Transport sector: India

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10 countries where one can drive with an Indian driving licence; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, November 22, 2015

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INDIA 2012

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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

Public Transport, 2016: Number of buses; Graphic courtesy: 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.

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Labour: India