving  off  Information  Systems  for  M2,  M3,  N2  and  N3 categories  of  vehicles  (effective  for  new  models  from  1 st October, 2027 and for existing models from 1 st  January, 2028).

## (3)        Enforcement:

- i. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 as stands implemented provides for strict penalties for ensuring compliance  and  enhancing  deterrence  for  violation  of  traffic rules and strict enforcement through use of technology. Traffic management and enforcement is essentially in the domain of State Governments/UT Administrations. While Central Government  formulates  rules  under  the  Motor  Vehicle  Act, 1988, the enforcement of these rules comes under the purview of State Governments/UT Administrations.
- ii. Issued  rules  for  Electronic  Monitoring  and  Enforcement  of Road  Safety.  The  rules  specify  the  detailed  provisions  for placement  of  electronic  enforcement  devices  on  high  risk  & high density corridors on National Highways, State Highways and critical junctions cities having a population of more than one million in the country and cities under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).
- iii. Government has issued guidelines for incentive to States for Implementation  of  Electronic  Enforcement  of  Road  Safety under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2025-26 (SASCI 2025-26) with allocation of ₹ 3,000
4. Crore (on first come first serve basis).
- iv. On 10 th  June, 2024, the Government has issued an advisory to all the States and Union territories on technological interventions for ensuring compliance with Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.
- (4)        Emergency Care:
- i. Revised  the  scheme  guidelines  (named  as  Rah-Veer)  for  the protection  of  Good  Samaritan,  who  in  good  faith,  voluntarily and  without  expectation  of  any  reward  or  compensation renders emergency medical or non-medical care or assistance at  the  scene  of  an  accident  to  the  victim  or  transports  such victim to the hospital. As per the scheme, the reward for RahVeer has been increased to ₹ 25,000/- from ₹ 5,000/-.
- ii. Enhanced  compensation  of  victims  of  Hit  and  Run  motor accidents  (from  ₹  12,500  to  ₹  50,000  for  grievous  hurt  and from ₹ 25,000 to ₹2,00,000 for death).
- iii. The National Highways Authority of India has made provisions for  ambulances  with  paramedical  staff/Emergency  Medical Technician/Nurse at toll plazas on the completed corridors of National Highways.
- iv. Government has  notified  the  Cashless  Treatment  of  Road Accident Victims Scheme, 2025 on 5 th  May, 2025. The detailed guidelines including process flow, stakeholder wise standard operating procedures and clearly delineated roles and responsibilities have also been notified on 4 th  June, 2025.
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