Lok Sabha Question No. 4270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL, RITI PATHAK, VASANTHI M., JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, LALLU SINGH, R. VANAROJA, RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4270

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## ROAD ACCIDENTS

4270.   SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

SHRI LALLU SINGH:

SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the road accidents are on the rise in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of people killed in road accidents caused by drivers without licences, two-wheelers without helmets, on railway crossings, in the absence of bridges and due to patholes and speed breakers during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to minimize the number of road accidents under the provision of the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 along with the details to prosecution filed in these cases?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) & (b) Yes, Madam. State/UT -wise number of persons killed in road accidents caused by Drivers driving vehicle without licence,  on railway crossings  and due to pot holes and speed breakers during the last three calendar years i.e 2013 to 2015 are at annexure-I.

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways compiles accident data in a format developed as per the Asia Pacific Road Accident Database (APRAD) project of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (UNESCAP) region.  The specific data for number of persons killed on two wheelers without helmet and deaths caused in absence of bridges are not compiled in this format.  However, State/UT wise total number of persons killed in road accidents on motorized two  wheelers during the last three calendar year i.e. 2013 to 2015 is at annexure-II

(c)    The  Motor  Vehicles  (Amendment)  Bill,  2016  has  been  introduced  in  Lok  Sabha  for consideration  and  passing.  The  amendment, inter-alia, seeks  to  achieve  the  following objectives relating to Strengthen Enforcement and Road Safety:

- 1)  Increased  penalties  for  violation  of  provisions  relating  to  the  rules  of  road regulations, other provisions of the Act by owners/drivers of motor vehicles, dealers, and bus body fabricators.  The  parents  or  guardians  of  juveniles  committing  offence under the Motor Vehicle Act are also proposed to be brought under the purview of the Act:
- 2) Recognition of driver refreshing training course as a remedial measure in case of suspension of licence.
- 3)  Strengthening  driver  training  for  grant  of  transport  licence  within  a  stipulated timeline.
- 4) Mandatory automated testing for fitness certification.
- 5) Insertion  of  legal  provision  to  recognize  Good  Samaritans  who  help  accident victims.
- 6) Empowering  the  State  Government  to  regulate  pedestrians  and  non-motorized transport.
- 7) Inclusion of recall provision for motor  vehicles and  investigation  of  noncompliance by automobile industry.

Enforcement for regulations and prosecution for violation comes within the domain of State Governments/UTs.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4270  ANSWERED  ON  11.8.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI DHANANJAY  MAHADIK,  SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI  DHANJIBHAI  VASAVA,  SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN, SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL, SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK,SHRIMATI  VASANTHI  M,  DR.  J.    AYAVARDHAN,  SHRI  RABINDRA KUMAR  JENA,  SHRI  LALLU  SINGH,  SHRIMATI  VANAROJA  R  AND  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS.

## Persons killed in road accidents caused by drivers without licence during the calendar years

| S.No   | States/UTs        | 2013   | 2014   | 2015   |
|--------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1      | 2                 | 3      | 4      | 5      |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 1226   | 719    | 954    |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 35     | 5      | 14     |
| 3      | Assam             | 3      | 4      | 0      |
| 4      | Bihar             | 345    | 229    | 145    |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 308    | 5      | 129    |
| 6      | Goa               | 2      | 3      | 4      |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 89     | 85     | 98     |
| 8      | Haryana           | 124    | 472    | 477    |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 7      | 17     | 19     |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 174    | 98     | 74     |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 646    | 194    | 71     |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 679    | 1146   | 439    |
| 13     | Kerala            | 6      | 10     | 12     |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 817    | 1414   | 263    |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 175    | 183    | 234    |
| 16     | Manipur           | 15     | 0      | 5      |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 20     | 8      | 13     |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 0      | NR     | 0      |
| 20     | Orissa            | 89     | 139    | 142    |
| 21     | Punjab            | 519    | 219    | 113    |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 140    | 113    | 160    |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      | 2      |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 893    | 200    | 636    |
| 25     | Telangana         | NA     | 668    | 125    |
| 26     | Tripura           | 0      | 0      | 7      |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 0      | 45     | 25     |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 3409   | 1511   | 1544   |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 140    | 71     | 68     |
| 30     | A & N Islands     | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 10     | NR     | NR     |
| 32     | D &NHaveli        | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 33     | Daman &Diu        | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 34     | Delhi             | 0      | NR     | 40     |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 18     | 15     | 22     |
|        | Total             | 9892   | 7573   | 5835   |

## Persons killed in railway crossings during the calendar years

| S.No   | States/UTs        | 2013                 | 2013                   | 2013   | 2014                 | 2014                   | 2014   | 2015                 | 2015                   | 2015   |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|--------|----------------------|------------------------|--------|----------------------|------------------------|--------|
| S.No   | States/UTs        | Manned rail crossing | Unmanned rail crossing | Total  | Manned rail crossing | Unmanned rail crossing | Total  | Manned rail crossing | Unmanned rail crossing | Total  |
| 1      | 2                 | 3                    | 4                      | 5      | 6                    | 7                      | 8      | 9                    | 10                     | 11     |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 834                  | 2283                   | 3117   | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 7                    | 107                    | 114    |
|        | Arunachal Pradesh | NR                   | NR                     | NR     | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 2 3    | Assam             | 7                    | 6                      | 13     | 2                    | 3                      | 5      | 14                   | 8                      | 22     |
| 4      | Bihar             | 25                   | 133                    | 158    | 72                   | 52                     | 124    | 6                    | 28                     | 34     |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 5                    | 2                      | 7      | 4                    | 2                      | 6      | 3                    | 29                     | 32     |
| 6      | Goa               | 0                    | 2                      | 2      | 0                    | 4                      | 4      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 5                    | 40                     | 45     | 25                   | 81                     | 106    | 26                   | 54                     | 80     |
| 8      | Haryana           | 58                   | 69                     | 127    | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 16                   | 9                      | 25     |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 10     | Jammu& Kashmir    | 0                    | 170                    | 170    | 0                    | 190                    | 190    | 0                    | 175                    | 175    |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 8                    | 1                      | 9      | 32                   | 11                     | 43     | 26                   | 10                     | 36     |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 69                   | 8                      | 77     | 28                   | 491                    | 519    | 5                    | 472                    | 477    |
| 13     | Kerala            | 0                    | 1                      | 1      | 0                    | 1                      | 1      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 91                   | 159                    | 250    | 60                   | 120                    | 180    | 68                   | 190                    | 258    |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 36                   | 345                    | 381    | 31                   | 413                    | 444    | 18                   | 21                     | 39     |
| 16     | Manipur           | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 20     | Orissa            | 42                   | 10                     | 52     | 41                   | 32                     | 73     | 44                   | 32                     | 76     |
| 21     | Punjab            | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 1                    | 0                      | 1      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 8                    | 141                    | 149    | 26                   | 1                      | 27     | 2                    | 58                     | 60     |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 18                   | 560                    | 578    | 8                    | 479                    | 487    | 15                   | 17                     | 32     |
| 25     | Telangana         | NA                   | NA                     | NA     | 18                   | 31                     | 49     | 52                   | 17                     | 69     |
| 26     | Tripura           | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 3                    | 0                      | 3      | 8                    | 0                      | 8      | 2                    | 0                      | 2      |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 682                  | 612                    | 1294   | 319                  | 312                    | 631    | 280                  | 276                    | 556    |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 75                   | 112                    | 187    | 40                   | 87                     | 127    | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 30     | A &NIslands       | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 32     | D &NHaveli        | 0                    | 30                     | 30     | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 33     | Daman &Diu        | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | NR                   | NR                     | NR     | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 34     | Delhi             | NR                   | NR                     | NR     | NR                   | NR                     | NR     | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      | 0                    | 0                      | 0      |
|        | Total             | 1966                 | 4684                   | 6650   | 715                  | 2310                   | 3025   | 584                  | 1503                   | 2087   |

NA : Not Available

NR : Not Reported

## Persons killed in road accidents due to pot holes during the calendar years

| S.No   | States/UTs        | 2013   |   2014 | 2015   |
|--------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1      | 2                 | 3      |      4 | 5      |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 181    |     82 | 103    |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 12     |     17 | 17     |
| 3      | Assam             | 17     |      3 | 12     |
| 4      | Bihar             | 64     |    248 | 228    |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 75     |     40 | 97     |
| 6      | Goa               | 0      |      2 | 1      |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 176    |    134 | 167    |
| 8      | Haryana           | 0      |      0 | 9      |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0      |     31 | 0      |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 11     |     15 | 14     |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 46     |     26 | 21     |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 38     |     76 | 38     |
| 13     | Kerala            | 52     |     49 | 53     |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 383    |    360 | 420    |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 145    |    124 | 812    |
| 16     | Manipur           | 15     |      0 | 4      |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 0      |      0 | 0      |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 0      |      0 | 0      |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 0      |      0 | 0      |
| 20     | Orissa            | 28     |     22 | 24     |
| 21     | Punjab            | 89     |     90 | 177    |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 121    |    105 | 108    |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 0      |      0 | 0      |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 105    |    126 | 120    |
| 25     | Telangana         | NA     |     82 | 59     |
| 26     | Tripura           | 0      |      0 | 0      |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 0      |      0 | 0      |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 760    |   1275 | 679    |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 280    |    130 | 251    |
| 30     | A &NIslands       | 0      |      0 | 0      |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 0      |      0 | NR     |
| 32     | D &NHaveli        | 0      |      0 | 0      |
| 33     | Daman &Diu        | 0      |      0 | 0      |
| 34     | Delhi             | 9      |      2 | 2      |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 0      |      0 | 0      |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 0      |      0 | 0      |
|        | Total             | 2607   |   3039 | 3416   |

NA : Not Available

NR : Not Reported

## Persons killed in road accidents due to speed breaker during the calendar years

| S.No   | States/UTs        | 2013          |   2014 | 2015   |
|--------|-------------------|---------------|--------|--------|
| 1      | 2                 | 3             |      4 | 5      |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 298           |     80 | 94     |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 8             |      5 | 7      |
| 3      | Assam             | 1             |     20 | 16     |
| 4      | Bihar             | 54            |    352 | 215    |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 61            |     45 | 125    |
| 6      | Goa               | 2             |      0 | 1      |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 137           |     68 | 187    |
| 8      | Haryana           | 0             |      0 | 35     |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0             |      0 | 0      |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 15            |     17 | 15     |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 68            |    171 | 51     |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 105           |    227 | 507    |
| 13     | Kerala            | 4             |      8 | 13     |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 145           |    140 | 156    |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 106           |    110 | 80     |
| 16     | Manipur           | 0             |      7 | 3      |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 0             |      0 | 0      |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 0             |      0 | 0      |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 0             |      0 | 0      |
| 20     | Orissa            | 97            |     91 | 175    |
| 21     | Punjab            | 78            |     73 | 75     |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 30            |      8 | 26     |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 0             |      0 | 0      |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 231           |    236 | 297    |
| 25     | Telangana         | Not available |     80 | 51     |
| 26     | Tripura           | 1             |      0 | 0      |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 18            |     35 | 19     |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 2190          |   1753 | 990    |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 470           |    103 | 265    |
| 30     | A &NIslands       | 0             |      0 | 0      |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 0             |      0 | NR     |
| 32     | D &NHaveli        | 0             |      0 | 0      |
| 33     | Daman &Diu        | 0             |      0 | 0      |
| 34     | Delhi             | 0             |      0 | 6      |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 0             |      0 | 0      |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 3             |      4 | 0      |
|        | Total             | 4122          |   3633 | 3409   |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4270  ANSWERED  ON  11.8.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI DHANANJAY  MAHADIK,  SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI  DHANJIBHAI  VASAVA,  SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN, SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL, SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK,SHRIMATI  VASANTHI  M,  DR.  J.    AYAVARDHAN,  SHRI  RABINDRA KUMAR  JENA, SHRI LALLU SINGH, SHRIMATI  VANAROJA  R  AND SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS.

## Persons killed in road accidents on two wheelers during the calendar years

| S.No   | States/UTs               | 2013          |   2014 |   2015 |
|--------|--------------------------|---------------|--------|--------|
| 1      | 2                        | 3             |      4 |      5 |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh           | 3336          |   1719 |   2532 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 28            |     23 |     28 |
| 3      | Assam                    | 531           |    537 |    540 |
| 4      | Bihar                    | 808           |    820 |   1052 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh             | 891           |   1126 |   1243 |
| 6      | Goa                      | 161           |    189 |    200 |
| 7      | Gujarat                  | 1678          |   1689 |   2150 |
| 8      | Haryana                  | 1061          |    987 |   1076 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh         | 198           |    198 |    258 |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir           | 199           |    236 |    212 |
| 11     | Jharkhand                | 391           |    718 |    895 |
| 12     | Karnataka                | 3125          |   2991 |   4353 |
| 13     | Kerala                   | 1662          |   1582 |   1668 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh           | 2661          |   2843 |   3172 |
| 15     | Maharashtra              | 4900          |   4574 |   4514 |
| 16     | Manipur                  | 37            |     33 |     31 |
| 17     | Meghalaya                | 5             |      4 |      5 |
| 18     | Mizoram                  | 14            |     19 |     16 |
| 19     | Nagaland                 | 6             |     25 |      6 |
| 20     | Odisha                   | 962           |   1052 |   1371 |
| 21     | Punjab                   | 1958          |   1950 |   1984 |
| 22     | Rajasthan                | 2547          |   2516 |   2700 |
| 23     | Sikkim                   | 4             |     10 |      6 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu               | 5446          |   5233 |   6909 |
| 25     | Telangana                | Not available |   2639 |   2196 |
| 26     | Tripura                  | 45            |     36 |     33 |
| 27     | Uttarakhand              | 267           |    246 |    347 |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh            | 4177          |   4606 |   4420 |
| 29     | West Bengal              | 1453          |   1603 |   1359 |
| 30     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 16            |      9 |      9 |
| 31     | Chandigarh               | 37            |     50 |     54 |
| 32     | D &NHaveli               | 10            |     31 |      8 |
| 33     | Daman &Diu               | 24            |      7 |     20 |
| 34     | Delhi                    | 613           |    569 |    567 |
| 35     | Lakshadweep              | 0             |      0 |      0 |
| 36     | Puducherry               | 102           |     56 |    136 |
| Total  | Total                    | 39353         |  40926 |  46070 |

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