STEPS TAKEN TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY

2024-12-11 Information

Note:

(1) Education:

(2) Engineering :

(3) Enforcement:

(4) Emergency care:

As per the report published by Government on Road Accidents in India, 2022, based on data received from States/UTs, total number of road accident fatalities in all categories of roads in the country from calendar year 2018 to 2022 is given in the table below:-

Year

Road Accident Fatalities

2018

1,57,593

2019

1,58,984

2020*

1,38,383

2021*

1,53,972

2022

1,68,491

* – Covid affected years

State-wise details of total number of road accident fatalities on all roads in the country from calendar year 2018 to 2022 are detailed at Annexure-I.

As per the study of World Bank on road crashes and injuries published in 2021, India accounts for 11 percent of all crash related deaths with 1 percent of world’s vehicles.

As per the data received from States/UTs, road accidents occur due to multiple causes such as over speeding, use of mobile phone, drunken driving/consumption of alcohol and drug, driving on wrong side/ lane indiscipline, jumping red light, non-use of safety devices such as helmets and seat belts, vehicular condition, weather condition, road condition etc. As per the Report for the year 2022, out of total number of road accidents around 78% were caused due to drivers’ fault. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 enacted by the Parliament provides for strict penalties for ensuring

strict compliance and enhancing deterrence for violation of traffic rules and strict enforcement through use of technology. A total of 23.92 crore number of e-challans amounting to Rs.36703.96 crore have been issued in the country for violation of traffic rules during the period from 25 September, 2020 to till 7th December, 2024.

The Government has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on 4Es’ i.e. Education, Engineering (both of roads and vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care. Various initiatives undertaken are detailed at Annexure – II.

Central Government in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is mandated with the task of constructing and maintaining National Highways in the Country while the State/UT Governments are responsible for State Highways and other roads. Road Safety is an integral and indispensable component of every National Highways Project. Road Safety initiatives commence with the inception of Detailed Project report 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.

Besides, the Government also implements schemes for creation of awareness among road users, financial assistance for setting up of Model Driving Training Institutes/Centres and Model Inspection & Certification Centres in States/U.T.s, improving and Strengthening of Public Transport System etc. These schemes are Central Sector Schemes. The details of funds released by under these schemes during last four years are at Annexure-III.

Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1855 ANSWERED ON 11^TH DECEMBER, 2024 ASKED BY SHRI MUKUL BALKRISHNA WASNIK REGARDING STEPS TAKEN TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY.

State-wise details of Road Accident Fatalities for the Calendar Year 2018-2022

S. No.

States/UTs

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Andhra Pradesh

7,556

7,984

7,039

8,186

8,293

Arunachal Pradesh

175

127

157

148

Assam

2,966

3,208

2,629

3,036

2,994

Bihar

6,729

7,205

6,699

7,660

8,898

Chhattisgarh

4,592

5,003

4,606

5,371

5,834

Goa

262

297

223

226

271

Gujarat

7,996

7,390

6,170

7,452

7,618

Haryana

5,118

5,057

4,507

4,706

4,915

Himachal Pradesh

1,208

1,146

893

1,052

1,032

Jharkhand

3,542

3,801

3,044

3,513

3,898

Karnataka

10,990

10,958

9,760

10,038

11,702

Kerala

4,303

4,440

2,979

3,429

4,317

Madhya Pradesh

10,706

11,249

11,141

12,057

13,427

Maharashtra

13,261

12,788

11,569

13,528

15,224

Manipur

134

156

127

110

127

Meghalaya

182

179

144

187

162

Mizoram

113

Nagaland

Odisha

5,315

5,333

4,738

5,081

5,467

Punjab

4,740

4,525

3,898

4,589

4,756

Rajasthan

10,320

10,563

9,250

10,043

11,104

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

18,392

18,129

14,527

15,384

17,884

Telangana

6,603

6,964

6,882

7,557

7,559

Tripura

213

239

192

194

241

Uttarakhand

1,047

867

674

820

1,042

Uttar Pradesh

22,256

22,655

19,149

21,227

22,595

West Bengal

5,711

5,767

5,128

5,800

6,002

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Chandigarh

104

Dadra & Nagar Haveli *

Daman & Diu

Delhi

1,690

1,463

1,196

1,239

1,461

Jammu & Kashmir $

984

996

728

774

805

Ladakh

Lakshadweep

Puducherry

226

147

145

140

181

Total (all India)

1,57,593

1,58,984

1,38,383

1,53,972

1,68,491

* Includes data of Daman & Diu for the Year 2020 to 2022.

$ Includes data of Ladakh for the Year 2018 to 2020.

Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1855 ANSWERED ON 11^TH DECEMBER, 2024 ASKED BY SHRI MUKUL BALKRISHNA WASNIK REGARDING STEPS TAKEN TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY.

Details of various initiatives undertaken by the Government in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways to address the issue of Road Safety: –

2.1. Road engineering:

2.2 Vehicle engineering:

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

For M1 category vehicles:

Annexure-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1855 ANSWERED ON 11^TH DECEMBER, 2024 ASKED BY SHRI MUKUL BALKRISHNA WASNIK REGARDING STEPS TAKEN TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY.

The details of funds released by the Central Government during the last four Financial Years are as under:-

Amount (Rs. in Crores)

Sl. No

Scheme

BE FY 2020-

Expendit ure in

2020- 21

BE FY 2021-

Expendi ture in

FY 2021-

BE FY 2022-

Expen diture in

FY 2022-

FY 2023

– 24

Expe nditu re in

FY 2023-

Road Safety publicity measu res and awareness campaign s, NHARSS, refresher Train ing of Drivers in Unorganise d Sector and Human Resour ce Development, etc.

171.00

65.94

109.00

41.48

189.

68.67

138.

86.33

Inspection and Certification Centres (Revenue)

29.

16.

29.

14.

33.

14.

24.

17.

Improving and Strengthenin g of Public Transport Syste m

89.

30.

103.00

10.80

15.

00*

30.

50.

38.

*Rs.40.00 crore at RE Stage

This information was given by the The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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Administers Road Safety Advocacy Scheme to provide financial assistance to various agencies for raising awareness about road safety and for administering road safety programs.
Observance of National Road Safety Month/Week every year for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
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.

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