Road Accidents and Safety Measures
Road Accidents and Safety Measures
The ministry publishes “Road Accidents in India” annually based on data received from Police Departments of States/ UTs. As per the report, the total number of road accidents, fatalities and persons injured in the country from calendar year 2018 to 2022 is given in the table below : –
Year
Total No. of Road Accidents
Total No. of Fatalities
Total No. of Persons Injured
2018
4,70,403
1,57,593
4,64,715
2019
4,56,959
1,58,984
4,49,360
2020
3,72,181
1,38,383
3,46,747
2021
4,12,432
1,53,972
3,84,448
2022
4,61,312
1,68,491
4,43,366
State-wise details of total number of road accidents, fatalities and persons injured in the country from calendar year 2018 to 2022 are annexed as per Annexure – I, Annexure – II and Annexure – III respectively.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is mandated with the task of constructing and maintaining National Highways and National Expressways in the country. Based on the data received from Police Department of States/ UTs, total number of road accidents and fatalities on National Highways (including Expressways) in the country for the calendar year 2022 is given below: –
Category
All Roads
National Highways (Including Expressways)
% Share of National Highways (including Expressways)
No. of Road Accidents
4,61,312
1,51,997
32.94
No. of Fatalities
1,68,491
61,038
36.22
Ministry has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on Education, Engineering (both of roads and vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care. Accordingly, various initiatives have been taken by the Ministry for road safety as detailed at Annexure-IV.
Annexure-I
State-wise details of Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2018-2022
S. No.
States/UTs
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
1
Andhra Pradesh
24,475
21,992
19,509
21,556
21,249
2
Arunachal Pradesh
277
237
134
283
227
3
Assam
8,248
8,350
6,595
7,411
7,023
4
Bihar
9,600
10,007
8,639
9,553
10,801
5
Chhattisgarh
13,864
13,899
11,656
12,375
13,279
6
Goa
3,709
3,440
2,375
2,849
3,011
7
Gujarat
18,769
17,046
13,398
15,186
15,751
8
Haryana
11,238
10,944
9,431
9,933
10,429
9
Himachal Pradesh
3,110
2,873
2,239
2,404
2,597
10
Jharkhand
5,394
5,217
4,405
4,728
5,175
11
Karnataka
41,707
40,658
34,178
34,647
39,762
12
Kerala
40,181
41,111
27,877
33,296
43,910
13
Madhya Pradesh
51,397
50,669
45,266
48,877
54,432
14
Maharashtra
35,717
32,925
24,971
29,477
33,383
15
Manipur
601
672
432
366
508
16
Meghalaya
399
482
214
245
246
17
Mizoram
53
62
53
69
133
18
Nagaland
430
358
500
746
489
19
Odisha
11,262
11,064
9,817
10,983
11,663
20
Punjab
6,428
6,348
5,203
5,871
6,138
21
Rajasthan
21,743
23,480
19,114
20,951
23,614
22
Sikkim
180
162
138
155
211
23
Tamil Nadu
67,279
62,685
49,844
55,682
64,105
24
Telangana
22,230
21,570
19,172
21,315
21,619
25
Tripura
552
655
466
479
575
26
Uttarakhand
1,468
1,352
1,041
1,405
1,674
27
Uttar Pradesh
42,568
42,572
34,243
37,729
41,746
28
West Bengal
12,705
12,658
10,863
11,937
13,686
29
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
254
230
141
115
141
30
Chandigarh
316
305
159
208
237
31
Dadra & Nagar Haveli *
80
68
100
140
196
32
Daman & Diu
76
69
33
Delhi
6,515
5,610
4,178
4,720
5,652
34
Jammu & Kashmir $
5,978
5,796
4,860
5,452
6,092
35
Ladakh
236
374
36
Lakshadweep
3
1
1
4
3
37
Puducherry
1,597
1,392
969
1,049
1,181
Total (All India)
4,70,403
4,56,959
3,72,181
4,12,432
4,61,312
Annexure-II
State-wise details of fatalities due to Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2018-2022
S. No.
States/UTs
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
1
Andhra Pradesh
7,556
7,984
7,039
8,186
8,293
2
Arunachal Pradesh
175
127
73
157
148
3
Assam
2,966
3,208
2,629
3,036
2,994
4
Bihar
6,729
7,205
6,699
7,660
8,898
5
Chhattisgarh
4,592
5,003
4,606
5,371
5,834
6
Goa
262
297
223
226
271
7
Gujarat
7,996
7,390
6,170
7,452
7,618
8
Haryana
5,118
5,057
4,507
4,706
4,915
9
Himachal Pradesh
1,208
1,146
893
1,052
1,032
10
Jharkhand
3,542
3,801
3,044
3,513
3,898
11
Karnataka
10,990
10,958
9,760
10,038
11,702
12
Kerala
4,303
4,440
2,979
3,429
4,317
13
Madhya Pradesh
10,706
11,249
11,141
12,057
13,427
14
Maharashtra
13,261
12,788
11,569
13,528
15,224
15
Manipur
134
156
127
110
127
16
Meghalaya
182
179
144
187
162
17
Mizoram
45
48
42
56
113
18
Nagaland
39
26
53
55
73
19
Odisha
5,315
5,333
4,738
5,081
5,467
20
Punjab
4,740
4,525
3,898
4,589
4,756
21
Rajasthan
10,320
10,563
9,250
10,043
11,104
22
Sikkim
85
73
47
56
92
23
Tamil Nadu
18,392
18,129
14,527
15,384
17,884
24
Telangana
6,603
6,964
6,882
7,557
7,559
25
Tripura
213
239
192
194
241
26
Uttarakhand
1,047
867
674
820
1,042
27
Uttar Pradesh
22,256
22,655
19,149
21,227
22,595
28
West Bengal
5,711
5,767
5,128
5,800
6,002
29
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
19
20
14
20
19
30
Chandigarh
98
104
53
96
83
31
Dadra & Nagar Haveli *
54
49
64
76
90
32
Daman & Diu
35
28
33
Delhi
1,690
1,463
1,196
1,239
1,461
34
Jammu & Kashmir $
984
996
728
774
805
35
Ladakh
56
62
36
Lakshadweep
1
0
0
1
2
37
Puducherry
226
147
145
140
181
Total (all India)
1,57,593
1,58,984
1,38,383
1,53,972
1,68,491
Annexure-III
State-wise details of Injuries due to Road Accidents for the Calendar Year 2018-2022
S. No.
State
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
1
Andhra Pradesh
23456
24619
19675
21040
21340
2
Arunachal Pradesh
323
309
185
347
186
3
Assam
7375
7473
5269
5763
5637
4
Bihar
6679
7206
7016
7946
7068
5
Chhattisgarh
12715
13090
10505
10683
11695
6
Goa
1549
1448
880
843
1091
7
Gujarat
17467
16258
12002
13690
15089
8
Haryana
10020
9362
7659
8121
8519
9
Himachal Pradesh
5551
4904
3223
3454
4063
10
Jharkhand
3975
3818
3295
3227
3747
11
Karnataka
51562
50447
39492
40754
48154
12
Kerala
45458
46055
30510
36775
49307
13
Madhya Pradesh
54662
52816
46456
48956
55168
14
Maharashtra
31365
28628
19914
23071
27239
15
Manipur
1042
1055
663
504
817
16
Meghalaya
205
222
220
263
310
17
Mizoram
80
56
68
65
107
18
Nagaland
335
246
286
380
291
19
Odisha
11794
11177
8822
9782
10302
20
Punjab
3384
3812
2904
3072
3324
21
Rajasthan
21547
22979
16769
19344
22293
22
Sikkim
370
318
218
244
354
23
Tamil Nadu
69834
63132
47618
55996
67703
24
Telangana
23613
21999
18661
20107
20209
25
Tripura
741
816
470
547
541
26
Uttarakhand
1571
1457
854
1091
1613
27
Uttar Pradesh
29664
28932
22410
24897
28541
28
West Bengal
11997
11761
9715
10454
12843
29
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
260
207
145
97
136
30
Chandigarh
300
275
148
172
203
31
Dadra & Nagar Haveli *
66
105
119
171
273
32
Daman & Diu
94
74
33
Delhi
6086
5152
3662
4273
5201
34
Jammu & Kashmir $
7845
7532
5894
6972
8372
35
Ladakh
242
346
36
Lakshadweep
3
1
1
6
2
37
Puducherry
1727
1619
1019
1099
1282
Total
4,64,715
4,49,360
3,46,747
3,84,448
4,43,366
Annexure-IV
Details of various initiatives taken by the Ministry to address the issue of Road Safety: –
2.1 Road engineering:
Ministry has taken various initiatives to make vehicles safer, including the following:-
For M1 category vehicles:
For all M and N category vehicles:
This information was given by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
- Education: