Gujarat ranks 10th in Road Accidents among all States

August 09, 2024
Gujarat ranks 10th in Road Accidents among all States

New Delhi: The number of road accidents has been on the rise nationwide, and the state of Gujarat has also seen an increase in these accidents from 2020 to 2022. With 13,398 road accidents in 2020, 15,186 in 2021, and 15,751 in 2022, Gujarat has ranked 10th among all states and union territories in terms of the total number of road accidents.

This information was provided by Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in response to a question by Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani during the ongoing session of Parliament. Along with data on road accidents across the country, Gadkari also outlined the remedial measures taken by the government to reduce road accidents and improve road safety.

State-wise details of total number of road accidents in the country from calendar year 2020 to 2022
S. No. States/UTs 2020 2021 2022
1 Andhra Pradesh 19,509 21,556 21,249
2 Arunachal Pradesh 134 283 227
3 Assam 6,595 7,411 7,023
4 Bihar 8,639 9,553 10,801
5 Chhattisgarh 11,656 12,375 13,279
6 Goa 2,375 2,849 3,011
7 Gujarat 13,398 15,186 15,751
8 Haryana 9,431 9,933 10,429
9 Himachal Pradesh 2,239 2,404 2,597
10 Jharkhand 4,405 4,728 5,175
11 Karnataka 34,178 34,647 39,762
12 Kerala 27,877 33,296 43,910
13 Madhya Pradesh 45,266 48,877 54,432
14 Maharashtra 24,971 29,477 33,383
15 Manipur 432 366 508
16 Meghalaya 214 245 246
17 Mizoram 53 69 133
18 Nagaland 500 746 489
19 Odisha 9,817 10,983 11,663
20 Punjab 5,203 5,871 6,138
21 Rajasthan 19,114 20,951 23,614
22 Sikkim 138 155 211
23 Tamil Nadu 49,844 55,682 64,105
24 Telangana 19,172 21,315 21,619
25 Tripura 466 479 575
26 Uttarakhand 1,041 1,405 1,674
27 Uttar Pradesh 34,243 37,729 41,746
28 West Bengal 10,863 11,937 13,686
29 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 141 115 141
30 Chandigarh 159 208 237
31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli * 100 140 196
32 Delhi 4,178 4,720 5,652
33 Jammu & Kashmir $ 4,860 5,452 6,092
34 Ladakh 236 374
35 Lakshadweep 1 4 3
36 Puducherry 969 1,049 1,181
Total (All India) 3,72,181 4,12,432 4,61,312

Note: * Includes data of Daman & Diu for the Year 2020 to 2022. $ Includes data of Ladakh for the Year 2020.

Ministry said it publishes “Road Accidents in India” annually based on data received from Police Departments of States/ As per the report, the total number of road accidents in the country from calendar year 2020 to 2022  was as peresented below in the table.

Year Total No. of Road Accidents
2020 3,72,181
2021 4,12,432
2022 4,61,312

 

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