Parliament Question: Electronic monitoring devices installed on NHs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 4284 ANSWERED ON – 01/04/2026 ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICES INSTALLED ON NHs

4284. DR. KANIMOZHI NVN SOMU:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of National Highways (NHs) that have electronic monitoring devices installed and their locations, NH-wise;

(b) whether Government is aware that electronic monitoring on most National Highways is inadequate, leaving large stretches unmonitored, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the policies and strategies of Government to reduce accidents on National Highways, given the inadequate electronic monitoring and high accident rates;

(d) whether Government maintains data on accidents, deaths and injuries on National Highways; and

(e) if so, the total number of accidents, deaths and injuries on National Highways during the last five years, NH-wise? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) The Government envisages deployment of Advanced Traffic Management Systems

(ATMS) with the objective of improving road safety and reducing accidents on National Highways

(NHs). ATMS has provisions for various electronic enforcement devices, including AI-based Video Incident Detection and Enforcement Systems (VIDES), Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras, Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) cameras and surveillance cameras, for surveillance of the National Highway (NH) stretches, which help in speedy identification of incidents (including traffic violations) on the highway stretches and effectively monitor the highways, thereby improving incident response time and road safety.Earlier, the ATMS facilities have been implemented as part of individual NHs Projects as the cost towards ATMS was inbuilt in the civil works of highway construction. ATMS in over 19,000 km of NH length was installed as part of this, the State / Union Territory (UT) – wise details of which are at Annexure-I.

The Government has now taken up Region-wise implementation of ATMS for National roll out in all Four lane and above NHs in phased manner to have an all-integrated development of traffic management rather than project level implementation. As part of Region-wise implementation of ATMS, Government has approved installation in 531 km length and process has been initiated for approval in another 6,000 km.

(c) Government has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on Education, Engineering (both of roads and vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care.

Details of various initiatives taken to address road safety issues are at Annexure-II.

In order to reduce the fatality of accident victims, Government has notified “Prime Minister - Road Accident Victims’ Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment (PM-RAHAT) Scheme” for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims as per the legal mandate under Section 162 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Comprehensive guidelines detailing the process flow, roles and responsibilities of respective stakeholders, and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for its implementation have been issued. The scheme has been launched nation-wide on 13.02.2026 after onboarding States/UTs on the digital platform except the State of West Bengal.

(d) and (e) State / UT – wise details of the number of accidents, fatalities and injuries reported on NHs during the calendar year 2020 to 2024 are at Annexures-III, IV and V respectively.ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4284 ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026 ASKED BY DR.

KANIMOZHI NVN SOMU REGARDING ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICES INSTALLED ON NHS State / Union Territory (UT) – wise details of NHs with installed ATMS facilities: - S. No. State / UT NH Length with ATMS (km) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1,278 2 Bihar 581 3 Chandigarh 1,921 4 Chhattisgarh 222 5 Delhi 96 6 Gujarat 1,428 7 Haryana 544 8 Himachal Pradesh 79 9 Jammu & Kashmir 33 10 Jharkhand 159 11 Karnataka 1,190 12 Madhya Pradesh 1,670 13 Maharashtra 1,489 14 Odisha 473 15 Rajasthan 2,791 16 Tamil Nadu 1,188 17 Telangana 831 18 Uttar Pradesh 2,639 19 Uttarakhand 335 20 West Bengal 273ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4284 ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026 ASKED BY DR. KANIMOZHI NVN SOMU REGARDING ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICES INSTALLED ON NHS

Details of various initiatives taken to address road safety issues: -

(1) Education: i. Administers a scheme for setting up of Institutes of Driving Training & Research

(IDTRs), Regional Driving Training Centres (RDTCs) and Driving Training Centres

(DTCs) at state/district level across the Country. Recently revised scheme guidelines have been issued, incorporating enhanced financial assistance and streamlined eligibility criteria for establishing Driving Training Institutes. Additionally, incentives have been introduced for setting up Automated Testing Stations (ATS) in conjunction with Driving Training Institutes (DTIs) under the Training-Testing Cluster approach.

ii. Administers Road Safety Advocacy Scheme for raising awareness about road safety and for administering road safety programs. iii. Observance of National Road Safety Month every year for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.

(2) Engineering:

2.1. Road Engineering: i. Road Safety Audit (RSA) of all National Highways (NHs) has been made mandatory through third party auditors/ experts at all stages i.e. design, construction, operation and maintenance etc.

ii. High priority is accorded to identification and rectification of black spots /accident spots on NHs. iii. Road Safety Officer (RSO) has been designated at each Regional Office of road owning agencies to look after RSA and other road safety related works.

iv. Administers the electronic Detailed Accident Report (e-DAR) Project to establish a central repository for reporting, management and analysis of road accidents data across the Country. v. Issued guidelines for the provision of signages on Expressways and National Highways to offer improved visibility and intuitive guidance to the drivers.

vi. Provisions have been made in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for failure to comply with standards for the road design, construction and maintenance, as prescribed by the Central Government from time to time.

2.2 Vehicle Engineering:

Various initiatives were undertaken to make vehicles safer, including the following:- i. Mandatory provision of an airbag for the passenger seated on the front seat of a vehicle, next to the driver. ii. Prescribed norms related to safety measures for children below four years of age, riding or being carried on a motor cycle. It also specifies use of a safety harness, crash helmet and restricts speed to 40kmph.

iii. Mandatory provisions for fitment of following listed safety technologies: - For M1 category vehicles: a. Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) for driver and co-driver.b. Manual Override for central locking system c. Over speed warning system.

For all M and N category vehicles: a. Reverse Parking Alert System iv. Mandated Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for certain classes of L [Motor vehicle with less than four wheels and includes a Quadricycle], M [Motor vehicles with at least four wheels used for carrying passengers] and N [Motor vehicles with at least four wheels used for carrying goods which may also carry persons in addition to goods, subject to conditions stipulated in BIS standards] categories.

v. Mandated speed limiting function/speed limiting device in all transport vehicles, except for two wheelers, three wheelers, quadricycles, fire tenders, ambulances and police vehicles. vi. Published the rules for recognition, regulation and control of Automated Testing Stations, which define the procedure for fitness testing of vehicles through automated equipment and the procedure for grant of fitness certificate by ATSs. The rules have been further amended on 31.10.2022 and 14.03.2024.

vii. Formulated the Vehicle Scrapping Policy based on incentives/dis-incentives and for creating an ecosystem to phase out old, unfit and polluting vehicles. viii. Formulated a Scheme to set up one model Inspection & Certification Centre in each State/UT with Central assistance for testing the fitness of vehicles through an automated system.

ix. Published rules regarding the Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP) to introduce the concept of safety rating of passenger cars and empower consumers to take informed decisions. x. Published rules regarding prescribed level playing field in the area of manufacturing of buses by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Bus Body Builders.

xi. Mandated vehicles, manufactured on or after 1st October, 2025, shall be fitted with an air-conditioning system for the cabin of vehicles of N2 (goods vehicle with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12.0 tonnes) and N3 (goods vehicle with gross vehicle weight exceeding 12.0 tonnes) category.

xii. Published rules for revision of standards for Safety Belt, Restraint Systems and Safety Belt Reminder to provide provisions for applicability of revised standards for safety belt assemblies, safety belt anchorages and the installation of Safety Belts and Restraint Systems, in Motor vehicles of category M, N and L7 w.e.f. 01st April, 2025. Further, the vehicles of category M1, manufactured on and after the 1st April 2025, shall meet the requirement of safety belt reminder for all front facing rear seats as per AIS-145-

2018. xiii. Published rules for Active safety features in Medium and Heavy Duty vehicles, which provide for Braking System including Anti-lock Braking, Endurance Braking System Test for M2, M3, N1, N2, N3 and Quadricycle (effective for new models from 1st January, 2027 and for existing models from 1st October, 2027), and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) including Vehicle Stability Function (VSF), LaneDeparture Warning System (LDWS), Driver Drowsiness and Attention Warning Systems, Blind Spot Information Systems and Moving off Information Systems for M2, M3, N2 and N3 categories of vehicles (effective for new models from 1st October, 2027 and for existing models from 1st January, 2028).

(3) Enforcement: i. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 as stands implemented provides for strict penalties for ensuring compliance and enhancing deterrence for violation of traffic rules and strict enforcement through use of technology. Traffic management and enforcement is essentially in the domain of State Governments/UT Administrations. While Central Government formulates rules under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, the enforcement of these rules comes under the purview of State Governments/UT Administrations.

ii. Issued rules for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety. The rules specify the detailed provisions for placement of electronic enforcement devices on high risk & high density corridors on National Highways, State Highways and critical junctions cities having a population of more than one million in the country and cities under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).

iii. Government has issued guidelines for incentive to States for Implementation of Electronic Enforcement of Road Safety under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2025-26 (SASCI 2025-26) with allocation of ₹ 3,000 Crore (on first come first serve basis).

iv. On 10th June, 2024, the Government has issued an advisory to all the States and Union territories on technological interventions for ensuring compliance with Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.

(4) Emergency Care: i. Revised the scheme guidelines (named as Rah-Veer) for the protection of Good Samaritan, who in good faith, voluntarily and without expectation of any reward or compensation renders emergency medical or non-medical care or assistance at the scene of an accident to the victim or transports such victim to the hospital. As per the scheme, the reward for Rah-Veer has been increased to ₹ 25,000/- from ₹ 5,000/-.

ii. Enhanced compensation of victims of Hit and Run motor accidents (from ₹ 12,500 to ₹ 50,000 for grievous hurt and from ₹ 25,000 to ₹ 2,00,000 for death). iii. The National Highways Authority of India has made provisions for ambulances with paramedical staff/Emergency Medical Technician/Nurse at toll plazas on the completed corridors of National Highways.

iv. Government has notified the Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims Scheme, 2025 on 5th May, 2025. The detailed guidelines including process flow, stakeholder wise standard operating procedures and clearly delineated roles and responsibilities have also been notified on 4th June, 2025.ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) AND (e) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4284 ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026 ASKED BY DR.

KANIMOZHI NVN SOMU REGARDING ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICES INSTALLED ON NHS State / UT – wise details of the number of accidents reported on NHs during the calendar year 2020 to 2024: - Sl. No. State/UT 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1 Andhra Pradesh 7,167 8,241 8,650 8,276 8,258 2 Arunachal Pradesh 67 147 131 156 145 3 Assam 2,963 3,408 3,244 3,427 3,766 4 Bihar 4,101 4,349 4,601 4,925 4,681 5 Chhattisgarh 3,463 3,610 4,115 4,144 4,156 6 Goa 787 1,116 1,259 1,125 920 7 Gujarat 3,234 3,406 3,536 3,607 3,519 8 Haryana 3,039 3,174 3,727 3,642 3,844 9 Himachal Pradesh 1,045 1,179 1,258 1,074 1,018 10 Jharkhand 1,772 1,890 2,125 1,994 2,039 11 Karnataka 11,230 11,462 13,384 14,270 14,208 12 Kerala 6,594 8,048 17,627 10,640 9,757 13 Madhya Pradesh 9,866 11,030 13,860 14,561 13,937 14 Maharashtra 6,501 7,501 9,417 10,881 11,285 15 Manipur 273 236 313 272 210 16 Meghalaya 128 153 157 114 135 17 Mizoram 25 29 77 57 69 18 Nagaland 309 488 304 201 86 19 Odisha 3,673 4,087 4,317 4,587 4,555 20 Punjab 2,032 2,288 2,293 2,388 1,912 21 Rajasthan 5,764 6,424 7,093 7,179 7,174 22 Sikkim 37 73 74 83 56 23 Tamil Nadu 18,372 16,869 18,972 20,582 20,672 24 Telangana 6,820 7,214 7,505 8,103 8,599 25 Tripura 184 199 241 255 242 26 Uttarakhand 524 711 827 840 828 27 Uttar Pradesh 13,695 14,540 14,990 15,184 17,113 28 West Bengal 3,354 3,821 3,993 3,841 4,172 29 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 42 41 43 39 52 30 Chandigarh 15 29 29 11 13 31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu 0 0 14 3 2 32 Delhi 460 457 799 745 593 33 Jammu & Kashmir 1,512 1,899 2,378 2,342 2,120 34 Ladakh NA 119 196 132 191 35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 36 Puducherry 567 587 448 497 631 Total 119,615 128,825 151,997 150,177 150,958

Note: 1. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal & Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2020.

2. Figures of West Bengal for the year 2024 are re-casted based on the pattern of the data furnished by the State Police Department for the year 2023 and the aggregate e-DAR data of the State for the year 2024.ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) AND (e) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4284 ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026 ASKED BY DR.

KANIMOZHI NVN SOMU REGARDING ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICES INSTALLED ON NHS State / UT – wise details of the number of fatalities reported on NHs during the calendar year 2020 to 2024: - Sl. No. State/UT 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1 Andhra Pradesh 2,858 3,602 3,793 3,806 4,014 2 Arunachal Pradesh 32 87 73 88 96 3 Assam 1,322 1,574 1,428 1,564 1,722 4 Bihar 3,285 3,517 3,953 4,078 4,012 5 Chhattisgarh 1,390 1,663 1,885 1,910 1,952 6 Goa 61 83 127 102 108 7 Gujarat 1,797 2,077 2,109 2,233 2,192 8 Haryana 1,663 1,766 2,038 2,033 2,052 9 Himachal Pradesh 314 425 443 365 312 10 Jharkhand 1,241 1,496 1,699 1,672 1,686 11 Karnataka 3,330 3,487 4,164 4,383 4,278 12 Kerala 887 975 1,197 1,056 940 13 Madhya Pradesh 3,022 3,389 4,025 4,476 4,644 14 Maharashtra 3,528 4,080 4,923 5,780 5,812 15 Manipur 90 77 74 51 49 16 Meghalaya 81 112 98 78 102 17 Mizoram 20 23 72 47 66 18 Nagaland 29 25 55 60 37 19 Odisha 1,781 1,933 2,043 2,180 2,358 20 Punjab 1,492 1,950 1,881 1,895 1,562 21 Rajasthan 3,320 3,829 4,156 4,172 4,285 22 Sikkim 14 23 27 24 24 23 Tamil Nadu 5,454 5,263 5,978 6,258 6,376 24 Telangana 2,620 2,735 3,010 3,058 3,066 25 Tripura 78 94 105 129 114 26 Uttarakhand 365 430 545 564 543 27 Uttar Pradesh 7,859 8,506 8,479 8,446 9,560 28 West Bengal 1,826 2,177 2,017 1,957 2,113 29 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 8 5 11 6 14 30 Chandigarh 6 21 9 4 3 31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu 0 0 9 2 1 32 Delhi 149 201 252 230 258 33 Jammu & Kashmir 258 268 259 294 271 34 Ladakh NA 27 30 37 45 35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 36 Puducherry 71 87 71 74 105 Total 50,251 56,007 61,038 63,112 64,772

Note: 1. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal & Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2020.

2. Figures of West Bengal for the year 2024 are re-casted based on the pattern of the data furnished by the State Police Department for the year 2023 and the aggregate e-DAR data of the State for the year 2024.ANNEXURE-V ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) AND (e) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4284 ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026 ASKED BY DR.

KANIMOZHI NVN SOMU REGARDING ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICES INSTALLED ON NHS State / UT – wise details of the number of injuries reported on NHs during the calendar year 2020 to 2024: - Sl. No. State/UT 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1 Andhra Pradesh 7,215 8,323 8,890 8,507 8,603 2 Arunachal Pradesh 83 150 106 144 102 3 Assam 2,369 2,631 2,541 2,770 3,446 4 Bihar 3,540 3,534 3,063 2,901 3,167 5 Chhattisgarh 3,075 2,906 3,400 3,539 3,323 6 Goa 262 228 327 345 257 7 Gujarat 2,760 2,781 3,228 3,049 3,130 8 Haryana 2,387 2,514 3,197 2,835 2,866 9 Himachal Pradesh 1,592 1,645 1,983 1,581 1,563 10 Jharkhand 1,230 1,138 1,410 1,252 1,185 11 Karnataka 13,131 13,229 16,337 17,360 18,020 12 Kerala 7,354 8,984 17,799 12,105 11,060 13 Madhya Pradesh 9,714 10,468 13,911 14,393 13,922 14 Maharashtra 5,253 5,901 8,174 9,474 9,723 15 Manipur 401 320 466 462 338 16 Meghalaya 160 175 204 109 107 17 Mizoram 26 27 59 47 69 18 Nagaland 168 240 192 160 132 19 Odisha 3,421 3,520 3,746 3,997 4,257 20 Punjab 974 1,100 1,172 1,315 1,171 21 Rajasthan 5,096 6,065 6,924 6,955 6,809 22 Sikkim 61 110 166 146 110 23 Tamil Nadu 17,635 17,596 21,138 23,575 23,292 24 Telangana 6,649 6,916 6,949 7,116 7,876 25 Tripura 182 207 224 252 282 26 Uttarakhand 402 546 908 749 730 27 Uttar Pradesh 8,986 9,512 10,195 10,464 12,677 28 West Bengal 3,259 3,570 3,927 3,570 3,868 29 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 55 44 39 38 73 30 Chandigarh 12 21 21 11 12 31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu 0 0 13 3 2 32 Delhi 386 427 717 657 508 33 Jammu & Kashmir 1,740 2,175 2,319 2,456 2,270 34 Ladakh 119 179 192 239 35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 36 Puducherry 509 643 428 502 679 Total 110,087 117,765 144,352 143,031 145,868

Note: 1. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal & Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2020.

2. Figures of West Bengal for the year 2024 are re-casted based on the pattern of the data furnished by the State Police Department for the year 2023 and the aggregate e-DAR data of the State for the year 2024.

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