Lok Sabha Question No. 899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, DUSHYANT SINGH, JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, POONAM  MAHAJAN, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, NEELAM SONKER, RAGHAV LAKHANPAL, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 899

ANSWERED ON 21 ST   JULY, 2016

## ROAD  ACCIDENTS

## 899.   SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the annual economic loss suffered by the country due to road accidents is three percent of the GDP, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  number  of  road  accidents  in  the  country  have  increased  in  2015  when compared to those in 2014, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the primary reasons behind such a huge number of accidents;
- (d) the details of the steps taken by the Government to prevent the rise of these numbers; and
- (e) whether the majority of the accidents is confined to a lesser number of States, if so, the details thereof and the specific/additional steps taken to check them in those States?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)    The  Working  Group  on  Road  Accidents,  Injury  Prevention  and  Control  set  up  by Planning Commission had estimated the cost of road accidents on all roads in India at about 3% of GDP in 1999-2000.

(b),(d) &(e) The total number of road accidents has increased by 2.5 per cent  from 4,89,400 in  2014 to 5,01,423 in  2015. The total number of persons killed in road accidents has also increased by 4.6 per cent from 1,39,671  in 2014 to 1,46,133  in 2015. 86.7 % of total number of road accidents is accounted by 13 states.  State-UT wise details is annexed.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken a number of steps to improve safety on the roads:

- i. The Government has approved a National Road Safety Policy.  This Policy outlines various  policy  measures  such  as  promoting  awareness,  establishing  road  safety information data base, encouraging safer road infrastructure including application of intelligent transport, enforcement of safety laws etc.
- ii. The Government has constituted the National Road Safety Council as the apex body to take policy decisions in matters of road safety.
- iii. The Ministry has requested all States/UTs for setting up of State Road Safety Council and District Road Safety Committees, and to hold their meetings regularly.
- iv. The  Ministry  has  formulated  a  multi-pronged  strategy  to  address  the  issue  of  road safety  based  on  4  'E's  viz.  Education,  Engineering  (both  of  roads  and  vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care. Based on this, a draft action plan has been shared with the states.
- v. Road safety has been made an integral part of road design at the planning stage.
- vi. Road Safety Audit of selected stretches of National Highways has been taken up.
- vii. High  priority  has  been  accorded  to  identification  and  rectification  of  black  spots (accident prone spots) on national highways. Around 700 such black spots have been identified for improvement.
- viii. The  threshold  for  four  laning  of  national  highway  has  been  reduced  from  15,000 Passenger Car Units (PCUs) to 10,000 PCUs. About 52,000 Km of stretches of State Highways has been identified for conversion to national highways.
- ix. Setting  up  of  model  driving  training  institutes  in  States  and  refresher  training  to drivers of Heavy Motor Vehicle in the unorganized sector.
- x. Advocacy/Publicity campaign on road safety through the electronic and print media.
- xi. Tightening of safety standards for vehicles like Seat Belts, Power-steering, anti-lock braking system etc.
- xii. Providing  cranes  and  ambulances  to  various  State  Governments  under  the  National Highway Accident Relief Service  Scheme  for  development  on  National  Highways. National Highways Authority of India also provides ambulances at a distance of 50 Km. on each of its completed stretches of National Highways under its Operation & Maintenance contracts.
- xiii. Launch of pilot projects for providing cashless treatment of road accident victims on Gurgaon  -  Jaipur,  Vadodara  -  Mumbai  stretch  of  National  Highways  No.  8  and Ranchi - Rargaon - Mahulia stretch of National Highway No. 33.
14. (c) The details of causes of Road Accidents during the calendar year 2015 are given in the following table:

|         | Table: Causes of Road Accident on All Roads: 2015   | Table: Causes of Road Accident on All Roads: 2015   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No. | Causes of road accidents                            | Total number of Road Accidents                      |
| 1       | Fault of Driver                                     | 386481                                              |
| 2       | Fault of Cyclist                                    | 3695                                                |
| 3       | Fault of Driver of other vehicles                   | 24431                                               |
| 4       | Fault of Pedestrian                                 | 7509                                                |
| 5       | Defect in Condition of Motor Vehicle                | 11601                                               |
| 6       | Defect in Road Condition                            | 7314                                                |
| 7       | Weather Condition                                   | 5781                                                |
| 8       | Fault of Passenger                                  | 6668                                                |
| 9       | Poor light                                          | 5456                                                |
| 10      | Falling of boulders                                 | 1087                                                |
| 11      | Neglect of civic bodies                             | 1076                                                |
| 12      | Stray animals                                       | 1534                                                |
| 13      | Other causes/ Causes not known                      | 38790                                               |
|         | Total                                               | 501423                                              |

ANNEX REFERRED TO  IN  REPY  TO  PARTS  (b),(d)  &(e)  OF  LOK  SABHA    UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 899 ASNWERED ON 21.7.2016 ASKED BY SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS, SHRI DUSHYANT  SINGH,  SHRI  JITENDRA  CHAUDHURY,  SHRI  R.  DHRUVA  NARAYANA, SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN,SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA,SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO,SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER, SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL AND  SHRI  SIVKUMAR  UDASI REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS.

| State/UT - wise details of Total Number of Road Accidents &Persons killed in India for the calendar year 2015   | State/UT - wise details of Total Number of Road Accidents &Persons killed in India for the calendar year 2015   | State/UT - wise details of Total Number of Road Accidents &Persons killed in India for the calendar year 2015   | State/UT - wise details of Total Number of Road Accidents &Persons killed in India for the calendar year 2015   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                         | States/UTs                                                                                                      | Total number of road accidents                                                                                  | Total number of persons killed                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                  | 24258                                                                                                           | 8297                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 284                                                                                                             | 127                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                               | Assam                                                                                                           | 6959                                                                                                            | 2397                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                                           | 9555                                                                                                            | 5421                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                    | 14446                                                                                                           | 4082                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                               | Goa                                                                                                             | 4338                                                                                                            | 311                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                                         | 23183                                                                                                           | 8119                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                                         | 11174                                                                                                           | 4879                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 3010                                                                                                            | 1096                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                              | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                  | 5836                                                                                                            | 917                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                                       | 5162                                                                                                            | 2893                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                       | 44011                                                                                                           | 10856                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                              | Kerala                                                                                                          | 39014                                                                                                           | 4196                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                  | 54947                                                                                                           | 9314                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                                     | 63805                                                                                                           | 13212                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                                         | 671                                                                                                             | 139                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                                       | 606                                                                                                             | 183                                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                                         | 70                                                                                                              | 72                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                                                        | 54                                                                                                              | 30                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                          | 10542                                                                                                           | 4303                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                              | Punjab                                                                                                          | 6702                                                                                                            | 4893                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                                       | 24072                                                                                                           | 10510                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                                                          | 219                                                                                                             | 70                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                      | 69059                                                                                                           | 15642                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                                       | 21252                                                                                                           | 7110                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                              | Tripura                                                                                                         | 647                                                                                                             | 158                                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                                                                     | 1523                                                                                                            | 913                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                   | 32385                                                                                                           | 17666                                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                                                     | 13208                                                                                                           | 6234                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                              | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                                                        | 258                                                                                                             | 23                                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                                              | Chandigarh                                                                                                      | 416                                                                                                             | 129                                                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                                              | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                             | 69                                                                                                              | 42                                                                                                              |
| 33                                                                                                              | Daman &Diu                                                                                                      | 70                                                                                                              | 42                                                                                                              |
| 34                                                                                                              | Delhi                                                                                                           | 8085                                                                                                            | 1622                                                                                                            |
| 35                                                                                                              | Lakshadweep                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               |
| 36                                                                                                              | Puducherry                                                                                                      | 1530                                                                                                            | 235                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                           | 501423                                                                                                          | 146133                                                                                                          |