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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 914
ANSWERED ON 23RD JULY, 2026
INCREASE IN ROAD ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES
914. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:
Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् ग मत्रं ी
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the number of road accidents and fatalities has
increased during the last three years and the current year and if so,
the details thereof, State-wise;
(b) the major causes identified for such accidents; and
(c) the measures taken by the Government to reduce road accident
fatalities and achieve the target under the National Road Safety
Policy?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) Government publishes report on “Road Accidents in India”
based on data received from States/ UTs. Based on the data
available with the Government, the State-wise details of total
number of road accidents and fatalities on all categories of roads in
the country, during the year 2022 to 2025 is at Annexure-I.
(b) As per the data, road accidents are multi-causal phenomenon
and are the result of interplay of various factors. These can broadly
be categorized into (i) human error, (ii) road condition/environment
and (iii) vehicular condition.(c) Government has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to
address the issue of road safety based on 4E's i.e. Education,
Engineering (both of roads and vehicles), Enforcement and
Emergency Care. Accordingly, various initiatives have been taken
for road safety in the country as detailed at Annexure-II.Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 914 ANSWERED ON 23RD JULY, 2026
ASKED BY SHRI BENNY BEHANAN REGARDING INCREASE IN ROAD
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
State-wise number of Road Accidents and Fatalities in India
2022 2023 2024 2025**
S.
States/UTs
No. Accidents Fatalities Accidents Fatalities Accidents Fatalities Accidents Fatalities
1 Andhra Pradesh 21,249 8,293 19,949 8,137 19557 8346 18411 8327
Arunachal
2 227 148 287 145 103 83
Pradesh 277 168
3 Assam 7,023 2,994 7,421 3,296 7848 3351 16026 3907
4 Bihar 10,801 8,898 11,014 8,873 11610 9347 12684 10397
5 Chhattisgarh 13,279 5,834 13,468 6,166 14857 6945 13543 6464
6 Goa 3,011 271 2,846 290 2682 286 2376 273
7 Gujarat 15,751 7,618 16,349 7,854 15588 7717 18300 8402
8 Haryana 10,429 4,915 10,463 4,968 9806 4689 15137 5168
Himachal
9 2,597 1,032 2,253 889 1929 802
Pradesh 2156 869
10 Jharkhand 5,175 3,898 5,315 4,173 5196 4114 5967 4817
11 Karnataka 39,762 11,702 43,440 12,321 43062 12390 43126 12146
12 Kerala 43,910 4,317 48,091 4,080 48834 3880 52631 3933
13 Madhya Pradesh 54,432 13,427 55,327 13,798 56669 14791 52125 14842
14 Maharashtra 33,383 15,224 35,243 15,366 36118 15715 33871 16756
15 Manipur 508 127 398 73 299 72 345 103
16 Meghalaya 246 162 223 168 269 197 223 149
17 Mizoram 133 113 106 96 118 110 71 51
18 Nagaland 489 73 303 86 129 62 88 29
19 Odisha 11,663 5,467 11,992 5,739 12375 6142 10708 6355
20 Punjab 6,138 4,756 6,269 4,829 6063 4759 4254 3062
21 Rajasthan 23,614 11,104 24,694 11,762 24838 11790 33577 12483
22 Sikkim 211 92 182 57 149 67 141 72
23 Tamil Nadu 64,105 17,884 67,213 18,347 67526 18449 71387 18505
24 Telangana 21,619 7,559 22,903 7,660 25986 7949 26684 7566
25 Tripura 575 241 577 261 578 226 477 224
26 Uttarakhand 1,674 1,042 1,691 1,054 1747 1090 1929 1286
27 Uttar Pradesh 41,746 22,595 44,534 23,652 46052 24118 49671 27550
28 West Bengal* 13,686 6,002 13,795 6,027 13702 6676 13786 6667
Andaman &
29 141 19 143 24 181 25
Nicobar Islands 135 29
30 Chandigarh 237 83 182 67 169 75 377 77
Dadra & Nagar
31 Haveli and Daman 196 90 182 74 152 95 149 103
and Diu
32 Delhi 5,652 1,461 5,834 1,457 5657 1551 5990 1463
33 J & K 6,092 805 6,298 893 5808 831 5317 98334 Ladakh 374 62 289 59 264 61 287 71
35 Lakshadweep 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 0
36 Puducherry 1,181 181 1,308 149 1431 218 1689 241
Total (All India) 461312 168491 480583 172890 487707 177175 513563 183382
Note: *Data of West Bengal for the Year 2024 is the eDAR Data as on 05.01.2026.
** Data for the year 2025 are taken from eDAR portal as of 22.07.2026.Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 914 ANSWERED ON 23RD JULY, 2026
ASKED BY SHRI BENNY BEHANAN REGARDING INCREASE IN ROAD
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
Details of various initiatives taken by the Government in Ministry of
Road Transport and Highways for road safety: -
(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 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), Lane Departure 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).
xiv. Published rule for Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS)
meeting AIS-173 audibility standards has been mandated for
electric vehicles. The requirement applies to new vehicle models
manufactured on or after 1st October 2026 and existing vehicle
models manufactured on or after 1st October 2027. Since electric
vehicles operate almost silently at low speeds, AVAS generates an
audible warning sound to alert pedestrians, cyclists, and especially
visually impaired persons of an approaching vehicle, thereby
enhancing road safety.(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. The Central Government, vide Notification dated 20.01.2026,
has amended Rules 167 and 167A of the Central Motor Vehicles
Rules, 1989 to establish a transparent, technology-driven and time-
bound e-Challan framework for issuance, payment and redressal of
traffic challans. The amendments also provide for online challenge
of challans, automated notifications and stronger enforcement
measures to improve compliance and road safety.
iv. Government has notified the National Road Safety Board
Rules, 2025 and in accordance with the provisions of the said Rules,
the National Road Safety Board has been constituted and notified
vide S.O. 3505(E) dated 29.06.2026.
v. The Central Government has formulated the Guidelines on
Constitution and Utilization of the State Road Safety Fund (SRSF)
and Funding to District Road Safety Committees (DRSCs) 2025 to
ensure sustained financing and accountable implementation of road
safety measures through the establishment of a non-lapsable State
Road Safety Fund and by empowering District Road Safety
Committees to undertake targeted road safety interventions at the
grassroots level.
vi. 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.
vii. The Government has issued guidelines under the „Programme
for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivization of Vehicle Assets for
Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions
(PARIVARTAN Scheme)‟ on 14.07.2026 to accelerate the
replacement of old, polluting vehicles with cleaner and saferalternatives. The scheme promotes vehicle scrapping and adoption
of environmentally friendly vehicles, contributing to improved road
safety, reduced emissions, and sustainable mobility.
(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 Rs. 25,000/- from Rs. 5,000/-.
ii. Enhanced compensation of victims of Hit and Run motor
accidents (from Rs. 12,500 to Rs. 50,000 for grievous hurt and from
Rs. 25,000 to Rs.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 „Prime Minister – Road Accident
Victims‟ Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment (PM-Rahat) Scheme‟
(Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims Scheme, 2025) on
5th May 2025. Subsequently, detailed operational guidelines,
including the process flow, stakeholder-wise Standard Operating
Procedures (SOPs), and clearly defined roles and responsibilities,
were notified on 4th June 2025 to facilitate its effective
implementation.
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