Lok Sabha Question No. 838 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Road Accidents & Fatalities in Telangana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

## be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  the  road  accidents  and  the  related  fatalities  have increased in Telangana during the last five years, if so, the details thereof; (b)    the data on road accidents and deaths from 2019 to 2024 in Telangana  along  with  the  details of  the  highways  and  the hotspots  with  the  highest  incidence  of  accidents  and  related deaths, year-wise; (c)    whether the Government has identified the structural errors, blind  spots  and  high-risk  zones  in  accident-prone  areas  of  the State, if so, the details thereof, year-wise and the steps taken and the funds utilised to mitigate these challenges; and (d)    the financial and medical assistance available to the person and their family in case of road accident injury or death and the total  funds  transferred  to  the  kin  of  those  who  died  in  road
- accidents during the last five years in Telangana?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (c)         As  per  the  data  received  from  police  department  of Telangana State, total number of road accident and fatalities according to 'Road Category' (National Highways, State Highways and Others) in the state of Telangana is during the period  2019 to 2024 is given in the table below : -

|                                                         | Accidents Fatalities                               |
|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Year National Highways State Highways Other Roads Total | National Highways State Highways Other Roads Total |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 838 ANSWERED ON 4 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## ROAD ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES IN TELANGANA

838. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

|   2019 |   7352 |   2501 | 11717 21570   |   2491 |   902 |   3571 |   6964 |
|--------|--------|--------|---------------|--------|-------|--------|--------|
|   2020 |   6820 |   1992 | 10360 19172   |   2620 |   759 |   3503 |   6882 |
|   2021 |   7214 |   2192 | 11909 21315   |   2735 |   864 |   3958 |   7557 |
|   2022 |   7505 |   2183 | 11931 21619   |   3010 |   820 |   3729 |   7559 |
|   2023 |   8103 |   1860 | 12940 22903   |   3058 |   717 |   3885 |   7660 |
|   2024 |   8599 |   2028 | 15359 25986   |   3066 |   686 |   4197 |   7949 |

- As per the data available, under 2019-21 black spot series, 214 number of  blackspots  have  been  newly  identified,  while  403  number  are repeated blackspots in the state of Telangana. Road  Safety  is  an  integral  and  indispensable  component  of  every National Highways Project. Road Safety initiatives on National Highways  commence  with  the  inception  of  Detailed  Project  Report (DPR) as road safety audit of all National Highways projects has been made  mandatory  at  all  stages  i.e.  design,  construction,  operation  & maintenance  through  third  party  auditors/experts.  As  per  available data,  funds  allocated  to  be  spent  for  comprehensive  road  safety aspects varies from 2.21 % to 15 % of total cost of the development projects depending upon structures involved for construction of National Highways. (d)      As  per  Section  161  of  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  the  Central Government provides compensation in respect of the death of persons resulting from hit and run motor accidents. Accordingly, the Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022 has been notified by the Government vide G.S.R. 163(E) dated the 25th February, 2022. Under this scheme, a fixed sum of Rupees Two Lakh is provided to legal representatives of the deceased in case of the death of  an  accident victim due to hit and run motor accident. The scheme guidelines also has provisions for providing compensation of an amount of Rs. 50000/- in case of grievous injury. As per section 162 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Government has formulated a scheme to provide cashless treatment to the victims of road accidents caused by the use of motor vehicles. The key features of the scheme are summarised as under: i. Victims are entitled to cashless treatment upto Rs. 1.5 lakh per victim per accident for a maximum period of 7 days from date of accident. in empaneled
- ii. To be implemented by National Health Authority (NHA) coordination with State Governments (Police, hospitals, State Health Agency (SHA)) etc.
- iii. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) packages for trauma and polytrauma care have been co-opted. iv. Claims raised by hospitals for providing treatment to be reimbursed from the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund. 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. Further, the Government  has  constituted  the  Motor Vehicle Accident Fund as per the mandate of section 164B of Motor Vehicles Act,  1988,  which  is  to  be  utilised,  inter  alia,  for  treatment  of  the persons injured in the road accidents in accordance with the scheme framed under section  162  of  the  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988.  The  Fund includes  contributions  pooled  from  general  insurance  companies  as well as budgetary grant by the Government. As per information received from General Insurance Council (GIC), the Hit  &  Run  Motor Compensation claims from Telangana were received

from 2024-25 onwards, details of which are as under : -

| No. of claims        | 01.04.2024 to 31.03.2025   | 01.04.2024 to 31.03.2025   | 01.04.2024 to 31.03.2025   | 01.04.2025 to 30.11.2025   | 01.04.2025 to 30.11.2025   | 01.04.2025 to 30.11.2025   |
|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                      | Death                      | Grievous Hurt              | Total                      | Death                      | Grievous Hurt              | Total                      |
| Submitted            | 36                         | 9                          | 45                         | 154                        | 48                         | 202                        |
| Paid                 | 8                          | 2                          | 10                         | 44                         | 19                         | 63                         |
| Amount Paid (in Rs.) | 16 Lakhs                   | 1 Lakh                     | 17 Lakhs                   | 88 Lakhs                   | 9.5 Lakhs                  | 97.5 Lakhs                 |

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