Road Safety Programme

The road safety programme, including the component of loan from World Bank, is not yet finalized. Year-wise details regarding the road accident fatality rate (expressed in terms of road accident fatality per 10,000 vehicles) in the country during the last five years are given in the table below: –

36143801857. provisions relating to payment of compensation to victims of road accidents and their families have been given in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 under section 161 (Special provisions as to compensation in case of hit and run motor accident) and section 164 (Payment of compensation in case of death or grievous hurt). Ministry vide notification dated 25^th February, 2022 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). Further, Ministry has issued notification dated 25 Feb 2022 mandating the procedure for detailed investigation of road accidents, the Detailed Accident Report (DAR) and its reporting, along with timelines for different stakeholders, for faster settlements of claims by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT). Claims are filed at Motor Accident Claims Tribunals at State Level. No centralized details with respect to compensation cases paid/ denied/ pending for compensation is available with the Ministry.

Further, the number of claims paid during the last five years and the current year along with the amount disbursed as compensation to the accident victims of the hit-and-run cases are as follows:

As per the data received from police department of all States/UTs, the total number of road accidents and fatalities on National Highways (including expressways) in the country during the year 2018 to 2021 is given in the table below : –

State/UT wise, information on total number of road accidents and fatalities on National Highways (including expressways) in the country during the year 2018 to 2021 is annexed as per Annexure.

As per yearly analysis of road accident data, based on the FIR data received from various 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, fault of driver / cyclist/ pedestrian etc.

Annexure

ANNEXURE REGARDING ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMME.

State/UT – wise information on total number of road accidents on national highways in the country during the years 2018 to 2021.

State/UT – wise information on total number of fatalities on national highways in the country during the years 2018 to 2021.

This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

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