Central Government Publishes Annual Report On Road Accidents In North-Eastern States.

New Delhi,Delhi/Tripura, 19th of December, 2024 : The Central Government publishes annual report on “Road Accidents in India” based on data received from States/ UTs. As per the report for the year 2022, total number of road accidents, fatalities and persons injured in the North-Eastern States during calendar year 2021 and 2022 are given in the table below : –

State	No. of road accidents		No. of fatalities		Persons injured
	2021*	2022	2021*	2022	2021*	2022
Arunachal Pradesh	283	227	157	148	347	186
Assam	7,411	7,023	3,036	2,994	5,763	5,637
Manipur	366	508	110	127	504	817
Meghalaya	245	246	187	162	263	310
Mizoram	69	133	56	113	65	107
Nagaland	746	489	55	73	380	291
Sikkim	155	211	56	92	244	354
Tripura	479	575	194	241	547	541
Total	9,754	9,412	3,851	3,950	8,113	8,243

* – Covid affected year.

Government in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is mandated with the task of constructing and maintaining of National Highways in the Country. Road Safety is an integral and indispensable component of every National Highway Project. Road Safety initiatives commence with the inception of Detailed Project report as road safety audit of all National Highways projects has been made mandatory at all stages i.e. design, construction, operation & maintenance. Necessary measures are taken as and when required, as per the audit report.

Rectification of identified black spots is taken up on priority basis so as to address the issue of fatalities in high accident-prone areas to prevent recurrence of the same.

As per data uploaded by the States/UTs on VAHAN Portal, total number of ambulances registered on the Portal in the North Eastern States are 9109 as detailed below : –

No. of ambulances registered on VAHAN Portal as on 12-11-2024
State	Number of ambulances
Arunachal Pradesh	382
Assam	5,709
Manipur	339
Meghalaya	1,165
Mizoram	296
Nagaland	348
Sikkim	253
Tripura	617
Total	9109

Government in Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has sanctioned 41 Trauma Care Facilities in the North Eastern States Under “National programme for Prevention & Management of Trauma and Burn injuries”, as detailed at Annexure.

The Government administers Road Safety Advocacy Scheme to provide financial assistance to various agencies for raising awareness about road safety and for administering road safety programs. Under this scheme, the Government sanctioned a sum of Rs.104.08 lakh to different organizations for creating Road Safety Awareness in the North Eastern States since Financial Year 2020-21.

Besides, the Government also conducts awareness campaigns through social media etc. to promote road safety. National Road Safety Month is observed annually to create road safety awareness.

Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3918 ANSWERED ON 19^TH DECEMBER, 2024 ASKED BY SHRI GAURAV GOGOI REGARDING ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN NORTH-EASTERN REGION.

Details of Trauma Care Facilities (TCFs) in Government Hospitals/Medical Colleges in the North Eastern States sanctioned under “National programme for Prevention & Management of Trauma and Burn injuries” :

Sl. No.	State	Name of the Government Hospitals/Medical College
1	ASSAM	Medical College & Hospital, Silchar.
2		Civil Hospital, Haflong.
3		Civil Hospital, Diphu.
4		District Hospital, Nagaon
5		Medical College & Hospital, Guwahati.
6		District Hospital, Nalbari.
7		Civil Hospital, Bongaigaon.
8	Arunachal Pradesh	General Hospital, Bomdila
9		District Hospital, Roing
10		District Hospital, Tezu
11		District Hospital, Khonsa
12	Manipur	Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal
13		District Hospital, Churachandpur
14		District Hospital Senapati
15		District Hospital Bishunpur
16		Thoubal District Hospital
17		Chandel District Hospital
18	Meghalaya	Civil Hospital, Tura
19		Civil Hospital Nongpoh
20		Civil Hospital Shillong
21	Mizoram	Civil Hospital, Aizawl
22		District Hospital, Lawngtlai
23		District Hospital, Saiha
24		District Hospital, Lunglei
25		District Hospital Kolasib
26		District Hospital Champhai
27		District Hospital Serchhip
28	Nagaland	District Hospital, Tuensang
29		District Hospital, Kiphiri
30		District Hospital, Mon
31		Naga Hospital Kohima
32		District Hospital, Dimapur

33	Tripura	Dharma Nagar, Sub-Divisional Hospital
34		Santirbazar PHC, Divisional Hospital
35		District Hospital, Gomati
36		Agartala Govt. Medical College
37		District Hospital, Dhalai
38	Sikkim	District Hospital Namachi
39		District Hospital, Singtam
40		District Hospital, Mangan
41		STNM Hospital Gangtok

This information was given by the The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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