Parliament Question: Road Accidents and Cashless Treatment

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1965 ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2026 ROAD ACCIDENTS AND CASHLESS TREATMENT

1965. SHRI NAVEEN JINDAL:

ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) the number of road accidents, deaths and injuries recorded on National Highways during the last five years including current year, State/UT-wise;

(b) the number of deaths caused due to such accidents, age and group-wise;

(c) the number of accident victims who have benefited under the Scheme for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims since its nationwide roll-out, State/UT-wise;

(d) the amount reimbursed under the scheme so far, State/UT-wise; and

(e) the steps being taken to extend cashless-treatment coverage to all National Highway stretches? 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 National Highways in the country, during the year 2022 to 2026 is at Annexure-I.(b) The information pertaining to the number of fatalities in road accidents, particularly on National Highways classified according to Age group is detailed at Annexure-II.

(c) to (e) In accordance with the legal mandate under Section 162 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, PM-RAHAT (Road Accident Victims’ Hospitalization and Assured Treatment) has been launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 13.02.2026. The scheme was notified vide S.O. 2015(E) dated 05.05.2025. Furthermore, comprehensive guidelines detailing the process flow, roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders, and the Standard Operating Procedures

(SOPs) for its implementation have been issued vide S.O. 2489 (E) dated 04.06.2025.

The details of claims raised, approved and settled against patients administered treatment under PM RAHAT Scheme (as of 28 July

2026) are attached as Annexure-III.

Multiple communications have been done with States/UTs to designate additional hospitals especially around accident hotspots under the Scheme as per the Hospitals Empanelment guidelines issued vide OMS-12018/81/2024 dated 20 May 2025 and mandate hospitals as per local laws to provide emergency care to the victims of road accidents.Annexure-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1965 ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2026 ASKED BY SHRI NAVEEN JINDAL AND OTHERS REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS AND CASHLESS TREATMENT.

Total Number of Road Accidents, Fatalities and Injuries on National Highways for the years 2022 to 2026 Accidents Fatalities Injuries Sl. 202 202 202 202 202 202 202 202 202 202 202 202 202 202 202 States/UTs No. 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 865 827 825 817 425 379 380 401 415 222 889 850 860 897 471 Andhra Pradesh 1 0 6 8 1 4 3 6 4 2 6 0 7 3 0 8 2 Arunachal Pradesh 131 156 145 69 36 73 88 96 39 19 106 144 102 84 39 324 342 376 648 405 142 156 172 167 254 277 344 764 488 Assam 890 3 4 7 6 3 2 8 4 2 2 1 0 6 5 1 460 492 468 516 286 395 407 401 453 257 306 290 316 283 180 Bihar 4 1 5 1 7 6 3 8 2 8 8 3 1 7 8 7 411 414 415 330 135 188 191 195 162 340 353 332 283 130 Chhattisgarh 665 5 5 4 6 6 2 5 0 2 8 0 9 3 5 5 125 112 Goa 920 836 517 127 102 108 105 65 327 345 257 752 477 6 9 5 353 360 351 418 311 210 223 219 251 128 322 304 313 413 386 Gujarat 7 6 7 9 7 6 9 3 2 2 6 8 9 0 2 3 372 364 384 487 187 203 203 205 201 108 319 283 286 525 173 Haryana 8 7 2 4 1 7 8 3 2 3 3 7 5 6 2 6 125 107 101 198 158 156 139 106 Himachal Pradesh 903 678 443 365 312 299 203 9 8 4 8 3 1 3 5 3 212 199 203 225 122 169 167 168 194 100 141 125 118 156 Jharkhand 948 10 5 4 9 7 9 9 2 6 6 9 0 2 5 7 133 142 142 145 776 416 438 427 437 233 163 173 180 201 107 Karnataka 11 84 70 08 13 5 4 3 8 2 9 37 60 20 54 53 176 106 975 943 501 119 105 177 121 110 115 607 Kerala 940 917 531 12 27 40 7 8 7 7 6 99 05 60 56 9 138 145 139 979 555 402 447 464 361 168 139 143 139 113 704 Madhya Pradesh 13 60 61 37 8 3 5 6 4 0 8 11 93 22 93 3 941 108 112 100 567 492 578 581 589 333 817 947 972 115 652 Maharashtra 14 7 81 85 10 6 3 0 2 4 9 4 4 3 18 0 15 Manipur 313 272 210 205 124 74 51 49 60 38 466 462 338 288 191 16 Meghalaya 157 114 135 116 68 98 78 102 75 26 204 109 107 144 131 17 Mizoram 77 57 69 41 22 72 47 66 24 23 59 47 69 24 21 18 Nagaland 304 201 86 54 46 55 60 37 15 22 192 160 132 75 48 431 458 455 367 193 204 218 235 214 111 374 399 425 385 207 Odisha 19 7 7 5 7 9 3 0 8 6 4 6 7 7 0 2 229 238 191 134 188 189 156 102 117 131 117 Punjab 534 434 954 434 20 3 8 2 1 1 5 2 2 2 5 1 709 717 717 709 382 415 417 428 452 241 692 695 680 778 428 Rajasthan 21 3 9 4 0 8 6 2 5 4 7 4 5 9 4 3 22 Sikkim 74 83 56 53 40 27 24 24 22 13 166 146 110 109 49 189 205 206 215 115 597 625 637 641 352 211 235 232 287 156 Tamil Nadu 23 72 82 72 37 75 8 8 6 3 0 38 75 92 81 66 750 810 859 884 452 301 305 306 280 155 694 711 787 840 443 Telangana 24 5 3 9 2 2 0 8 6 5 9 9 6 6 7 9 25 Tripura 241 255 242 194 160 105 129 114 105 42 224 252 282 218 252 103 Uttarakhand 827 840 828 928 575 545 564 543 639 366 908 749 730 629 26 7149 151 171 117 600 847 844 956 757 391 101 104 126 945 561 Uttar Pradesh 27 90 84 13 96 6 9 6 0 3 3 95 64 77 8 2 399 384 417 426 177 201 195 211 216 392 357 386 434 182 West Bengal* 962 28 3 1 2 2 9 7 7 3 1 7 0 8 3 2 Andaman & Nicobar Isla 43 39 52 82 47 11 6 14 10 6 39 38 73 146 130 29 nds 30 Chandigarh 29 11 13 12 10 9 4 3 6 1 21 11 12 16 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli an 14 3 2 15 11 9 2 1 8 7 13 3 2 17 5 31 d Daman and Diu 32 Delhi 799 745 593 759 465 252 230 258 268 129 717 657 508 824 382 237 234 212 186 110 231 245 227 276 165 Jammu & Kashmir 259 294 271 431 206 33 8 2 0 7 9 9 6 0 8 8 34 Ladakh 196 132 191 181 119 30 37 45 37 17 179 192 239 295 177 35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 Puducherry 448 497 631 465 267 71 74 105 81 35 428 502 679 595 319 151 150 150 143 772 610 631 647 621 327 144 143 145 160 895 Total 997 177 958 526 34 38 12 72 22 71 352 031 868 224 60 NA: Not Available #include expressways

1. *Figures for West Bengal for the year 2024 have been recast using the data pattern furnished by the State Police Department for the year 2023, together with the aggregated e-DAR data for the State for the year 2024.

2. Data for Year 2025 and 2026 are taken from eDAR portal.Annexure-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1965 ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2026 ASKED BY SHRI NAVEEN JINDAL AND OTHERS REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS AND CASHLESS TREATMENT.

Age group-wise number of persons killed in road accidents on National Highways (including Expressways) during 2022 to 2026 Less than 18 Years 18–25 Years 25–35 Years Sl.

202 202 202 202 202 202 202 No States/UTs 2024 2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024 2025 2 3 5 6 5 6 6 .

ANDHRA 1 474 375 603 158 115 1502 1290 1221 403 267 2069 1909 1935 568 402 PRADESH ARUNACHAL 2 12 12 2 4 1 45 46 46 5 8 32 41 55 9 3 PRADESH 3 ASSAM 173 211 208 77 47 795 887 819 269 147 952 912 1080 311 201 101 4 BIHAR 998 444 369 222 2020 1897 1951 664 475 1811 2061 3070 890 568 1 CHHATTISGAR 5 357 451 424 88 36 1306 1470 1580 270 107 1425 1629 1743 397 165 H 6 GOA 2 8 6 2 2 54 53 61 22 3 54 69 63 24 19 7 GUJARAT 444 449 466 117 72 1553 1633 1581 311 171 2223 2196 2126 506 283 8 HARYANA 424 455 783 91 49 790 913 986 225 151 1120 1091 804 480 292 HIMACHAL 9 73 82 107 8 20 183 214 186 68 40 284 235 196 65 41 PRADESH 10 JHARKHAND 278 296 443 149 62 961 1174 922 292 192 910 996 1002 433 255 11 KARNATAKA 433 502 448 143 91 2267 2261 2527 482 326 3346 2825 3027 809 482 12 KERALA 143 136 131 18 10 581 563 574 128 77 609 586 506 126 91 MADHYA 13 881 817 1225 167 72 3043 3242 3270 463 258 3785 3911 4080 774 385 PRADESH MAHARASHTR 14 454 402 349 232 161 2757 2608 2435 737 480 4286 4191 4063 1225 811 A 15 MANIPUR 8 4 2 5 4 29 16 11 7 2 44 19 30 13 9 16 MEGHALAYA 8 9 18 6 0 26 29 52 9 10 56 44 47 24 6 17 MIZORAM 16 17 9 3 0 21 21 22 3 8 32 26 38 6 7 18 NAGALAND 4 4 4 0 0 20 17 12 5 2 16 27 20 2 4 19 ODISHA 226 224 322 79 34 1277 1347 1328 281 182 1560 1570 1627 478 261 20 PUNJAB 157 123 125 49 13 1002 890 819 119 67 1142 1269 1025 176 88 21 RAJASTHAN 485 498 507 220 121 2755 2780 2638 589 350 3523 3710 3755 1029 548 22 SIKKIM 4 2 2 0 1 25 8 11 3 1 28 19 15 10 5 23 TAMIL NADU 579 620 618 199 119 2131 2192 2206 664 433 3336 3452 3369 970 623 24 TELANGANA 306 300 297 83 52 1214 1115 1205 255 201 1993 1976 1973 422 298 25 TRIPURA 10 14 11 6 1 46 43 37 13 5 84 69 59 10 4 UTTARAKHAN 26 66 71 73 27 20 196 245 231 117 57 278 313 282 170 116 D UTTAR 190 187 27 1960 344 190 5513 5959 5695 867 513 5693 6065 6056 1824 998 PRADESH 9 6 28 WEST BENGAL 347 266 294 74 33 705 1128 1250 269 98 1375 1721 1907 440 222ANDAMAN & 29 0 2 4 0 0 4 6 6 1 1 7 3 2 2 2 NICOBAR 30 CHANDIGARH 3 7 7 0 0 10 12 11 0 0 27 11 17 2 1 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 31 AND 7 6 12 0 0 27 11 20 0 1 18 18 30 2 1 DAMAN AND DIU 32 DELHI 41 74 83 12 5 293 217 255 35 24 348 202 419 65 37 JAMMU & 33 184 175 128 28 17 166 167 158 52 25 164 176 103 80 40 KASHMIR 34 LADAKH 0 1 1 3 0 16 6 6 6 4 23 24 16 6 8 LAKSHADWEE 35 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 P 36 PUDUCHERRY 9 2 1 3 0 16 22 22 6 4 17 32 41 5 9 952 948 1011 276 157 3335 3448 3415 764 469 4267 4339 4458 1235 728 Total 8 9 7 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 8 1 3 5

Note : The given data sets are entered by state police officials Data for Year 2025 and 2026 are taken from e-DAR portal.

Age group-wise number of persons killed in road accidents on National Highways (including Exp ressways) during 2022 to 2026 35–45 Years 45–60 Years 60 & Above Age Not Known Sl. 20 20 20 20 202 20 20 20 20 202 20 20 20 20 202 20202020 States/UTs 2026 No. 22 23 24 25 6 22 23 24 25 6 22 23 24 25 6 22 23 24 25 ANDHRA PRADE 19 19 19 68 15 17 17 91 72 87 85 61 78 1 418 574 399 18 46 15 5 SH 62 40 42 7 48 02 80 2 0 5 0 1 3 ARUNACHAL PR 2 39 35 43 7 3 17 9 19 4 0 3 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 ADESH 60 74 65 27 36 45 47 38 16 11 3 ASSAM 157 194 31 59 73 106 66 23 38 9 9 6 4 1 8 8 9 9 6 8 15 16 21 68 11 12 14 94 49 51 23 63 8253 33 4 BIHAR 398 536 336 0 12 70 19 59 8 58 48 93 9 9 4 0 7 9 6 7 CHHATTISGAR 12 12 13 26 94 84 10 22 37 37 46 11 20163221 5 97 112 58 21 H 23 33 96 1 4 6 15 2 2 3 3 1 7 4 4 2 6 GOA 66 48 51 15 6 62 69 69 28 15 33 43 36 12 14 0 0 0 2 0 18 19 18 47 11 11 12 55 38 40 49 30 18 7 GUJARAT 244 246 151 43 82 37 17 22 25 00 0 51 60 13 9 2 9 4 1 4 75 83 65 41 55 68 36 40 24 38 18 17 10599018 8 HARYANA 262 208 82 9 8 8 7 0 8 9 8 7 8 5 6 0 17 7 5 9 HIMACHAL PRA 22 17 16 18 13 14 9 55 29 45 33 80 46 69 34 30 8 12 0 22 6 DESH 2 0 5 2 0 6 81 78 76 31 48 56 61 35 18 21 22 18 25131417 10 JHARKHAND 165 176 113 9 5 1 4 4 9 9 8 7 8 8 5 0 7 9 0 3 26 27 26 74 21 24 25 94 82 15 11 58 52 11 KARNATAKA 412 513 360 0 0 0 11 87 14 91 8 48 70 11 8 1 49 86 2 8 58 49 49 10 10 10 91 21 11 12 11 25 13 12 12 KERALA 75 118 149 89 62 0 7 2 8 9 83 02 1 5 77 12 35 0 7 5 MADHYA PRAD 30 31 31 62 17 17 19 57 52 55 77 25 42373758 13 308 342 122 21 ESH 43 01 09 0 34 98 56 7 0 5 7 5 1 4 4 1 39 40 40 11 27 29 32 12 74 87 11 64 20283964 14 MAHARASHTRA 694 759 389 22 93 89 58 46 85 16 83 09 4 6 37 9 5 4 0 6 15 MANIPUR 28 20 12 10 8 15 7 12 12 11 3 7 4 7 4 0 0 1 6 016 MEGHALAYA 42 53 51 9 6 21 23 18 13 2 9 10 11 8 1 0 0 0 5 0 17 MIZORAM 26 11 22 6 6 12 13 12 4 1 6 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 NAGALAND 12 17 15 2 4 6 10 10 2 7 5 2 1 3 1 10 9 0 0 0 11 12 14 35 83 83 96 41 20 28 31 24 22181126 19 ODISHA 227 259 104 13 42 94 65 5 9 9 2 3 2 0 9 3 1 5 9 7 10 11 12 19 79 79 81 21 48 27 28 11 13294010 20 PUNJAB 78 109 54 3 37 86 84 9 7 1 8 9 7 1 5 6 4 9 3 9 25 27 27 78 13 14 14 78 30 33 34 34 10213554 21 RAJASTHAN 384 367 183 17 46 70 76 4 89 57 17 2 2 1 5 2 4 6 2 4 22 SIKKIM 17 18 20 4 2 9 7 10 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 7 0 8 0 0 31 31 31 99 45 47 47 15 40 41 43 13 51 23 TAMIL NADU 560 918 806 24 17 11 17 97 73 23 2 99 28 25 47 18 65 97 80 3 19 20 20 42 14 16 17 59 58 60 58 30 65 24 TELANGANA 306 441 205 26 18 21 7 91 12 79 7 41 38 89 5 8 1 5 9 1 25 TRIPURA 42 59 57 18 7 41 56 45 25 15 18 20 17 20 8 0 0 0 10 0 24 19 20 12 18 14 17 10 26 UTTARAKHAND 71 66 62 67 66 53 24 6 17 52 40 3 6 5 8 4 8 6 8 8 UTTAR PRADES 45 45 49 12 28 28 29 14 12 11 13 51 82111110 27 761 790 346 81 H 60 83 74 79 69 98 33 22 25 27 29 7 6 44 71 63 11 13 14 39 15 12 13 49 70 25 27 24 14101219 28 WEST BENGAL 174 207 121 3 86 49 94 2 39 03 32 5 4 1 7 8 6 9 2 3 ANDAMAN & NI 29 4 6 3 1 1 3 4 12 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 COBAR 30 CHANDIGARH 13 16 9 0 0 17 15 22 5 0 13 6 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 DADRA AND NA GAR HAVELI AN 31 D 14 17 14 3 0 14 15 16 2 0 10 7 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 DAMAN AND DI U 37 28 48 26 35 18 23 32 DELHI 57 25 50 17 68 93 88 10 13 72 41 35 2 1 8 2 8 1 3 2 JAMMU & KASH 12 12 13 10 12 12 33 68 30 71 83 48 28 44 63 35 64 98 56 35 1 MIR 8 6 5 7 4 7 34 LADAKH 20 22 22 4 1 3 6 16 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 35 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 PUDUCHERRY 33 35 59 13 6 39 41 65 16 7 67 16 30 15 7 0 1 0 10 0 36 36 38 10 28 29 30 12 13 14 14 592 709 73 423 48464773 Total 05 98 29 54 40 42 56 62 63 42 76 289 5 6 01 2 48 91 05 28 1 1 1 8 7 1 0 5 6 8 7

Note:The given data sets are entered by state police officials Data for Year 2025 and 2026 are taken from e-DAR portal.Annexure-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1965 ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2026 ASKED BY SHRI NAVEEN JINDAL AND OTHERS REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS AND CASHLESS TREATMENT.

Details of claims raised, approved and settled against patients administered treatment under PM Rahat Scheme (as of 28 July

2026) as under: - States/UTs Claims Claims approved by Claims Amount of initiated by State Health settled Claims paid (in Hospitals Authority INR Cr.) 1 GUJARAT 4,308 3,669 3,355 4.6 2 MADHYA 3,850 3,290 2,597 3.4 PRADESH 3 ASSAM 1,557 1,263 931 0.4 4 JAMMU KASHMIR 472 51 43 0.0 5 UTTAR PRADESH 344 14 5 0.0 6 ODISHA 306 262 231 1.0 7 CHHATTISGARH 304 284 211 0.2 8 HARYANA 267 91 40 0.0 9 TRIPURA 266 179 166 0.0 10 PUDUCHERRY 209 146 128 0.3 11 ANDHRA 197 131 14 0.1 PRADESH 12 HIMACHAL 150 135 96 0.2 PRADESH 13 RAJASTHAN 144 0 0 0.0 14 KARNATAKA 116 31 18 0.0 15 MAHARASTRA 76 1 1 0.0 16 MEGHALAYA 51 7 1 0.0 17 BIHAR 47 24 16 0.0 18 CHANDIGARH 13 7 4 0.0 19 LADAKH 12 12 12 0.0 20 DELHI 7 0 0 0.0 21 TAMIL NADU 7 0 0 0.0 22 SIKKIM 7 0 0 0.0 23 KERALA 6 3 1 0.0 24 UTTARAKHAND 5 0 0 0.0 25 DAMAN AND DIU 3 0 0 0.0 26 WEST BENGAL 1 0 0 0.0 27 PUNJAB 1 0 0 0.0 28 MANIPUR 1 1 1 0.0 Total 12,727 9,601 7,871 10.1 *****