Parliament Question: Hit and Run Cases

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-6419 ANSWERED ON- 02nd APRIL, 2026 HIT AND RUN CASES 6419. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV: Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् ग मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government maintains any data of hit and run cases occurred in the country, if so, the details thereof during the last five years, State-wise; (b) the number of cases wherein compensation has been paid; (c) the details of non-payment of compensation to victims by general insurance companies in hundred hit and run cases in the Banka district of Bihar, State-wise; (d) whether the Government has conducted any inquiry into the cases of delay in the payment of compensation by insurance companies and if so, the findings of the inquiry and if not, the reasons therefor; and (e) the steps are being taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to provide speedy compensation to the victims and to prevent such incidents in future? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI) (a) to (e) The Government publishes report on “Road Accidents in India” based on data received from States/UTs. As per the data, State/UT-wise details of Hit and Run road accidents classifiedaccording to type of collision during the calendar year 2020 to 2024 is attached as Annexure-A. Government vide G.S.R. 163(E) dated the 25th February, 2022 has notified the Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022 to provide compensation in respect of the death of, or grievous hurt to, persons resulting from hit and run motor accidents. The scheme is being implemented with effect from 1st of April, 2022. As per the scheme, a fixed sum of Rs.2 lakhs is to be provided in case of death, and a fixed sum of Rs.50,000 is to be provided in case of grievous hurt. As per the scheme, the applicant shall submit an application seeking compensation along with prescribed documents to the Claims Enquiry Officer of the Sub-Division or Taluka in which the accident took place. The Claims Enquiry Officer is required to convey his decision within one month of receipt of claim, after which the Claims Settlement Officer is provided with fifteen days to sanction the claims and forward the sanction order to General Insurance Council. General Insurance Council shall make the e-payment to the bank account as provided by the claimant within a period of fifteen days. Data of hit and run cases from 01st April, 2022 onwards are annexed as Annexure-B. Ministry vide GSR 153(E) dated 02.03.2026 has amended the Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022, with a view to further streamline and strengthening its implementation. Under Paragraph 13 of the Scheme, District Road Safety Committee is empowered to evaluate the implementation of the Scheme and take corrective steps, wherever necessary. Similarly, under Paragraph 13A of the Scheme, State Road Safety Council may take similar steps for the implementation of the scheme in the concerned State or Union territory. Letters have been issued to address the delays in settlement of claims under the Compensation to Victims of Hit-and-Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022 and directed stakeholders to ensure strict compliance with statutory and procedural requirements and active engagement of officials of insurance companies in each District to assist the Claim Settlement Officer in settlement of claims, uploading of complete documents, and reduction of pendency at the district level.ANNEXURE-A ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6419 FOR ANSWER ON 02nd April 2026 ASKED BY SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV REGARDING HIT AND RUN CASES Accidents due to Type of Collision as "Hit and Run" Hit & Run S.No States/UTs 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024(P) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1196 1796 1560 1340 1308 2 Arunachal Pradesh 7 5 2 0 0 3 Assam 1235 1393 1163 1045 925 4 Bihar 774 1257 2903 3817 5759 5 Chhattisgarh 1539 1553 1487 1494 1544 6 Goa 36 34 35 20 11 7 Gujarat 1552 1720 2209 2214 1902 8 Haryana 2386 2644 2590 1750 1809 9 Himachal Pradesh 411 182 218 237 313 10 Jharkhand 800 953 990 1073 1304 11 Karnataka 2193 1958 3017 2737 2284 12 Kerala 1118 1847 1953 1278 958 13 Madhya Pradesh 11550 9690 12250 14093 12453 14 Maharashtra 6049 7974 8768 8987 6485 15 Manipur 20 24 88 23 22 16 Meghalaya 47 45 39 38 41 17 Mizoram 11 14 11 11 13 18 Nagaland 29 38 24 34 5 19 Odisha 1737 1866 2109 2357 2493 20 Punjab 1238 1102 1563 1826 1954 21 Rajasthan 4650 5052 5618 5560 3379 22 Sikkim 13 23 11 18 4 23 Tamil Nadu 3829 3704 4774 5498 5799 24 Telangana 2041 2065 2099 2126 240825 Tripura 149 126 171 137 110 26 Uttarakhand 115 163 223 222 245 27 Uttar Pradesh 5823 6770 7585 6867 11209 28 West Bengal 1180 1204 1314 1251 1447 29 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 16 12 10 22 9 30 Chandigarh 31 49 18 16 22 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and 31 30 52 68 66 35 Daman & Diu 32 Delhi 1445 1592 1772 1751 1575 33 Jammu & Kashmir 337 469 730 807 682 34 Ladakh NA 3 5 13 8 35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 36 Puducherry 36 36 10 55 69 Total 53623 57415 67387 68783 68584 Note: 1. NA: Not applicable 2. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal and Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2020. 3. Data for 2024 is Provisional 4.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 5. Data have been reconciled for West Bengal for the calendar year 2015 to 2017, 2019 & 2020 and Tamil Nadu for the calendar year 2017 to 2020.ANNEXURE-B ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6419 FOR ANSWER ON 02nd April 2026 ASKED BY SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV REGARDING HIT AND RUN CASES. 2025-2026 (As on 28.02.2 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 026) Claims Clai Claims ClaimClaims ClaimClaims Regist ms Regist s Regist s Regist Claims State / UT ered Paid ered Paid ered Paid ered Paid Andhra Prades 0 0 0 0 583 171 765 851 h Arunachal Prad 0 0 0 0 0 0 347 0 esh Assam 0 0 0 0 13 5 16 9 Bihar 1 0 2774 2047 3959 2912 2,811 2872 Chhattisgarh 0 0 3 1 102 53 488 315 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gujarat 1 0 18 11 678 350 819 720 Haryana 0 0 2 1 42 24 515 168 Himachal Prad 0 0 0 0 12 9 21 13 esh Jharkhand 190 88 399 432 433 312 790 563 Karnataka 0 0 11 3 193 130 463 385 Kerala 0 0 1 1 57 24 107 99 Madhya Prades 1 0 73 34 231 133 929 425 h Maharashtra 2 1 21 10 47 49 135 58 Manipur 0 0 0 0 1 2 15 11 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Nagaland 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 Odisha 0 0 0 0 52 35 59 57 Punjab 0 0 1 1 53 27 107 65 Rajasthan 8 5 35 24 121 80 395 230Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 0 149 73 418 208 Telangana 0 0 0 0 45 10 261 150 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Uttar Pradesh 1 1 54 5 164 104 219 106 Uttarakhand 0 0 9 0 41 24 66 19 West Bengal 1 0 6 1 5 9 41 9 Andaman and Nicobar Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 s Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dadra and Nag ar Haveli 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2 and Daman and Diu Delhi 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Jammu and 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Kashmir Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Puducherry 0 0 4 0 3 4 2 6 TOTAL CLAIMS 205 95 3413 2571 6987 4543 9813 7348 TOTAL AMOUN 1.78 50.76 84.14 125.9 T PAID Cr Cr Cr 8 Cr *****