{"id":220404,"date":"2022-12-31T19:41:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T14:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=220404"},"modified":"2022-12-31T19:41:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T14:11:54","slug":"ministry-of-road-transport-highways-annual-report-road-accidents-in-india-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ministry-of-road-transport-highways-annual-report-road-accidents-in-india-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Road Transport &amp; Highways -Annual report \u2018Road accidents in India \u2014 2021\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><b>Ministry of Road Transport &amp; Highways -Annual report \u2018Road accidents in India \u2014 2021<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in<\/span><b> PIB <\/b>on<b> 28th December 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published the annual report \u2018Road accidents in India \u2014 2021\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>About Road accidents in India Report 2021<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><b>Purpose: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report provides information on various facets of road accidents in the country during the calendar year 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Data source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report is based on the data\/information received from police departments of States\/Union Territories collected on a calendar year basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>Key Findings of the report<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><b>Road accidents in 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: There was 4.12 lakh unfortunate incidences of road accidents during 2021 which claimed around 1.5 lakh lives. Young adults in the age group of 18-45 years accounted for 67.6% of victims in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 During the previous year 2020, the country saw an unprecedented decrease in accidents, fatalities and injuries. This was due to the unusual outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Major indicators related to accidents<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have performed better in 2021 when compared to 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Road accidents decreased by 8.1% and injuries decreased by 14.8% in 2021 compared to 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, fatalities on accounts of road accidents increased by 1.9% in 2021 corresponding to the same period in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>State-wise:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Uttar Pradesh retained its top position in road accident fatalities at the national level like in 2020 accounting for 15.2% of the total fatalities followed by Tamil Nadu (9.4%) Maharashtra (7.3%) and Rajasthan (6.8%).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Death due to not wearing Helmets\/Seatbelts: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least 8 out of every 10 occupants, nearly 83%, killed in accidents across India were not wearing seatbelts. Also, 2 out of every 3 who died in road crashes on two-wheelers were not wearing helmets.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cMinistry of Road Transport &amp; Highways -Annual report \u2018Road accidents in India \u2014 2021\u201d published in PIB on 28th December 2022 What is the News? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published the annual report \u2018Road accidents in India \u2014 2021\u2019. 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