THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) to (c) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had launched three pilot project for cashless treatment facility of road accident victims on following stretches of National Highways:-
(i) Gurgaon - Jaipur stretch of National Highway (NH) No.8. (Implemented July 2013 to May 2016)
(ii) Vadodara – Mumbai stretch of NH No. 8 (Implemented during September 2014 to March 2016)
(iii) Ranchi – Rargaon – Mahulia stretch of NH No. 33. (Implemented during September 2014 to March 2016)
The pilot project envisages transport of accident victims from the accident scene to hospital and wherever required, from one hospital to another for treatment at a public or private hospital for the first 48 hours or Rs. 30,000/-, whichever is earlier so that lives of accident victims by providing prompt and appropriate medical care during ''Golden Hour" may be saved. During pilot projects, 13888 no. of victims were provided cashless treatment.
(d) Based on data furnished by the Police Departments of States and UTs, the total number of road accidents, persons killed and persons injured in road accidents for the last three years are as under: -
Years Total Number of Road Accidents (in numbers) Total Number of Persons Killed (in numbers) Total Number of Persons Injured (in numbers)
2016 4,80,652 1,50,785 4,94,624
2017 4,64,910 1,47,913 4,70,975
2018 4,67,044 1,51,417 4,69,418
The total number of road accidents, persons killed and persons injured in road accidents for the last three years are at Annexure – I to III.
(e) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken a number of steps for reduction in road accidents as per details mentioned under:-
(i) Government has launched a mobile app for highway users i.e. “Sukhad Yatra 1033” which enables highways users to report potholes and other safety hazards on National Highways including accidents.
(ii) Rectification of identified Black spots.
(iii) Road Safety Audits are being carried out at all stages of development of the highway i.e. design / construction / operation stages.
(iv) Facilities such as Foot Over bridges & under passes are being provided wherever required for safe crossing of pedestrians and other road users.
(v) Road Safety Week is observed every calendar year for spreading awareness about safer behavior of road users on National Highways.
(vi) 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.
(vii) The Ministry has constituted Group of Ministers of State Transport Ministers to examine the best practices of Transport and suggest issues to improve road safety. Based on the recommendation of Group of Ministers, the Ministry introduced and Motor Vehicle (Amendment) act, 2019 was passed by Parliament which includes entire gamut of road safety.
(viii) 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.
(ix) Road safety has been made an integral part of road design at planning stage.
(x) 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.
(xi) Setting up of model driving training institutes in States and refresher training to drivers of Heavy Motor Vehicle in the unorganized sector.
(xii) Advocacy/Publicity campaign on road safety through the electronic and print media.
(xiii) Tightening of safety standards for vehicles like Seat Belts, anti-lock braking system etc.
(xiv) High priority has been accorded to identification and rectification of black spots (accident prone spots) on national highways.
(xv) 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.
(xvi) Ministry had issued guidelines vide O.M. dated 14.1.2016 for taking up of Road Safety Audits on National Highways either as part of EPC/BOT projects or as stand-alone Road Safety Audits.
(xvii) Guidelines for pedestrian facilities on National Highways for persons with disabilities have also been issued to all States / UTs.
(xviii) A Certification Course for Road Safety Auditors has been commenced in Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE) and 42 Auditors are certified.
(xix) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has constituted a District Road Safety Committee in each district of the country to promote awareness amongst road users under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from the district.
(xx) Free Eye Check-up Camp and distribution of eye glasses is conducted for truck/bus drivers operating on NH.
(xxi) Capacity building through training of NHAI field staff/Concessionaires/Contractors/Consultants engaged in NHAI project works throughout India.
(xxii) Facilities such as Foot Over bridges & underpasses are being provided wherever required, for safe crossing of pedestrians and other road users.
(xxiii) Removal of Liquor Shops as per directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court vide circular of F. No. RW/NH-33044/309/2016/S&R dated 06-04-2017 and 01-06-2017.
Annexure-I
Annexure to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 841 for answer on 21st November, 2019 asked by SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: regarding CASHLESS TREATMENT FACILITY FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS ON NHS.
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Total Number of Road Accidents on All Roads: 2016 to 2018.
Sl. No. States/UTs State/UT-Wise Total Number of Road Accidents
2016 2017 2018
1 Andhra Pradesh 24888 25727 24475
2 Arunachal Pradesh 249 241 277
3 Assam 7435 7170 8248
4 Bihar 8222 8855 9600
5 Chhattisgarh 13580 13563 13864
6 Goa 4304 3917 3709
7 Gujarat 21859 19081 18769
8 Haryana 11234 11258 11238
9 Himachal Pradesh 3168 3114 3110
10 Jammu & Kashmir 5501 5624 5978
11 Jharkhand 4932 5198 5394
12 Karnataka 44403 42542 41707
13 Kerala 39420 38470 40181
14 Madhya Pradesh 53972 53399 51397
15 Maharashtra 39878 35853 35717
16 Manipur 538 578 601
17 Meghalaya 620 675 399
18 Mizoram 83 68 53
19 Nagaland 75 531 430
20 Odisha 10532 10855 11262
21 Punjab 6952 6273 6428
22 Rajasthan 23066 22112 21743
23 Sikkim 210 196 180
24 Tamil Nadu 71431 65562 63920
25 Telangana 22811 22484 22230
26 Tripura 557 503 552
27 Uttarakhand 1591 1603 1468
28 Uttar Pradesh 35612 38783 42568
29 West Bengal 13580 11631 12705
30 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 238 189 254
31 Chandigarh 428 342 316
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 70 67 80
33 Daman & Diu 71 79 76
34 Delhi 7375 6673 6515
35 Lakshadweep 1 1 3
36 Puducherry 1766 1693 1597
Total 480652 464910 467044
Annexure-II
Annexure to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 841 for answer on 21st November, 2019 asked by SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: regarding CASHLESS TREATMENT FACILITY FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS ON NHS.
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Number of accidents and Persons Killed in Road Accidents in India during the calendar years : 2016 to 2018
Sl. No. States/UTs
2016 2017 2018
1. Andhra Pradesh 8541 8060 7556
2. Arunachal Pradesh 149 110 175
3. Assam 2572 2783 2966
4. Bihar 4901 5554 6729
5. Chhattisgarh 3908 4136 4592
6. Goa 336 328 262
7. Gujarat 8136 7289 7996
8. Haryana 5024 5120 5118
9. Himachal Pradesh 1271 1203 1208
10. Jammu & Kashmir 958 926 984
11. Jharkhand 3027 3256 3542
12. Karnataka 11133 10609 10990
13. Kerala 4287 4131 4303
14. Madhya Pradesh 9646 10177 10706
15. Maharashtra 12935 12264 13261
16. Manipur 81 136 134
17. Meghalaya 150 182 182
18. Mizoram 70 60 45
19. Nagaland 46 41 39
20. Odisha 4463 4790 5315
21. Punjab 5077 4463 4740
22. Rajasthan 10465 10444 10320
23. Sikkim 85 78 85
24. Tamil Nadu 17218 16157 12216
25. Telangana 7219 6596 6603
26. Tripura 173 161 213
27. Uttarakhand 962 942 1047
28. Uttar Pradesh 19320 20124 22256
29. West Bengal 6544 5769 5711
30. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 17 21 19
31. Chandigarh 151 107 98
32. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 46 43 54
33. Daman & Diu 38 36 35
34. Delhi 1591 1584 1690
35. Lakshadweep 1 0 1
36. Puducherry 244 233 226
Total 150785 147913 151417
Annexure-III
Annexure to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 841 for answer on 21st November, 2019 asked by SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: regarding CASHLESS TREATMENT FACILITY FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS ON NHS.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Number of Persons Injured in Road Accidents in India: 2016 to 2018
S.No State/UTs 2016 2017 2018
1 Andhra Pradesh 30051 27475 23456
2 Arunachal Pradesh 391 316 323
3 Assam 6127 6163 7375
4 Bihar 5651 6014 6679
5 Chhattisgarh 12955 12550 12715
6 Goa 2026 1922 1549
7 Gujarat 19949 16802 17467
8 Haryana 10531 10339 10020
9 Himachal Pradesh 5764 5452 5551
10 Jammu & Kashmir 7692 7419 7845
11 Jharkhand 3793 3918 3975
12 Karnataka 54556 52961 51562
13 Kerala 44108 42671 45458
14 Madhya Pradesh 57873 57532 54662
15 Maharashtra 35884 32128 31365
16 Manipur 955 1027 1042
17 Meghalaya 354 354 205
18 Mizoram 68 55 80
19 Nagaland 120 375 335
20 Odisha 11312 11198 11794
21 Punjab 4351 4218 3384
22 Rajasthan 24103 22071 21547
23 Sikkim 263 479 370
24 Tamil Nadu 82163 74571 74537
25 Telangana 24217 23990 23613
26 Tripura 853 718 741
27 Uttarakhand 1735 1631 1571
28 Uttar Pradesh 25096 27494 29664
29 West Bengal 11859 10091 11997
30 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 323 263 260
31 Chandigarh 329 302 300
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 130 60 66
33 Daman & Diu 102 70 94
34 Delhi 7154 6604 6086
35 Lakshadweep 0 1 3
36 Puducherry 1786 1741 1727
Total 494624 470975
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