Download NATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT POLICY

NATIONAL ROAD
TRANSPORT POLICY
B.V.L.NARAYANA
SPTM/ RSC/ BRC
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Perspective
• Dominant mode of transport for freight
• Contributes 4.5% to GDP
• Grew at 9.5% in last six years
• Carries 87% and 61% of passenger and freight
demand
• Demand will grow at 10% in next six years
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Perspective
• 72.7 million motorized vehicles (2003-04)
• Grew at 11% CAGR (1951-2004)
• 80% are personalized vehicles
• Share of buses reduced from 11% (1951) to 1%
(2004)
• Share of goods vehicles reduced from 27%
(1951) to 5% (2004)
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Perspective
• Low vehicle density (12/ 1000 persons)
and cars is 8/1000
• High two wheeler density (45/1000
persons)
• Need for personal mobilization will
increase with rising GDPs
• Will require measures to curb associated
externalities
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Sectoral characteristics
• Government owned infrastructure
• Private owned services
• Slow technological development
• Low energy efficiency
• Slow rate of movement
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Sectoral characteristics
• Sector will expand rapidly as
– substantial improvement in infrastructure
– Offers holistic logistic solutions
– Rising volumes of imports and exports
– Accelerated urbanization
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Policy objectives
• Promote infrastructure, public transport
services, quality and safety of services
• Ensure availability of trained manpower
• Promote energy efficiency and environmental
conservation
• Strengthen database collection and
management
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Road sector infrastructure
• 3.4 million km road length (2002)
• 6.35 lakh buses
• 29.74 lakh goods vehicles
• Roads
– National high ways
– State high ways
– Major district roads
– Rural roads
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National highways
• Connect all major centers of production
• 66950 kms
• 56% and 32% are two or one laned
• 12% are four laned
• <2% of total length
• Carry 40% of traffic
• Upgradation through 235430 crore investment
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State highways
• Provide linkages between important centres
and national highways
• 137711 km in length(2002)
• Upgradation and maintenance done by state
agencies
• Central fund of 1560 crore as grants
• Grants of 170 crore for inter state connectivity
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Rural roads
• Connect the last mile to villages
• 59% built under NREGS
• Also developed under PMGSY
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Key issues
• Maintenance
– Central Road fund – cess on oil products
– Provision of facilities, remove encroachments
• PPP mode for construction and maintenance
• Key emphasis on road development in NE
states
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