Lok Sabha Question No. 1991 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Khalilur Rahaman

## be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  recorded  the  number  of  road accidents in the country during the last five years and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b)    the initiatives taken by the Government to curb rash driving and mitigate the possibility of accidents; and
- (c)   the  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  civilian  help  in the case of road accidents and mitigate undue harassment subjected to them on helping the injured?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)   As  per  data  received  from  Police  Departments  of  States/Union Territories, details of road accidents on all categories of roads in the country for the years 2020 to 2024 is annexed as per Annexure - I.
- (b)  The  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  is  the  principal  instrument  through which  road  transport  is  regulated  in  the  country.  The  Motor  Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2019 focuses on road safety and includes, inter-alia, revision  in  penalties  for  traffic  violations,  enhanced  penalties  for juvenile  driving,  computerisation/automation  of  vehicle  fitness  and

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1991 ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## ROAD ACCIDENTS

1991. SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

driving  tests,  recall  of  defective  vehicles,  streamlining  the  third  party insurance,etc.  The  Amendment  has  strengthened  the  Law  to  improve the road safety scenario and reduce loss of lives.

In exercise of powers conferred under sub-section (1) of section 112 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Central Government fixes the maximum speed in respect of the class of motor vehicles on different category of roads.

Sub-section (1) of Section 183 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, states that 'whoever drives or causes any person who is employed by him or subjects  someone  under  his  control  to  drive  a  motor  vehicle  in contravention  of  the  speed  limits  referred  to  in  section  112  shall  be punishable in the following manner: -

- (i)   where  such  motor  vehicle  is  a  light  motor  vehicle  with  fine which shall not be less than one thousand rupees but may extend to two thousand rupees;
- (ii)   where  such  motor  vehicle  is  a  medium  goods  vehicle  or  a medium  passenger vehicle or a heavy goods vehicle or a heavy passenger  vehicle  with  fine  which  shall  not  be  less  than  two thousand rupees, but may extend to four thousand rupees; and
- (iii)   for  the  second  or  any  subsequent  offence  under  this  subsection the driving licence of such driver shall be impounded as per the provisions of the sub section (4) of section 206.

Detailed  guidelines  are  contained  in  IRC:99-2018  for  traffic  calming measures,  in  which  various  traffic  measures  such  as  rumble  strip, Speed Bumps, Speed Table/Raised Pedestrian Crossing etc. are provided  on  National  Highways  and  adjoining  road  meeting  with  a National Highway.

Government  has  formulated  a  multi-pronged  strategy  to  address  the issue of road safety based on 4E's i.e. Education, Engineering (both of roads  and  vehicles),  Enforcement  and  Emergency  Care.  Accordingly, various  initiatives  have  been  taken  for  road  safety  in  the  country  as detailed at Annexure - II.

(c)     The  Motor  Vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019  enacted  in  August, 2019,  Section  134A  provides  for  protection  of  Good  Samaritans  i.e.  a person, 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.

In  exercise  of  the  powers  conferred  by  section  134A  of  the  Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the Central Government has also notified rules for legal protection of the Good Samaritans as Rule 168 - Rights of Good Samaritan  and  Rule  169  -  Examination  of  Good  Samaritan  under  the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 vide GSR 594(E) dated 29.09.2020. These rules provides protection  to Good  Samaritans from harassment on  the  actions  taken  by  them  to  save  the  life  of  the  road  accident victims. Further, the objective of the Scheme is to motivate the general public to help the road accident victims in emergency  situations (i.e. conditions  which  involve  major  surgery  or  minimum  three  days  of hospitalization  or  Brain  injuries  or  Spinal  cord  injuries),  inspire  and motivate  others  to  save  innocent  lives.  The  revised  guidelines  of  the scheme has been issued on 21.04.2025, which provides for a reward of Rs. 25000/- and a certificate of appreciation per incident to each Good Samaritan (re-named as Rah-Veer), subject to maximum 5 awards to an individual  in  a  year.  The  scheme  is  implemented  through  States  and UTs.

Annexure - I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1991  ANSWERED  ON  11TH  DECEMBER, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI  KHALILUR  RAHAMAN  REGARDING  ROAD ACCIDENTS.

| State-wise number of Road Accidents in India from 2020 to 2024   | State-wise number of Road Accidents in India from 2020 to 2024   | State-wise number of Road Accidents in India from 2020 to 2024   | State-wise number of Road Accidents in India from 2020 to 2024   | State-wise number of Road Accidents in India from 2020 to 2024   | State-wise number of Road Accidents in India from 2020 to 2024   | State-wise number of Road Accidents in India from 2020 to 2024   |
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| S. No.                                                           | States/UTs                                                       | 2020                                                             | 2021                                                             | 2022                                                             | 2023                                                             | 2024                                                             |
| 1                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                   | 19,509                                                           | 21,556                                                           | 21,249                                                           | 19,949                                                           | 19557                                                            |
| 2                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                | 134                                                              | 283                                                              | 227                                                              | 287                                                              | 277                                                              |
| 3                                                                | Assam                                                            | 6,595                                                            | 7,411                                                            | 7,023                                                            | 7,421                                                            | 7848                                                             |
| 4                                                                | Bihar                                                            | 8,639                                                            | 9,553                                                            | 10,801                                                           | 11,014                                                           | 11610                                                            |
| 5                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                     | 11,656                                                           | 12,375                                                           | 13,279                                                           | 13,468                                                           | 14857                                                            |
| 6                                                                | Goa                                                              | 2,375                                                            | 2,849                                                            | 3,011                                                            | 2,846                                                            | 2682                                                             |
| 7                                                                | Gujarat                                                          | 13,398                                                           | 15,186                                                           | 15,751                                                           | 16,349                                                           | 15588                                                            |
| 8                                                                | Haryana                                                          | 9,431                                                            | 9,933                                                            | 10,429                                                           | 10,463                                                           | 9806                                                             |
| 9                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                 | 2,239                                                            | 2,404                                                            | 2,597                                                            | 2,253                                                            | 2156                                                             |
| 10                                                               | Jharkhand                                                        | 4,405                                                            | 4,728                                                            | 5,175                                                            | 5,315                                                            | 5196                                                             |
| 11                                                               | Karnataka                                                        | 34,178                                                           | 34,647                                                           | 39,762                                                           | 43,440                                                           | 43062                                                            |
| 12                                                               | Kerala                                                           | 27,877                                                           | 33,296                                                           | 43,910                                                           | 48,091                                                           | 48834                                                            |
| 13                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                   | 45,266                                                           | 48,877                                                           | 54,432                                                           | 55,327                                                           | 56669                                                            |
| 14                                                               | Maharashtra                                                      | 24,971                                                           | 29,477                                                           | 33,383                                                           | 35,243                                                           | 36118                                                            |
| 15                                                               | Manipur                                                          | 432                                                              | 366                                                              | 508                                                              | 398                                                              | 299                                                              |
| 16                                                               | Meghalaya                                                        | 214                                                              | 245                                                              | 246                                                              | 223                                                              | 269                                                              |
| 17                                                               | Mizoram                                                          | 53                                                               | 69                                                               | 133                                                              | 106                                                              | 118                                                              |
| 18                                                               | Nagaland                                                         | 500                                                              | 746                                                              | 489                                                              | 303                                                              | 129                                                              |
| 19                                                               | Odisha                                                           | 9,817                                                            | 10,983                                                           | 11,663                                                           | 11,992                                                           | 12375                                                            |
| 20                                                               | Punjab                                                           | 5,203                                                            | 5,871                                                            | 6,138                                                            | 6,269                                                            | 6063                                                             |
| 21                                                               | Rajasthan                                                        | 19,114                                                           | 20,951                                                           | 23,614                                                           | 24,694                                                           | 24838                                                            |
| 22                                                               | Sikkim                                                           | 138                                                              | 155                                                              | 211                                                              | 182                                                              | 149                                                              |
| 23                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                       | 49,844                                                           | 55,682                                                           | 64,105                                                           | 67,213                                                           | 67526                                                            |
| 24                                                               | Telangana                                                        | 19,172                                                           | 21,315                                                           | 21,619                                                           | 22,903                                                           | 25986                                                            |
| 25                                                               | Tripura                                                          | 466                                                              | 479                                                              | 575                                                              | 577                                                              | 578                                                              |
| 26                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                      | 1,041                                                            | 1,405                                                            | 1,674                                                            | 1,691                                                            | 1747                                                             |
| 27                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                    | 34,243                                                           | 37,729                                                           | 41,746                                                           | 44,534                                                           | 46052                                                            |
| 28                                                               | West Bengal                                                      | 10,863                                                           | 11,937                                                           | 13,686                                                           | 13,79513,700                                                     |                                                                  |
| 29                                                               | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                        | 141                                                              | 115                                                              | 141                                                              | 143                                                              | 135                                                              |
| 30                                                               | Chandigarh                                                       | 159                                                              | 208                                                              | 237                                                              | 182                                                              | 169                                                              |
| 31                                                               | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu                             | 100                                                              | 140                                                              | 196                                                              | 182                                                              | 152                                                              |
| 32                                                               | Delhi                                                            | 4,178                                                            | 4,720                                                            | 5,652                                                            | 5,834                                                            | 5657                                                             |
| 33                                                               | J & K                                                            | 4,860                                                            | 5,452                                                            | 6,092                                                            | 6,298                                                            | 5808                                                             |
| 34                                                               | Ladakh                                                           | NA                                                               | 236                                                              | 374                                                              | 289                                                              | 264                                                              |

| 35                                                                                                                                                                                     | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| 36                                                                                                                                                                                     | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                             | 969                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1,049                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,181                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,308                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1431                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Total (All India)                                                                                                                                                                      | Total (All India)                                                                                                                                                                      | 3,72,181                                                                                                                                                                               | 4,12,432                                                                                                                                                                               | 4,61,312                                                                                                                                                                               | 4,80,583                                                                                                                                                                               | 4,87,705                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Note: 1. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal for and Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2020. 2. Data of west Bengal for the Year 2024 is taken from eDAR Portal as on 08.12.2025. | Note: 1. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal for and Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2020. 2. Data of west Bengal for the Year 2024 is taken from eDAR Portal as on 08.12.2025. | Note: 1. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal for and Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2020. 2. Data of west Bengal for the Year 2024 is taken from eDAR Portal as on 08.12.2025. | Note: 1. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal for and Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2020. 2. Data of west Bengal for the Year 2024 is taken from eDAR Portal as on 08.12.2025. | Note: 1. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal for and Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2020. 2. Data of west Bengal for the Year 2024 is taken from eDAR Portal as on 08.12.2025. | Note: 1. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal for and Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2020. 2. Data of west Bengal for the Year 2024 is taken from eDAR Portal as on 08.12.2025. | Note: 1. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal for and Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2020. 2. Data of west Bengal for the Year 2024 is taken from eDAR Portal as on 08.12.2025. |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1991  ANSWERED  ON  11TH  DECEMBER, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI  KHALILUR  RAHAMAN  REGARDING  ROAD

ACCIDENTS.

Details  of  various  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  in  Ministry  of Road Transport and Highways for road safety : -

- (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 :
6. 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 under the Ministry 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.
- v.      Issued  guidelines  for  the  provision  of  signages  on  Expressways and National Highways  to offer improved visibility and intuitive guidance to the drivers.
- 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.
13. 2.2    Vehicle engineering:

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

- 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 40kmph.
- 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. Manual Override for central locking system
3. c.
4. 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/disincentives  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 Builders.
- xi.   Mandated  vehicles,  manufactured  on  or  after  1st  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.  01st  April,  2025. Further, the vehicles of category M1, manufactured on and after the 1st 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  for  M2,  M3,  N1,  N2,  N3  and Quadricycle (effective for new models from 1st January, 2027 and for existing models from 1st 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  1st  October,  2027  and  for  existing models from 1st 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 202526  (SASCI  2025-26)  with  allocation  of  Rs.  3,000  Crore  (on  first  come first serve basis).
- iv.     On 10th 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  Rah-Veer  has  been  increased  to  Rs.  25,000/from Rs. 5,000/-.
- ii.           Enhanced  compensation  of  victims  of  Hit  and  Run  motor accidents (from Rs. 12,500 to Rs. 50,000 for grievous hurt and from Rs. 25,000 to Rs.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  in  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  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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