Parliament Question: – Reasons For Increase in Road Accidents
Parliament Question: – Reasons For Increase in Road Accidents
Annexure-II
(1) Education:
(2) Engineering :
(3) Enforcement:
(4) Emergency care:
The Central Government publishes annual report on “Road Accidents in India” based on data received from States/ UTs. The report upto calendar year 2022 has been published.
As per the report for the year 2022, total number of road accidents on all category of roads in the country during the year 2021 and 2022 are as under:
Year
No. of Road accidents
2021*
4,12,432
2022
4,61,312
* – Covid affected year
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 information from Department of Transport, Government of Rajasthan, total number of road accidents reported in the State of Rajasthan in the calendar year 2022 and 2023 were 23,614 and 24,705 respectively. It indicates an increase of 4.6% in road accidents in the State in the year 2023 as compared to the year 2022.
State-wise breakup of the road accidents in the country from the years 2021 and 2022 is given at Annexure-I.
The 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. Various initiatives undertaken by the Government for Road Safety are detailed at Annexure-II.
Annexure-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2647 ANSWERED ON 18TH DECEMBER, 2024 ASKED BY SHRI NEERAJ DANGI REGARDING REASONS FOR INCREASE IN ROAD ACCIDENTS
State-wise details of road accidents for the Calendar year 2021 and 2022
S. No.
States/UTs
2021
2022
1
Andhra Pradesh
21,556
21,249
2
Arunachal Pradesh
283
227
3
Assam
7,411
7,023
4
Bihar
9,553
10,801
5
Chhattisgarh
12,375
13,279
6
Goa
2,849
3,011
7
Gujarat
15,186
15,751
8
Haryana
9,933
10,429
9
Himachal Pradesh
2,404
2,597
10
Jharkhand
4,728
5,175
11
Karnataka
34,647
39,762
12
Kerala
33,296
43,910
13
Madhya Pradesh
48,877
54,432
14
Maharashtra
29,477
33,383
15
Manipur
366
508
16
Meghalaya
245
246
17
Mizoram
69
133
18
Nagaland
746
489
19
Odisha
10,983
11,663
20
Punjab
5,871
6,138
21
Rajasthan
20,951
23,614
22
Sikkim
155
211
23
Tamil Nadu
55,682
64,105
24
Telangana
21,315
21,619
25
Tripura
479
575
26
Uttarakhand
1,405
1,674
27
Uttar Pradesh
37,729
41,746
28
West Bengal
11,937
13,686
29
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
115
141
30
Chandigarh
208
237
31
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
140
196
32
Delhi
4,720
5,652
33
Jammu & Kashmir
5,452
6,092
34
Ladakh
236
374
35
Lakshadweep
4
3
36
Puducherry
1,049
1,181
Total
4,12,432
4,61,312
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2647 ANSWERED ON 18TH DECEMBER, 2024 ASKED BY SHRI NEERAJ DANGI REGARDING REASONS FOR INCREASE IN ROAD ACCIDENTS.
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:-
This information was given by the The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
- 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.