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Road accident death data varies due to state methods: Gadkari
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…
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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.
The Indian Opinion
The usual charge of government data confusion overlooks a real challenge: different databases serve different legal purposes. But a 15,000-death gap between reports erodes public trust. The eDAR portal claims to unify records. The test is whether next year's MoRTH and NCRB numbers converge within a credible margin. If not, the harmonisation is just another spreadsheet.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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