Total Number of Accidents on National Highways Expressways

(c) to (e)   Compensation for death in road accidents to the victims/legal heir of the victim is provided under various provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act,1988.The  various provisions are:-

• (i) As per section 161 of the Motor vehicle Act, 1988, in cases where the identity of the vehicle causing accidents is not established and it is impossible to determine the owner of the vehicle causing accident/insurer are known as “hit and run cases”. In such cases, compensation is paid to the accident victim from Solatium Fund,   maintained   by  the   General   Insurance   Corporation(GIC),   through   a surcharge on the Insurance Policies and such compensations are paid on the orders of District Magistrates after due Inquiry.

• (ii) Compensation to road accidents victims on ‘no fault principle’ (i.e where the victims or their heirs/successors do not have to prove the negligence of the motor vehicle to claim such compensation) is given under Section 163A of the MV Act, as per the structured compensation formula listed under Schedule II of the Motor Vehicle Act. The Ministry has notified Second Schedule vide SO 2022 (E) on 22nd May, 2018. The Schedule tabulates the age and annual income of the victim and then prescribes a multiplier for arriving at the amount of compensation.    

• (iii) Section 165 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, also allows application for compensation to Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT) or Civil Courts, as the case may be, on the principle of fault/negligence of the vehicle. In such cases, MACT or the Courts are authorized to award the compensation without limit.

2245.  SHRI BALLI DURGA PRASAD RAO

Will the Minister  of ROAD TRANSPORT  AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री
be pleased to state:

• (a) whether the Government has taken note of the increasing number of accidents on various national highways/expressways in the  country;
• (b) the number of persons killed in road accidents during the last three years, State/UT- wise;
• (c) if so, whether any financial assistance scheme is available for the persons killed in road accidents so as to give support to his/her family members and if so, the details thereof;
• (d) if not, whether the Government is bringing any legislation for rendering financial assistance to the victims of road accidents; and
• (e) if so, the details thereof?