Ministry of Road Transport & Highways releases report
Q. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways launched which report on June 9, 2016?- Published on 10 Jun 16a. Road Mishaps in 2015
b. Road Accidents in 2015
c. Road Accidents in 2016
d. Road Mishaps in 2016
ANSWER: Road Accidents in 2015
The Minister of Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari launched the report “Road Accidents in India 2015” in New Delhi on June 9, 2016.
- Road accidents have emerged as a major public health problem globally, and more so in India where almost 5 lakh accidents occurred last year, killing 1,46000 people and leaving thrice the number injured.
- With one of the highest motorisation growth rate in the world, accompanied by rapid expansion in road network and urbanisation over the years, India is faced with serious impacts on road safety levels.
- According to the report compiled by the Transport Research Wing, the total number of road accidents increased by 2.5 per cent from 4,89,400 in 2014 to 5,01,423 in 2015.
- Thirteen top states namely Tamil Nadu (69,059), Maharashtra (63,805), Madhya Pradesh (54,947), Karnataka (44,011), Kerala (39,014), Uttar Pradesh (32,385), Andhra Pradesh (24,258), Rajasthan (24,072), Gujarat (23,183), Telengana (21,252), Chattisgarh (14,446),West Bengal (13,208) and Haryana (11,174) together accounted for 86.7 per cent of all road accidents in the country. Around 83.6 per cent of all road accidents fatalities also occurred in the top thirteen states.
