India losing 3% of GDP annually due to road accidents: Gadkari
The Hindu
India losing 3% of GDP due to 5 lakh road accidents annually, Minister Gadkari addresses road safety concerns.
India is losing 3% of its GDP due to around five lakh road accidents annually in the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday (March 25, 2025).
The Minister for Road, Transport and Highways made the remarks while addressing AMCHAM's Technology Interventions For Road Safety: U.S.-India Partnership in the national capital.
The most important problem for the country is road accidents, Mr. Gadkari said, noting that every year India sees 4,80,000 accidents, which lead to 1,88,000 deaths of people aged between 18 and 45 years.
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The Minister raised concerns that 10,000 deaths are of children below 18 years.
Mr. Gadakri said, “It is one of the major public health issue and the most important thing is also, we are losing 3 per cent of GDP because of road accidents.”
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