Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Lok Sabha today informed that as per the available information, vehicles accidents in the country are:-
Sr. No.
|
Name of the State
|
Number of Vehicle Accidents during 5 months
before Implementation of the Act (Apr’19 to Aug’19)
|
Number of Vehicle Accidents during 5 months after
Implementation of the Act (Sept’19 to Jan’20)
|
Percentage Change
|
1
|
Gujarat
|
7304
|
6316
|
-13.52%
|
2
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
18614
|
16239
|
-12.75%
|
3
|
Manipur
|
287
|
277
|
-3.40%
|
4
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
2683
|
2284
|
-14.87%
|
5
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
NA
|
NA
|
-6.40%
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
134
|
115
|
-14.10%
|
7
|
Kerala
|
20103 (for 6 months)
|
21105 (for 6 months)
|
+4.90%
|
8
|
Assam
|
4058 (for 6 months)
|
4352 (for 6 months)
|
+7.20%
|
9
|
Maharashtra
|
13848
|
13097
|
-5.40%
|
10
|
Chhattisgarh
|
5881
|
5604
|
-4.70%
|
11
|
Haryana
|
5537 (for 6 months)
|
5490 (for 6 months)
|
-1.00%
|
12
|
Delhi
|
2306
|
2274
|
-1.80%
|
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
has recently launched “Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) System”. The
primary purpose of IRAD is to enhance road safety, and thus endeavors to
generate various types of insights through the Analytics Dashboard, Trend
Analysis etc. and therefore, decision making by Apex Authorities. The six
states identified for piloting the project are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
The Ministry implements scheme of
publicity measures and awareness campaigns on road safety to create awareness
among road users through various media, NGOs etc. Besides, National Road Safety
Week is observed every calendar year for spreading awareness and strengthening
road safety.
Courtesy: pib.gov.in
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