# Road accident death data varies due to state methods: Gadkari 2026-08-12T18:01:36+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The government told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that differences in road crash death figures across three official reports arise from varying reporting methods used by states and Union territories. Minister Nitin Gadkari replied to a question by RJD's Manoj Jha, noting that not every road accident involves a penal violation. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways report recorded 177,175 deaths in 2024, while the NCRB’s Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India counted 175,142, and its Crime in India report logged 162,500. The Centre is harmonising data through the eDAR portal, which integrates inputs from police, transport and health departments. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: data discrepancies, eDAR, Gadkari, MoRTH, NCRB, road accidents Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/road-accident-death-data-varies-due-to-state-methods-gadkari/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/road-accident-death-data-varies-due-to-state-methods-gadkari/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.