Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024
Scientific and data-driven techniques guide Punjab government in improving traffic management & reducing roads accidents[1]
India has witnessed an increase of 9.4% in road fatalities in 2022 vs 2021[2]
-- Neighbouring states of Haryana and Rajasthan had recorded a rise as well[1:1]
IMPACT[3]: 45.55% decline in Road Deaths for Feb - Oct 2024 as compared to Feb-Oct 2023
-- Feb-Oct 2023: 1,686 deaths were reported, with highest 232 in October
-- Feb-Oct 2024: 768 lives SAVED as Death Count dropped to 918, with highest 124 recorded in October again
The declining trend is likely to get further pushed with these
| Time Period | Deaths due to Road Accidents | Time Period | Deaths due to Road Accidents | IMPACT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2023 | 170 | Feb 2024 | ~50 | - |
| Mar 2023 | ~168 | Mar 2024 | 102 | - |
| April 2023 | 190 | April 2024 | ~101 | - |
| May 2023 | ~187 | May 2024 | 116 | - |
| June 2023 | 197 | June 2024 | ~112 | - |
| July 2023 | ~171 | July 2024 | 115 | - |
| Aug 2023 | 167 | Aug 2024 | ~104 | - |
| Sept 2023 | ~201 | Sept 2024 | ~96 | - |
| Oct 2023 | 232 | Oct 2024 | 124 | - |
| Feb - Oct 2023 | 1,686 deaths | Feb - Oct 2024 | 918 deaths | 45.55% Down |
| Time Period | Deaths due to Road Accidents | IMPACT |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb - 30 April 2024[4] | 249 | 78% Down |
| Feb - April 2022[5] | 1109 | |
| Feb - April 2021[6] | 1096 | |
| Feb - April 2020[6:1] | 736 | Lockdown period |
| Feb - April 2019[6:2] | 1072 |
Jan - Dec 2022: Punjab witnessed a decline of 0.24 per cent in road accident fatalities in comparison to 2021[2:1]
-- Despite Motor vehicles registeration in Punjab grew at rate of 7.44%
Punjab 2022
REFERENCES:
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/482-black-spots-eliminated-281-new-identified-in-state-564399 ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=176717&headline=Punjab-experiences-declining-trend-in-road-fatalities-against-countrywide-trend-of-9.4%-increase-in-road-fatalities-in-2022 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/road-accident-deaths-punjab-ssf-deployment-9668164/lite/ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://dainiksaveratimes.com/punjab/punjab-ssf-released-90-days-report-card-prevented-4901-accidents-provided-first-aid-on-spot-to-3078-persons/ ↩︎
https://www.punjabpolice.gov.in/writereaddata/UploadFiles/OtherFiles/Revised data Road Accidents-2022.pdf ↩︎
https://punjabpolice.gov.in/PDFViwer.aspx?pdfFileName=~/writereaddata/UploadFiles/OtherFiles/PRSTC Report-2021with Annexure.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
