(a) whether there is any provision to pay compensation to road
accident victims;
(b) if so, the number of victims provided compensation during the
last three years and the current year, State-wise alongwith the number
of accidents occurred and persons killed in these accidents during the
same period, State-wise; and
(c) the number of such cases wherein compensation has not been
provided to victims during the said period alongwith the reasons
therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS
(DR. TUSHAR A. CHAUDHARY)
(a) to (c) Road accident victims are eligible to get compensation
under various provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Section 165
of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, provides that a State Government may,
by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute one or more Motor
Accidents Claims Tribunals for such area as may be specified in the
notification for the purpose of adjudicating upon claims for
compensation in respect of accidents involving the death of, or bodily
injury to, persons arising out of the use of motor vehicles, or damages
to any property of a third party so arising, or both. Hence, the working
of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals comes under the purview of State
Government/UT Administration concerned. The details regarding number of
accidents and compensation provided is not centrally maintained and is,
therefore, not available with the Ministry.