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Transport
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INDIA 2012
A REFERENCE ANNUAL
Compiled by
RESEARCH, REFERENCE AND TRAINING DIVISION
PUBLICATIONS DIVISION
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
A well-knit and co-ordinated system of transport plays an important role in the
sustained economic growth of a country. The present transport system of the country
comprises several modes of transport including rail, road, coastal shipping, air
transport, etc. Transport has recorded a substantial growth over the years both in
spread of network and in output of the system. The Ministry of Shipping and the
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways are responsible for the formation and
implementation of policies and programmes for the development of various modes
of transport save the railways and the civil aviation.
Public transport: Buses
The Times of India, Aug 15 2016
Dipak Dash
Cities choked, but 90% of Indians don't own vehicle
Even as cities reel under the growing burden of private vehicles, government data shows that nearly 90% of Indians don't own a vehicle.
According to government estimates, there are 18.64 crore vehicles in the country , including two-wheelers. Of these, 18 lakh are buses, which include a large number of mini buses and buses owned by schools and other educational institutions. Worryingly , only 1.6 lakh buses are owned by state road transport undertakings (SRTUs), which serve as the main mode of mass ro ad transport across states.
Records show that the share of buses in the total number of vehicles has decreased from 10% in 1951 to only 1% now. There is hardly any indication of this changing any time soon as two-wheelers have become the preferred replacement for public transport both in urban and rural areas.