Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
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Road Accidents and Safety Measures

Posted On: 07 AUG 2024 1:08PM by PIB Delhi

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

  • Includes data of Daman & Diu for the Year 2020 to 2022.
  • $ Includes data of Ladakh for the Year 2018 to 2020.

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

  • Includes data of Daman & Diu for the Year 2020 to 2022.
  • $ Includes data of Ladakh for the Year 2018 to 2020.

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

  • Includes data of Daman & Diu for the Year 2020 to 2022.
  • $ Includes data of Ladakh for the Year 2018 to 2020.

Annexure-IV

Details of various initiatives taken by the Ministry to address the issue of Road Safety: -

  1. Education:
  1. Ministry administers Road Safety Advocacy Scheme to provide financial assistance to various agencies for raising awareness about road safety and for administering road safety programs.
  2. Observance of National Road Safety Month/Week every year for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
  3. Ministry 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.

 

  1. Engineering :

2.1 Road engineering:

      1. Road Safety Audit (RSA) of all National Highways (NHs) has been made mandatory through third party auditors/ experts at all stages i.e. design, construction, operation and maintenance etc.
      2. High priority is accorded to identification and rectification of black spots /accident spots on NHs.
      3. Road Safety Officer (RSO) has been designated at each Regional Office of road owning agencies under the Ministry to look after RSA and other road safety related works. RSO of each RO has been mandated to submit road worthiness certificate of National Highway under their jurisdiction biannually.
      4. Ministry administers the electronic Detailed Accident Report (e-DAR) Project to establish a central repository for reporting, management and analysis of road accidents data across the Country.
      5. Ministry has issued guidelines for the provision of signages on Expressways and National Highways to offer improved visibility and intuitive guidance to the drivers.
      6. Provisions have been made in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for failure to comply with standards for the road design, construction and maintenance, as prescribed by the Central Government from time to time.

 

    1. Vehicle engineering:

Ministry has taken various initiatives to make vehicles safer, including the following:-

      1. Mandatory provision of an airbag for the passenger seated on the front seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.
      2. Prescribed norms related to safety measures for children below four years of age, riding or being carried on a motor cycle. It also specifies use of a safety harness, crash helmet and restricts speed to 40kmph.
      3. Mandatory provisions for fitment of following listed safety technologies: -

 

For M1 category vehicles:

  • Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) for driver and co-driver.
  • Manual Override for central locking system
  • Over speed warning system.

For all M and N category vehicles:

  • Reverse Parking Alert System
      1. Mandated Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for certain classes of L [Motor vehicle with less than four wheels and includes a Quadricycle], M [Motor vehicles with at least four wheels used for carrying passengers] and N [Motor vehicles with at least four wheels used for carrying goods which may also carry persons in addition to goods, subject to conditions stipulated in BIS standards] categories.
      2. Mandated speed limiting function/speed limiting device in all transport vehicles, except for two wheelers, three wheelers, quadricycles, fire tenders, ambulances and police vehicles.
      3. Published the rules for recognition, regulation and control of Automated Testing Stations, which define the procedure for fitness testing of vehicles through automated equipment and the procedure for grant of fitness certificate by ATSs. The rules have been further amended on 31.10.2022 and 14.03.2024.
      4. Formulated the Vehicle Scrapping Policy based on incentives/dis-incentives and for creating an ecosystem to phase out old, unfit and polluting vehicles.
      5. A Scheme to set up one model Inspection & Certification Centre in each State/UT with Central assistance for testing the fitness of vehicles through an automated system.
      6. Published rules regarding the Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP) to introduce the concept of safety rating of passenger cars and empower consumers to take informed decisions.
      7. Published rules regarding prescribed level playing field in the area of manufacturing of buses by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Bus Body Builders.
      8. Mandated vehicles, manufactured on or after 1st October, 2025, shall be fitted with an air-conditioning system for the cabin of vehicles of N2 (goods vehicle with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12.0 tonnes) and N3 (goods vehicle with gross vehicle weight exceeding 12.0 tonnes) category.
  1. Enforcement:
    1. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 as stands implemented provides for strict penalties for ensuring compliance and enhancing deterrence for violation of traffic rules and strict enforcement through use of technology.
    2. Ministry has issued rules for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety. The rules specify the detailed provisions for placement of electronic enforcement devices on high risk & high density corridors on National Highways, State Highways and critical junctions in Million plus cities in India and cities under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).
    3. Ministry on 10th June, 2024 has issued an advisory to all the States and Union territories on technological interventions for ensuring compliance with Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.
  2. Emergency care:
    1. Ministry has for the protection of Good Samaritan, who in good faith, voluntarily and without expectation of any reward or compensation renders emergency medical or non-medical care or assistance at the scene of an accident to the victim or transports such victim to the hospital.
    2. Ministry has enhanced compensation of victims of Hit and Run motor accidents (from Rs. 12,500 to Rs. 50,000 for grievous hurt and from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 2,00,000 for death).
    3. The National Highways Authority of India has made provisions for ambulances with paramedical staff/Emergency Medical Technician/Nurse at toll plazas on the completed corridor of National Highways.
    4. Ministry along with National Health Authority (NHA), has implemented a pilot program for providing cashless treatment to victims of road accidents in Chandigarh and Assam.

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.

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