Lok Sabha Question No. 310 (STARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Road Accidents Involving Light Four Wheelers
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

**LOK SABHA**

**STARRED QUESTION NO. 310**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015**

**Road Accidents Involving Light Four Wheelers**

310. 	SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

(a) whether a study undertaken by the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP) has revealed that 65% of the victims of road accidents were in light four wheelers and if so, the reaction of the Government thereon;

(b) whether Government has put in place a mandatory recall policy for vehicles that do not meet safety standards, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the number and types of vehicles recalled by automobile manufacturers on grounds of safety/defects during each of the last three years and the current year; and

(d) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to protect the interest of passengers/drivers?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES                                       (SHRI ANANT G. GEETE)**

1. to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

**STATEMENT**

**Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 310 asked by  Smt. Supriya Sule; Sh. Dhananjay Mahadik regarding “ROAD ACCIDENTS INVOLVING LIGHT FOUR WHEELERS”**

(a)	Accident Data Analysis Center (ADAC) of NATRIP has recently initiated its in-depth accident data collection by participating in a “Pilot Project for cashless treatment of accident victims on Gurgaon-Jaipur Highway” initiated by MoRTH on NH-8. The collection and analysis of accident data in this project is a research intensive activity which requires trained manpower and collection & study of accident data all across the country to arrive at well researched and detailed conclusions. ADAC collected some accident data with limited manpower in collaboration with IIT-Delhi, in a stretch of 194kms. Due to it being a small project with limited data collected so far, it is difficult to arrive at any specific conclusion.

(b)	At present, there is no such provision mandating recall policy under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 or the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989.

(c)	Detailed statement of the number and types of vehicles recalled by Automobile Manufacturers is annexed.

(d)	The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has initiated steps for protecting the interest of passengers/drivers by adopting a holistic approach in the draft Road Transport and Safety Bill 2014.

**ANNEXURE TO LOKSABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 310 DATED 11.08.2015.**

| **Sl. No.**   | **Organization**                                 | **Announcement Date/**  **Proposed Date for Recall**   | **Target No. of Vehicles**   |    |                              |           |       |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|----|------------------------------|-----------|-------|
|               |                                                  |                                                        |                              |    |                              |           |       |
| 1             | **Ford India Pvt. Ltd.**                         | 16-Dec-14                                              | 19441                        |    |                              |           |       |
| 1             |                                                  | 16-Dec-14                                              | 2716                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 1             |                                                  | 23-Jul-12                                              | 111000                       |    |                              |           |       |
| 1             |                                                  | 23-Jul-12                                              | 17655                        |    |                              |           |       |
| 1             |                                                  | 11-Jul-13                                              | 972                          |    |                              |           |       |
| 1             |                                                  | 13-Sep-13                                              | 131922                       |    |                              |           |       |
| 1             |                                                  | 13-Sep-13                                              | 34099                        |    |                              |           |       |
| 1             |                                                  | 13-Sep-13                                              | 34099                        |    |                              |           |       |
| 1             |                                                  | 21-Nov-14                                              | 3072                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 1             |                                                  | 21-Nov-14                                              | 3072                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 1             |                                                  | 21-Nov-14                                              | 3072                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 2             | **Toyota Kirloskar Private Limited**             | 10-Oct-12                                              | 1904                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 2             |                                                  | 10-Oct-12                                              | 6782                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 2             |                                                  | 24-May-13                                              | 1077                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 2             |                                                  | 12-Nov-14                                              | 119                          |    |                              |           |       |
| 2             |                                                  | 25-Nov-14                                              | 5834                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 2             |                                                  | 2-Jul-15                                               | 36                           |    |                              |           |       |
| 3             | **Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.** | 19-Nov-12                                              | 11506                        |    |                              |           |       |
| 4             | **Hyundai Motor India Limited**                  | 24-May-14                                              | 2437                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 4             |                                                  |                                                        |                              |    |                              |           |       |
| 5             | **Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.**                   | 15-Nov-14                                              | 2341                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 5             |                                                  | 15-Nov-14                                              | 2341                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 5             |                                                  | 15-Nov-14                                              | 2341                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 5             |                                                  | 15-Nov-14                                              | 2341                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 5             |                                                  | 15-Nov-14                                              | 2341                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 5             |                                                  | 15-Nov-14                                              | 2341                         |    |                              |           |       |
| 5             |                                                  | 8-Mar-13                                               | 24695                        |    |                              |           |       |
| 5             |                                                  | 12-Feb-15                                              | 99283                        |    |                              |           |       |
| 5             |                                                  | 2-Dec-13                                               | 985                          |    |                              |           |       |
| 5             |                                                  | 7-Jul-14                                               | 23519                        | 6  | **Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.** | 27-Nov-13 | 176   |
| 6             | **Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.**                     | 27-Nov-13                                              | 176                          |    |                              |           | 416   |
| 6             |                                                  | 27-Nov-13                                              | 416                          |    |                              | 27-Nov-13 | 130   |
| 6             |                                                  | 27-Nov-13                                              | 130                          |    |                              |           | 451   |
| 6             |                                                  | 27-Nov-13                                              | 451                          |    |                              | 27-Nov-13 | 78    |
| 6             |                                                  | 27-Nov-13                                              | 78                           |    |                              |           | 228   |
| 6             |                                                  | 27-Nov-13                                              | 228                          |    |                              | 27-Nov-13 | 13    |
| 6             |                                                  | 27-Nov-13                                              | 13                           |    |                              | 15-Apr-14 | 14919 |
| 6             |                                                  | 15-Apr-14                                              | 14919                        |    |                              |           | 32318 |
| 6             |                                                  | 15-Apr-14                                              | 32318                        |    |                              | 15-Apr-14 | 11853 |
| 6             |                                                  | 15-Apr-14                                              | 11853                        |    |                              |           | 30628 |
| 6             |                                                  | 15-Apr-14                                              | 30628                        |    |                              | 15-Apr-14 | 3197  |
| 6             |                                                  | 15-Apr-14                                              | 3197                         |    |                              | 30-Sep-14 | 54858 |
| 6             |                                                  | 15-Apr-14                                              | 10396                        |    |                              |           | 1080  |
| 6             |                                                  | 30-Sep-14                                              | 54858                        |    |                              |           | 12470 |
| 6             |                                                  | 30-Sep-14                                              | 1080                         |    |                              |           | 16    |
| 6             |                                                  | 30-Sep-14                                              | 12470                        |    |                              |           | 1131  |
| 6             |                                                  | 30-Sep-14                                              | 16                           |    |                              | 10-Mar-15 | 19780 |
| 6             |                                                  | 30-Sep-14                                              | 1131                         |    |                              |           |       |
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