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competition success review annual subscription Published this article page no  34 Road accidents in India According to MoRTH Road accidents in India kill almost 1.5 lakh people annually. India has 1% of the worlds vehicles but accounts for 11% of all road accident deaths. o In the last decade alone road crashes have killed 1.3 million and injured over 5 million in India. o Road accidents in 2019 compared to the previous year i.e. 2018 decreased by 3.86 percent.Type of road accident Of the total number of accidents in 2019 Minor injuries accounted for the largest share of about 35% followed by fatal accidents of about 31% with Grievous injuries accounting for another 28%. o Grievous injury accident is one in which one or more victims suffer serious injury requiring hospitalization.  Economic cost 2019 World Bank report puts the road crash and serious injury cost estimate at 7.5 per cent of Indias GDP for 2016. It is more than twice the figure cited by the government at 3 per cent of GDP. Measures taken by MoRTH to improve road safety and ameliorate the impact of road accidents I. VISION ZEROThe Ministry has formulated a comprehensive National Road Safety Strategy to address the issue of road safety which provides the framework for National collaboration on road safety improvement and allow for a move towards VISION ZERO.This strategy covered themes on Education Publicity and awareness campaigns Engineering (both of roads and vehicles) Enforcement and Emergency Care. II. Research oriented Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD)IRAD is a robust system to enable the States and Centre to o Comprehend the information related to road accidents o Analyses the root cause of road accidents and o To develop and implement dataled road safety interventions 31 Research in Road SafetyEncourages increased activity in programmes of road safety research by identifying priority areas funding etc.Establishing centres of excellence in research and academic institutions. III. Behavioural change Improved road use behaviourGuidelines for the Scheme for setting up of Driving Training Centres (DTC)Establishment of Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) and Regional Driving Training Centre (RDTC) Publicity and awareness campaignsSpreading Awareness through TV Films Radio Spots and Print mediaRoad Safety Awareness Workshops Conducted in StatesInvolvement of NGOs and other Stakeholders. IV. Changing Transit Systems Engineering (both of roads and vehicles) measuresFor road o Identification and rectification of accident black spots and Road Safety Audits o Traffic Calming Measures and Installation of crash barriers competition success review annual subscription buy.

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