THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)
(a) As per information received from police department of all States/UTs the total number of cyclist/pedstrains killed under the ctegory of road user during the last two calendar years i.e. 2016 and 2017 is given at below:-
Years Cyclist killed under the category of road user Pedestrain killed under the category of road user
2016 2585 15746
2017 3559 20457
The State/UT-wise details in respect of number of cyclist/pedestrians killed under the category of road user including Gujarat, West Bengal and Maharashtra State during the last two calendar years i.e. 2016 and 2017, is Annexed.
(b) & ( c ) United Nations (UN) had promulgated the UN Decade of Action targeting to reduce road accidents by 50% by the year 2020. All member countries of the UN including India are committed to this Mission. The Government has made necessary amendment in Section 135 and Schedule VII of Companies Act as well as the provisions of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rule 2014 which inter-alia envisage that every qualifying company requires spending of at least 2% of its average net profit for the immediately preceding 3 financial years on CSR activities. These activities also include road safety.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken a number of steps to prevent road accidents and road accident fatalities as per details mentioned under: -
1) The Government has approved a National Road Safety Policy. This Policy outlines various policy measures such as promoting awareness, establishing road safety information data base, encouraging safer road infrastructure including application of intelligent transport, enforcement of safety laws etc.
2) The Government has constituted the National Road Safety Council as the apex body to take policy decisions in matters of road safety.
3) The Ministry has requested all States/UTs for setting up of State Road Safety Council and District Road Safety Committees, and to hold their meetings regularly.
4) The Ministry has constituted Group of Ministers of State Transport Minister to examine the best practices of Transport and suggest issues to improve road safety.
5) Based on the recommendation of Group of Minister, the Ministry introduced Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2017 covering entire gamut of road safety.
6) The Ministry has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on 4 ‘E’s viz. Education, Engineering (both of roads and vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care.
7) Road safety has been made an integral part of road design at planning stage.
8) Road Safety Audit of selected stretches of National Highways has been taken up.
9) The threshold for four laning of national highway has been reduced from 15,000 Passenger Car Units (PCUs) to 10,000 PCUs. About 52,000 Km of stretches of State Highways has been identified for conversion to national highways.
10) Setting up of model driving training institutes in States and refresher training to drivers of Heavy Motor Vehicle in the unorganized sector.
11) Advocacy/Publicity campaign on road safety through the electronic and print media.
12) Tightening of safety standards for vehicles like Seat Belts, anti-lock braking system etc.
13) High priority has been accorded to identification and rectification of black spots (accident prone spots) on national highways.
14) Guidelines for identification and rectification of black spots, carrying out road safety audits and preparation of road safety improvement proposals on NHs and also guidelines on implementation of road safety engineering measures on state roads under Central Road Fund (CRF) have been issued.
15) 789 black spots based on fatalities in 2011,2012,2013 and 2014 calendars years have been identified. So far 189 spots have already been rectified. Rectification measures at 256 spots have been sanctioned which are in various stages of implementation. 138 spots are on State Government roads / with other agencies. The balance 206 spots would be taken separately or would be rectified as part of ongoing projects.
16) As a measure of supplementing the efforts of States / UTs for minimizing the accident potential at the identified locations / stretches through engineering improvement on state roads, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways had taken a decision to sanction road safety works on state roads with an earmarked allocation of 10% of funds allocated to the state roads under Central Road Fund.
17) Ministry has delegated powers to Regional Officers of MORTH for technical approval to the detailed estimates for rectification of identified Road Accident black spots for expediting the rectification process to ensure safety of road users.
(d) Ministry has evolved a protocol for identification of road accident black spots on National Highways vide Office Memorandum Number RW/NH/15017/109/2015/P&M (RSCE) dated 28-10-2015.
Ministry has also issued a circular dated 04/07/2018 in which makes it mandatory to carry out road safety Audit for all the new road projects .
Short term rectification measures have been implemented on all Blackspot locations. Long term rectification measures are being taken. 222 Blackspots out of 506 are already rectified by National Highways Authority of India.
(e) Indain Road Congress (IRC-11-2015) “Recommended Practice for The Design and Layout of Cycle Track” provides a comprehensive overview to make cycle friendly infrastructure.
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