This is an answer provided on February 5th, 2026, by the Minister of Road Transport and Highways (Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari) to Unstarred Question No. 964 in Lok Sabha, addressing accident-prone areas on National Highways and Expressways. In response to questions from Shri Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy, the Minister stated that the government identifies blackspots based on accident reports from State Governments, focusing on areas with significant accidents resulting in fatalities and grievous injuries. The government has developed an electronic Detailed Accident Report (eDAR), previously known as iRAD (Integrated Road Accident Database), which serves as a central repository for road accident data management and analysis across the country. This system allows authorities to identify accident-prone locations through analytics, implement preventive measures, monitor actions taken, and efficiently process road accident claims.
Key Entities Referenced
Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD): Central repository for reporting, management, and analysis of road accident data across the country, now referred to as eDAR
National Highways: Roads under the purview of the Ministry, where accident prone areas are being identified
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: Primary governmental body addressing issues related to road transport and highways
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-964
ANSWERED ON- 05TH FEBRUARY, 2026
ACCIDENTS PRONE AREAS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND
EXPRESSWAYS
964. SHRI RAMASAHAYAM RAGHURAM REDDY:
Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) the steps taken by the Government to identify accident-prone
areas on National Highways and expressways;
(b) whether the Government has planned any specific measures to
upgrade the monitoring system on highways; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) to (c) The blackspots on National Highways & Expressways are
identified by the Government based on the accident reports
received from the concerned State Governments, meeting the
criteria of occurrence of certain number of accidents involving
fatalities and grievous injuries. An electronic Detailed Accident
Report (eDAR) (erstwhile iRAD – Integrated Road Accident
Database) has been developed, a central repository for reporting,
management and analysis of road accidents data across the
country. This enables authorities to identify accident-prone
locations through analytics, implement preventive measures,
monitor the actions taken, and ensure efficient processing of road
accident claims.
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